Configure BIOS and install Red Hat Enterprise
Linux operating system
Topics:
•
Configure BIOS to boot from USB
•
Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5 operating system
•
Start RHEL operating system installation
•
Configure BIOS to boot from SSD
Configure BIOS to boot from USB
To configure the BIOS to boot from the USB drive, perform the following steps:
1. Boot the device and go to the BIOS settings.
2. Using the arrow keys, select the
Advanced
tab.
3. From the
Advanced
tab, select
CSM Configuration
and press
Enter
.
4. Within the
Boot option filter
screen, use the arrows to select
UEFI only
and press
Enter
. This option installs the Red Hat operating
system.
5. Use the arrow keys to select the
Boot
menu tab.
6. Highlight the
UEFI USB Drive BBS Priorities
and press
Enter
.
7. For
Boot Option 1
, select
Red Hat OS USB
as the first option.
8. Use the up and down arrow keys, select
USB
for
Boot Option 1
and press
Enter
.
9. Use the left and right arrow keys to select
Yes
after the
Save configuration and exit?
prompt displays, then press
Enter
.
Follow the steps in the next section to boot to the Red Hat 7.5 GRUB installation menu.
Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5 operating
system
To install the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5 operating system, perform the following steps:
1. Boot into the Red Hat 7.5 GRUB installation menu.
2. Type
e
to edit the installation menu entry.
3. Enter the
console=ttyS0,115200
string to the end of the first install line.
NOTE:
If you modified the
grub.cfg
file as instructed in the
section, press
e
to verify
that the string is present as shown in the figure below.
Figure 19. RHEL edit installation menu
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Configure BIOS and install Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system
