Installing The Red Hat Enterprise Linux As 6.5 Operating System - Lenovo ThinkServer TD350 Operating System Installation Manual

Installing the Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 6.5 operating system

This topic provides instructions on how to install the Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 6.5 (x32 or x64) operating
system.
Note: If the server configuration is set as RAID, connect the USB storage device to your server before the
operating system installation. Then, install RAID drivers after operating system installation.
To install the Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 6.5 operating system, do the following:
1. Insert the operating system installation disc into the optical drive that you have set as the first startup
device. Then, start the server from the optical drive.
2. Depending on the configuration, do one of the following:
• If the server configuration is set as RAID, do the following:
a. When the welcome window is displayed, select Install or upgrade an existing system and
press Tab.
b. Type DD and press Enter. Wait for a moment.
c. In the Do you have a driver disk window, select Yes.
d. In the Driver Disk Source window, go to the folder where the driver is stored and click OK.
e. The Driver Disk Source window is displayed again. Click OK.
f. In the Select driver disk image window, select the corresponding driver file and then click OK.
g. In the Do you wish to load any more driver disks window, click No.
• If the server configuration is set as IDE or AHCI, select Install or upgrade an existing system
and press Enter.
3. In the Disc Found window, select Skip, and then press Enter.
Note: If the operating system is installed on a SAN through an iSCSI card, the Network Device window
is displayed. Select the correct Ethernet device and click OK. Then, configure the network settings
as you need. The following steps are based on the scenario that you select Enable Ipv4 support ➙
Dynamic IP configuration (DHCP).
4. In the RED HAT window, click Next.
5. Select the language that you want to use during the installation process and click Next.
6. Select the appropriate keyboard layout for the system and click Next.
7. Select the type of devices for the installation and then click Next. The following steps are based on
the scenario that Basic Storage Devices is selected in this step.
Notes:
• If the Storage Device Warning window is displayed, select Yes, discard any data. If a message
prompts that at least one operating system installation has been detected on your system, configure
the setting as you need. Then, click Next. The following steps are based on the scenario that you
select Fresh installation.
• If the operating system is installed on a SAN through an iSCSI card, select Specialized Storage
Devices and click Next. Then, select SAN in the Other SAN Devices area and click Next.
• If the operating system is installed on a SAN through a FCoE card, select Specialized Storage
Devices and click Next. Then, select SAN in the Basic Devices area and click Next.
8. Type a name for your server. Then, click Next.
9. Specify your time zone by selecting the nearest city in your time zone. Then, click Next.
10. Personalize the server by typing the root password for the root user account. Then, click Next.
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