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Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Your server supports Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5.4. The related topics include:
"Overview of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Installation" on page 33
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"Installing RHEL From Distribution Media" on page 34
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"Updating RHEL" on page 36
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Overview of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Installation

This topic provides instructions for installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux from distribution
media. You can also install RHEL using a PXE installation, as described in
Server to Support PXE Installation" on page
Note the following conditions:
If you are going to install your OS on a disk that is part of a RAID array, you must configure
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the RAID array before installing your OS. See your disk management documentation
collection for details.
While configuring an operating system for a networked server, you must provide the logical
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names (assigned by the OS) and the physical name (MAC address) of each network
interface. See
Configuration" on page 57
Red Hat Installation and Administration Documentation
Before you install RHEL on your server, consult the following Red Hat documentation.
Document
README file
"Identifying Logical and Physical Network Interface Names for Linux OS
for details.
Description
Contains late-breaking
information about system
requirements and system
configuration for your version of
the Red Hat Enterprise Linux
software.
41.
Where to Find
On the Red Hat Enterprise Linux CD 1,
and online from
http://www.redhat.com/docs/
"Configuring a Linux
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