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5. In the RED HAT installation window, click Next.
6. Select the language as you need and click Next.
7. Select the appropriate keyboard layout for the system and click Next.
8. 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 a warning message is displayed, click Yes, discard any data.
• If the message "At least one existing installation has been detected on your system. What would you
like to do？" is displayed, select the option as you need and click Next. The following steps are based
on the scenario that Fresh installation is selected.
9. Type a name for your server. Then, click Next.
10. Specify your time zone by selecting the nearest city in your time zone. Then, click Next.
11. Personalize the server by typing the root password for the root user account. Then, click Next.
Note: If a message prompts you that the password is weak, click Use Anyway.
12. Select the type of installation as you need, and then click Next. The following steps are based on the
scenario that Create Custom Layout is selected in this step.
Note: If the "Below are the storage devices" window is displayed, move the RAID or hard disk drives
from the Data Storage Devices list to the Install Target Devices list. Select the RAID or hard disk
drives and then click Next.
13. In the "Please Select A Device" window, do one of the following to create a partition and then click Next.
• Manually create a root partition (/)
To create a root partition, do the following:
a. Click Create. The Create Storage window is displayed.
b. Select Standard Partition and then click Create.
c. In the Add Partition window, select the forward slash (/) from the Mount Point drop-down list box.
d. Select ext4 from the File System Type drop-down list box.
e. In the Allowable Drives window, select the hard disk drive on which you want to install the
operating system.
f. Type the amount of space (in MB) of the new partition and then click OK.
• Manually create a boot partition (/boot)
To create a boot partition, do the following:
a. Click Create. The Create Storage window is displayed.
b. Select Standard Partition and then click Create.
c. In the Add Partition window, select /boot (or /boot/efi in UEFI mode) from the Mount Point drop-
down list box.
d. Select ext4 (or EFI System Partition in UEFI mode） from the File System Type drop-down list
box.
e. In the Allowable Drives window, select the hard disk drive on which you want to install the
operating system.
f. Type the amount of space (in MB) of the new partition and then click OK.
• Manually create a swap partition
To create a swap partition, do the following:
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