Table Of Contents - Red Hat ENTREPRISE LINUX 5 Installation Manual

Preface
1. Document Conventions ................................................................................................. xiii
1.1. Typographic Conventions .................................................................................... xiii
1.2. Pull-quote Conventions ....................................................................................... xiv
1.3. Notes and Warnings ........................................................................................... xv
2. Do you need help? ........................................................................................................ xv
3. Getting Help and Giving Feedback ................................................................................ xvi
3.1. Do You Need Help? ........................................................................................... xvi
3.2. We Need Feedback! .......................................................................................... xvi
Introduction
1. What's New in this Edition? .......................................................................................... xvii
2. Architecture-specific Information .................................................................................... xvii
3. More to Come ............................................................................................................. xviii
4. Where to Find Other Manuals ...................................................................................... xviii
I. x86, AMD64, Intel® 64 and Itanium- Installation and Booting
1. Itanium System Specific Information
1.1. Itanium System Installation Overview .................................................................... 3
1.2. Itanium Systems - The EFI Shell ........................................................................ 3
1.2.1. Itanium Systems - EFI Device Names ....................................................... 3
1.2.2. Itanium Systems - EFI System Partition .................................................... 4
2. Steps to Get You Started
2.1. Upgrade or Install? ............................................................................................... 5
2.2. Is Your Hardware Compatible? .............................................................................. 5
2.3. Do You Have Enough Disk Space? ....................................................................... 5
2.4. Can You Install Using the CD-ROM or DVD? ......................................................... 5
2.4.1. Alternative Boot Methods ........................................................................... 7
2.4.2. Making an Installation Boot CD-ROM .......................................................... 7
2.5. Preparing for a Network Installation ....................................................................... 8
2.5.1. Preparing for FTP and HTTP installation ..................................................... 9
2.5.2. Preparing for an NFS install ....................................................................... 9
2.6. Preparing for a Hard Drive Installation ................................................................. 10
3. System Specifications List
4. Installing on Intel® and AMD Systems
4.1. The Graphical Installation Program User Interface ................................................ 15
4.1.1. A Note about Virtual Consoles .................................................................. 16
4.2. Screenshots during installation ............................................................................ 16
4.3. The Text Mode Installation Program User Interface ............................................... 16
4.3.1. Using the Keyboard to Navigate ............................................................... 18
4.4. Starting the Installation Program ......................................................................... 19
4.4.1. Booting the Installation Program on x86, AMD64, and Intel® 64 Systems ..... 19
4.4.2. Booting the Installation Program on Itanium Systems ................................. 20
4.4.3. Additional Boot Options ............................................................................ 21
4.5. Selecting an Installation Method .......................................................................... 23
4.6. Installing from DVD/CD-ROM .............................................................................. 24
4.7. Installing from a Hard Drive ................................................................................ 24
4.8. Performing a Network Installation ........................................................................ 25
4.9. Installing via NFS ............................................................................................... 26
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