22.IntheSELinuxwindow,checkandcongurethesettingsaccordingtoyourneeds,andthenclick
Forward.
23.IntheKdumpwindow,selectEnablekdumpifdesired,andthenclickForward.
Note:Kdumpisakernelcrashdumpingmechanism.
24.SetyourtimeanddateintheDateandTimewindow,andthenclickForward.
25.IntheSetUpSoftwareUpdateswindow,ensurethatthenetworkconnectiononyourserverworks,
andthenclickForward.
26.SetyourusernameandpasswordintheCreateUserwindow,andthenclickForward.
27.IntheSoundCardwindow,clickForward.
28.WhentheAdditionalCDswindowopensaskingyouifyouneedtoinstalladditionalsoftwareprograms
fromaCDorDVD,dependingonyourneeds,clickInstalltocontinueorclickFinishtocomplete
theinstallation.
InstallingaRedHatEnterpriseLinux6.1operatingsystem
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallaRedHatEnterpriseLinux6.1(x86andx64)operating
system.
Notes:
•Ensurethatyouhavepreparedalltherequireditemsbeforeinstallinganoperatingsystem.See“Before
installinganoperatingsystem”onpage1.
•Followtheinstructionsonthescreeninadditiontotheinstructionsinthistopic.
ToinstallaRedHatEnterpriseLinux6.1(x86andx64)operatingsystem,dothefollowing:
1.Inserttheoperatingsysteminstallationdiscintotheopticaldrivethatyouhavesetastherststartup
device.Then,starttheserverfromtheopticaldrive.
2.WhentheRedHatEnterpriseLinuxinstallationwelcomewindowopens,selectoneofthefollowing
andthenpressEnter.
•Installorupgradeanexistingsystem
•Installsystemwithbasicvideodriver(default)
•Rescueinstalledsystem
•Bootfromlocaldrive
•Memorytest
3.Whenawindowpromptsyoutocheckalltheinstallationmedia,dependingonyourneeds,selectOKto
dothecheckorselectSkiptoskipthecheck,andthenpressEnter.
4.WhentheREDHATENTERPRISELINUX6installationwindowopens,clickNext.
5.Selectthelanguagethatyouwanttouseduringtheinstallation,andthenclickNext.
6.Selecttheappropriatekeyboardforthesystem,andthenclickNext.
7.Selectthetypeofdevicesthatyourinstallationwillinvolvefromthefollowing,andthenclickNext.
•BasicStorageDevices(default)
•SpecializedStorageDevices
8.NameyourserverbytypinganameintheHostnameeld,andthenclickNext.
9.Specifyyourtimezonebyselectingthenearestcityinyourtimezone,andthenclickNext.
10.Personalizetheserverbytypingthepasswordfortherootuseraccount,andthenclickNext.
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