Lenovo ThinkServer RD640 - Installing a Red hat Enterprise Linux as 6.4 Operating System

Tocreateabootpartition,dothefollowing:
a.ClickNew.
b.OntheAddPartitionwindow,select/bootfromtheMountPointdrop-downlistbox.
c.Selectext3fromtheFileSystemTypedrop-downlistbox.
d.T ypetheamountofspace(inMB)intheSizeeld,andthenclickOK.
•Manuallycreateaswappartition
Tocreateaswappartition,dothefollowing:
a.ClickNew.
b.OntheAddPartitionwindow,selectswapfromtheFileSystemTypedrop-downlistbox.
c.Typetheamountofspace(inMB)intheSizeeld,andthenclickOK.
10.OntheGRUBbootloaderwindow,congurethesettingsasyouneedandthenclickNext.
11.OntheNetworkDeviceswindow,selectthedevicethatyouwanttoactivatewhenyoustarttheserver,
andthenclickNext.
12.SelectyourregionandthenclickNext.
13.SetyourrootpasswordandthenclickNext.Therootaccountisforadministrativeuse.
14.ThedefaultinstallationincludesasetofsoftwareprogramsapplicableforgeneralInternetusage.
SelectCustomizelaterorCustomizenowtoaddadditionalsoftwareprogramstoyourserver,and
thenclickNext.
Note:IfyouselectCustomizenow,youcanselectthedesiredsoftwarepackagesbyclickingOptional
packages.Then,clickNext.
15.ClickNexttobegintheinstallationprocessoftheRedHatEnterpriseLinuxServeroperatingsystem.
16.Whentheinstallationcompletes,removetheoperatingsysteminstallationdiscfromtheopticaldrive,
andthenclickReboottorestartyourserver.
17.Thesetupprocesscontinuesaftertheserverrestarts.OntheWelcomewindow,clickForward.
18.ClickYes,IagreetotheLicenseAgreement,andthenclickForward.
19.OntheFirewallwindow,checkandcongurethesettingsasyouneed,andthenclickForward.
20.OntheSELinuxwindow,checkandcongurethesettingsasyouneed,andthenclickForward.
21.OntheKdumpwindow,congurethesettingsasyouneed,andthenclickForward.
22.SetyourtimeanddateontheDateandTimewindow,andthenclickForward.
23.OntheSetUpSoftwareUpdateswindow,congurethesettingsasyouneed,andthenclickForward.
24.OntheFinishUpdateSetupwindow,clickForward.
25.SetyourusernameandpasswordontheCreateUserwindow,andthenclickForward.
26.WhentheAdditionalCDswindowisdisplayedaskingyouifyouneedtoinstalladditionalsoftware
programsfromaCDorDVD,dependingonyourneeds,clickInstalltocontinueorclickFinishto
completetheinstallation.
27.Enteryourusernameandpasswordtologintotheoperatingsystem.
InstallingaRedHatEnterpriseLinuxAS6.4operatingsystem
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallaRedHatEnterpriseLinuxAS6.4(x64orx86)operating
system.
Note:ThemaximumsystemmemoryforaRedHatEnterpriseLinuxAS6.4(x86)operatingsystemis16GB.
Chapter2.InstallinganoperatingsysteminLegacymode21