1.Inserttheoperatingsysteminstallationdiscintotheopticaldrivethatyouhavesetasthefirststartup
device.Then,starttheserverfromtheopticaldrive.
2.Whenthewelcomewindowisdisplayed,selecttheoptionasyouneed.Thefollowingstepsarebased
onthescenariothatInstallorupgradeanexistingsystem(orRedHatEnterpriseLinux6.5inUEFI
mode)isselectedinthisstep.Then,pressEnter.
3.IntheDiscFoundwindow,selectSkip,andthenpressEnter.
Note:Ifprompted,clickY es.
4.Ifthe“UnsupportedHardwareDetected”windowisdisplayed,clickOK.
5.IntheREDHATinstallationwindow,clickNext.
6.SelectthelanguageasyouneedandclickNext.
7.SelecttheappropriatekeyboardlayoutforthesystemandclickNext.
8.SelectthetypeofdevicesfortheinstallationandthenclickNext.Thefollowingstepsarebasedon
thescenariothatBasicStorageDevicesisselectedinthisstep.
Notes:
•Ifawarningmessageisdisplayed,clickY es,discardanydata.
•Ifthemessage“Atleastoneexistinginstallationhasbeendetectedonyoursystem.Whatwould
youliketodo?”isdisplayed,selecttheoptionasyouneedandclickNext.Thefollowingstepsare
basedonthescenariothatFreshinstallationisselected.
9.Typeanameforyourserver.Then,clickNext.
10.Specifyyourtimezonebyselectingthenearestcityinyourtimezone.Then,clickNext.
11.Personalizetheserverbytypingtherootpasswordfortherootuseraccount.Then,clickNext.
Note:Ifamessagepromptsyouthatthepasswordisweak,clickUseAnyway.
12.Selectthetypeofinstallationasyouneed,andthenclickNext.Thefollowingstepsarebasedonthe
scenariothatCreateCustomLayoutisselectedinthisstep.
Note:Ifthe“Belowarethestoragedevices”windowisdisplayed,movetheRAIDorharddiskdrives
fromtheDataStorageDeviceslisttotheInstallTargetDeviceslist.SelecttheRAIDorharddisk
drivesandthenclickNext.
13.Inthe“PleaseSelectADevice”window,dooneofthefollowingtocreateapartitionandthenclickNext.
•Manuallycreatearootpartition(/)
Tocreatearootpartition,dothefollowing:
a.ClickCreate.TheCreateStoragewindowisdisplayed.
b.SelectStandardPartitionandthenclickCreate.
c.IntheAddPartitionwindow,selecttheforwardslash(/)fromtheMountPointdrop-downlistbox.
d.Selectext4fromtheFileSystemTypedrop-downlistbox.
e.IntheAllowableDriverswindow,selecttheharddiskdriveonwhichyouwanttoinstallthe
operatingsystem.
f.Typetheamountofspace(inMB)ofthenewpartitionandthenclickOK.
•Manuallycreateabootpartition(/boot)
Tocreateabootpartition,dothefollowing:
a.ClickCreate.TheCreateStoragewindowisdisplayed.
b.SelectStandardPartitionandthenclickCreate.
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