1. Insert the operating system installation disc into the optical drive that you have set as the first startup
device. Then, start the server from the optical drive.
2. In the “RedHat Enterprise Linux 6.7 Welcome” window, do one of the following depending on your
server configuration:
• If the SATA configuration is set to IDE, AHCI, or Add on RAID, go to step 3.
• If the SATA configuration is set to OB SATA RAID, do the following:
a. When “Press any key to enter the menu” is displayed, press any key to continue.
b. When the GNU GRUB Version window is displayed, select Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 and
press E.
c. Select Kernel/images/preboot/vmlinuz and press E.
d. Enter a space and type linux dd blacklist=ahci nodmraid and press Enter. Then press B to start
your server.
e. In the “Do you have a driver disk?” window, select Yes.
f. In the Driver Disk Source window, go to the folder where the driver is stored and click OK.
g. When the Driver Disk Source window is displayed again, click OK.
h. In the Select driver disk image window, select your desired driver and then click OK.
i. In the “Do you wish to load any more driver disks” window, click No.
3. In the Disc Found window, click Skip.
Note: If you install the operating system on a SAN through an iSCSI card, the Networking Device
window will be displayed. Select a correct Ethernet device and click OK. In the Configure TCP/IP
window, select options based on your network, for example, select Enable Ipv4 support ➙ Dynamic IP
configuration (DHCP).
4. In the RED HAT window, click Next.
5. Select the language that you want to use during the installation process and click Next.
6. Select a keyboard layout for the system and click Next.
7. Select the type of devices you need for the installation. For example, select Basic Storage Devices and
then click Next.
Notes:
• If the Storage Device Warning window is displayed, click Yes, discard any data. If “At least one
existing installation has been detected on your system. What would you like to do?” is displayed,
select an option (for example, Fresh installation) and then click Next.
• If the operating system is installed on a SAN through an iSCSI card, select Specialized Storage
Devices and click Next. When “Please select the drives you’d like to install the operating system on”
is displayed, select remote SAN in the Other SAN Devices area and click Next.
• If the operating system is installed on a SAN through an FCoE card, select Specialized Storage
Devices and click Next. When “Please select the drives you’d like to install the operating system on”
is displayed, select SAN in the Basic Devices area and click Next.
8. Type a name for your server. Then, click Next.
9. Specify your time zone by selecting the nearest city in your time zone. Then, click Next.
10. Type 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.
11. In the “Which type of the installation would you like?” window, select your desired option. The following
steps are based on the scenario that Create Custom Layout is selected in this step and click Next.
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