| Red Hat Linux Enterprise Server Installation Guide |
For Wipro NetPower Server RHEL3 UPDATE 2 should be installed
For Other Servers RHEL3 UPDATE 6 should be installed
Beginning the Installation
We are here planning to install via CD-ROM using the graphical interface.
Insert the CD named Red hat Linux Enterprise Server (CD 1 of 4), reboot our system and at the boot: prompt, Press Enter to continue. It will show Load SCSI Driver,
Welcome to Red Hat Linux
The Welcome screen does not prompt us for any input. Please read over the help text in the left panel for additional instructions and information on where to register our Official Red Hat Linux product.
Click on the Next button to continue.
Language Selection
Using our mouse, select the language we would prefer to use for the installation and as the system default Select English as the default language.
The installation program will try to define the appropriate time zone based on what we specify on this screen.
Once we select the appropriate language, clicks Next to continue.
Keyboard Configuration
Choose the keyboard model that best fits our system. If we cannot find an exact match, choose the best Generic match for our keyboard type Choose Generic 105-key (Intl) PC.
Next, choose the correct layout type for our keyboard (for example, U.S. English).
Creating special characters with multiple keystrokes (such as Ñ, Ô, and Ç) is done using "dead keys" (also known as compose key sequences). Dead keys are enabled by default. Hence select enable dead keys (which appeared by default).
Once we have made the appropriate selections, click Next to continue.
Mouse Configuration
Choose the correct mouse type for our system. Choose Generic 3 button mouse (PS/2).
[Note: To determine our mouse's interface, follow the mouse cable back to where it plugs into our system. If the connector at the end of the mouse cable plugs into a rectangular connector, we have a serial mouse; if the connector is round, we have a PS/2 mouse. If we are installing Red Hat Linux on a laptop computer, in most cases the pointing device will be PS/2 compatible. ]
Disk Partitioning Setup
Partitioning allows us to divide our hard drive into isolated sections, where each section behaves as its own hard drive.
In this screen, Choose “Manually Partition with Disk Druid”. Click Next
In this screen you have set up different partitions. Delete all the partitions whatever is listed (including extended partition), then follow as given below.
For IBM X232 and HP Net Servers (Where expected Disks are 18GB x 3)
(i) Click the “New” Button.
Mount Point=>/boot
File system Type=>ext3
Size=>100 MB
Check “Force to be Primary Partition”
Click O.K.
(ii) Click the “New” Button
Mount Point=> <leave blank>
File system Type=>swap
Size=>2048 M.B
Click O.K.
(iii) Click the “New” Button.
Mount Point=><leave blank>
File system Type=>Physical Volume (LVM)
Size=>100 MB
Check Fill to Maximum Allowable
Click O.K.
Select the above created mount point and Click on LVM
Physical Extent => 16 MB
(iv) Click the “Add” Button.
Mount Point=>/
File system Type=>ext3
Size=>4000 MB
Click O.K.
(v) Click the “Add” Button.
Mount Point=>/user
File system Type=>ext3
Size=>11000 MB
Click O.K.
(vi) Click the “Add” Button.
Mount Point=>/user1
File system Type=>ext3
Size=>9000 MB
Click O.K.
(vii) Click the “Add” Button.
Mount Point=>/tmp
File system Type=>ext3
Size=>1024 MB
Click O.K.
(viii) Click the “Add” Button.
Mount Point=>/user2
File system Type=>ext3
Size=> Do not change the value
Click O.K.
For Compaq ML 350 G2 and HCL Infiniti 2700HN Servers (Where expected Disks are
36GB x 3)
(i) Click the “New” Button.
Mount Point=>/boot
File system Type=>ext3
Size=>100 MB
Check “Force to be Primary Partition”
Click O.K.
(ii) Click the “New” Button
Mount Point=> <leave blank>
File system Type=>swap
Size=>2048 M.B
Click O.K.
(iii) Click the “New” Button.
Mount Point=><leave blank>
File system Type=>Physical Volume (LVM)
Size=>100 MB
Check Fill to Maximum Allowable
Click O.K.
Select the above created mount point and Click on LVM
Physical Extent => 16 MB
(iv) Click the “Add” Button.
Mount Point=>/
File system Type=>ext3
Size=>6000 MB
Click O.K.
(v) Click the “Add” Button.
Mount Point=>/user
File system Type=>ext3
Size=>20000 MB
Click O.K.
(vi) Click the “Add” Button.
Mount Point=>/user1
File system Type=>ext3
Size=>25000 MB
Click O.K.
(vii) Click the “Add” Button.
Mount Point=>/tmp
File system Type=>ext3
Size=>2000 MB
Click O.K.
(viii) Click the “Add” Button.
Mount Point=>/user2
File system Type=>ext3
Size=> Do not change the value
Click O.K.
For Wipro NetPower and HCL Infiniti 2700BD2 Servers (Disks are 73GB x 3)
(i) Click the “New” Button.
Mount Point=>/boot
File system Type=>ext3
Size=>100 MB
Check “Force to be Primary Partition”
Click O.K.
(ii) Click the “New” Button
Mount Point=> <leave blank>
File system Type=>swap
Size=>4096 M.B
Click O.K.
(iii) Click the “New” Button.
Mount Point=><leave blank>
File system Type=>Physical Volume (LVM)
Size=>100 MB
Check Fill to Maximum Allowable
Click O.K.
Select the above created mount point and Click on LVM
Physical Extent => 16 MB
(iv) Click the “Add” Button.
Mount Point=>/
File system Type=>ext3
Size=>6000 MB
Click O.K.
(v) Click the “Add” Button.
Mount Point=>/user
File system Type=>ext3
Size=>40000 MB
Click O.K.
(vi) Click the “Add” Button.
Mount Point=>/user1
File system Type=>ext3
Size=>50000 MB
Click O.K.
(vii) Click the “Add” Button.
Mount Point=>/tmp
File system Type=>ext3
Size=>2000 MB
Click O.K.
(viii) Click the “Add” Button.
Mount Point=>/user2
File system Type=>ext3
Size=> Do not change the value
Click O.K.
Click next once you have made your selections to proceed.
Boot Loader Installation
Do not select any thing; Click Next once you have made your selections to proceed.
GRUB Password
Do not select any thing; Click Next once you have made your selections to proceed.
Network Configuration
Indicate if we would like to configure your IP address using DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol). If you select Activate on boot, your network interface will be started when you boot.
Hence do not select configure using DHCP but select Activate on boot.
Next enter, the IP Address, Netmask (Keep Network, and Broadcast addresses as blank) along with hostname, gateway etc. If you are unsure about any of these, please contact your network administrator.
Enter the Domain Name, IP Address, Net Mask …Others leave blank…
Firewall Configuration
Select ‘No Firewall’; Click next once you have made your selections to proceed.
Language Support Selection
Select ‘English (USA)’; Click next to continues.
Time Zone Configuration
Select ‘Asia/Calcutta’; Click next to continues.
Account Configuration
The Account Configuration screen allows you to set your root password.
Setting the Root Password (say ‘nia<officecode>’)
The root account is used to install packages, upgrade RPMs, and perform most system maintenance. Logging in as root gives you complete control over your system.
The installation program will prompt you to set a root password for your system.
The root password must be at least six characters long; the password you type is not echoed to the screen.
Authentication Configuration
If you are performing a workstation or server installation, please skip ahead to the section called Package Group Selection.
Package Group Selection
After your partitions have been selected and configured for formatting, you are ready to select packages for installation.
Unless we choose a custom installation, the installation program will automatically choose most packages for you. However, we must select either GNOME or KDE (or both) to install a graphical environment.
Package Group Selection
Click on ‘Customize the set of packages to be installed’. Click ‘Next’
Select the following packages:
X Windows System (Click ‘Details’ and Deselect ‘Xfree86.doc’)
GNOME Desktop Environment
Editors
Authorizing and Publishing
Server Configuration Tools
FTP Server
Legacy Network Server (Click ‘Details’ and check ‘Telnet server’. Uncheck rest)
Development Tools
Legacy Software Development
Administration Tools
System Tools
Click ‘Next’
X Configuration
The first part of X configuration deals with video card configuration.
Video Card Configuration
Xconfigurator will now present a list of video cards for you to choose from.
Select Default and Press <NEXT> to continue.
Preparing to Install
You should now see a screen preparing you for the installation of Red Hat Linux.
 | Warning |
| | If, for some reason, you would rather not continue with the installation process, this is your last opportunity to safely cancel the process and reboot your machine. Once you press the Next button, partitions will be written and packages will be installed. If you wish to abort the installation, you should reboot now before your hard drive(s) are rewritten. |
To cancel this installation process, press your computer's Reset button or use the [Control]-[Alt]-[Delete] key combination to restart your machine.
For your reference, a complete log of your installation can be found in /tmp/install.log once you reboot your system.
Installing Packages
At this point there is nothing left for you to do until all the packages have been installed How quickly this happens depends on the number of packages you have selected and your computer's speed.
During the installation of packages it will ask for second CD as process configuration, Please insert the second CD in CD_ROM drive as and when necessary.
After the installation is completed if user is asked to create an user account the user can create an account other than oracle because oracle user will be created later during Oracle Installation.
Boot Disk Creation
If you chose to create a boot disk, you should now insert a blank, formatted diskette into your diskette drive It is highly recommended that you create a boot disk. If your system were not able to boot properly using GRUB or LILO, or a third-party boot loader, a boot disk would enable you to properly boot your Red Hat Linux system.
After a short delay, your boot disk will be created; remove it from your diskette drive and label it clearly. Note that if you would like to create a boot disk after the installation, you will be able to do so. For more information, please see the mkbootdisk man page, by typing man mkbootdisk at the shell prompt.
If you boot your system with the boot disk (instead of GRUB or LILO), make sure you create a new boot disk if you make any changes to your kernel.
X Configuration
In order to complete X configuration, you must configure your monitor and customize your X settings.
Configuring Your Monitor
Xconfigurator, the X Window System configuration tool, presents a list of monitors for you to choose from. In the list, you can either use the monitor that is autodetected for you, or choose another monitor.
Select Default and Press <NEXT> to continue.
We recommend that you test your configuration, to make sure the resolution and color settings are usable.
If you installed both GNOME and KDE, you can choose which one to use as your default desktop environment. If you installed one or the other, it will only show GNOME or KDE as the desktop default.
Installation Complete
Congratulations! Your Red Hat Linux Advanced Server installation is now complete!
The installation program will prompt you to prepare your system for reboot. Do not forget to remove any diskette in the diskette drive or CD in the CD-ROM drive. If you did not install a boot loader, you will need to use your boot disk now.
After your computer's normal power-up sequence has completed, you should see the graphical boot loader prompt, at which you can do any of the following things:
· Press [Enter] — causes the default boot entry to be booted.
· Do nothing — after the boot loader's timeout period, (by default, five seconds) the boot loader will automatically boot the default boot entry.
Do whatever is appropriate to boot Red Hat Linux. You should see one or more screens of messages scroll by. Eventually, you should see a login: prompt or a GUI login screen (if you installed the X Window System and chose to start X automatically).
Start the FTP & TELNET Services
Steps:
Login as root
Go to the the Start menu.
Click System Settings =>Server Settings=>Services
Select the check box telnet & vsftpd
Click “Save” button
Restart the system
| Note | A root password is the administrative password for your Red Hat Linux system. You should only log in as root when needed for system maintenance. The root account does not operate within the restrictions placed on normal user accounts, so changes made as root can have implications for your entire system. |
In the above way we have to create new user account.
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