Linux OS Installation Guide RHEL 6 Update 4

Linux OS Installation Guide
RHEL 6 update 4
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Table of Contents
Using This Guide
Who This Guide Is For ................................................................................................................. 9

What This Guide Covers ............................................................................................................... 9
Safety Signs Conventions ............................................................................................................ 10
Typographical Conventions ........................................................................................................ 11
Mouse Operation Conventions .................................................................................................. 11
Using Tejas Product Documentation ........................................................................................ 12
Placing Rhel6.4 DVD in DVD ROM and Setting Option Boot from DVD 13
Procedure .................................................................................................................................. 13
Index
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List of Figures
Figure 1: RHEL Welcome Screen...................................................................................................... 14
Figure 2: Media Test Screen ............................................................................................................... 15
Figure 3: Home Screen ........................................................................................................................ 16
Figure 4: Language Screen .................................................................................................................. 17
Figure 5: Keyboard Layout Screen .................................................................................................... 18
Figure 6: Storage Configuration Screen ............................................................................................ 19
Figure 7: Data Configuration Screen ................................................................................................. 20
Figure 8: Hostname Screen ................................................................................................................. 21
Figure 9: Network Configuration Screen .......................................................................................... 22
Figure 10: Editing System ethx Screen .............................................................................................. 23
Figure 11: Time Zone Screen ............................................................................................................. 24
Figure 12: Root Password Screen ...................................................................................................... 25
Figure 13: Weak Password Screen ..................................................................................................... 26
Figure 14: Installation Layout Screen ................................................................................................ 27
Figure 15: Partition Screen .................................................................................................................. 28
Figure 16: Create Partition Type Screen ........................................................................................... 29
Figure 17: Add Partition Screen ......................................................................................................... 30
Figure 18: List of Partitions Screen ................................................................................................... 31
Figure 19: Format Warnings Screen .................................................................................................. 32
Figure 20: Selecting Device Screen .................................................................................................... 33
Figure 21: Boot Loader Screen ........................................................................................................... 34
Figure 22: Package List Screen ........................................................................................................... 35
Figure 23: Dependency Check Screen............................................................................................... 36
Figure 24: Starting Installation Process Screen ................................................................................ 36
Figure 25: Grub (Boot Loader) Screen ............................................................................................. 37
Figure 26: Booting Progress Bar Screen ........................................................................................... 38
Figure 27: First Boot Welcome Screen ............................................................................................. 38
Figure 28: License Agreement Screen ............................................................................................... 39
Figure 29: Create Normal Local User Screen................................................................................... 40
Figure 30: Date and Time Screen....................................................................................................... 40
Figure 31: Kernel Dump Screen ........................................................................................................ 41
Figure 32: Grub (Boot Loader) Screen ............................................................................................. 42
Figure 33: Booting Progress Bar Screen ........................................................................................... 43
Figure 34: Login Screen ....................................................................................................................... 43
Figure 35: Login Screen ....................................................................................................................... 44
Figure 36: Root Login Warning Screen............................................................................................. 44
Figure 37: Configuration Screen ........................................................................................................ 45
Figure 38: Firewall Configuration Screen ......................................................................................... 45
Figure 39: Firewall Configuration Screen ......................................................................................... 46
Figure 40: Warning Screen .................................................................................................................. 47
Figure 41: RHN Register Screen ........................................................................................................ 47
Figure 42: Registration Screen ............................................................................................................ 48
Figure 43: System Registration Screen .............................................................................................. 49
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Figure 44: Red Hat Account Screen .................................................................................................. 50

Figure 45: SE Linux Configuration Screen ....................................................................................... 51
Figure 46: SE Linux Screen ................................................................................................................ 51
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List of Tables
Table 1:
Table 2:
Table 3:
Safety Sign Convention..................................................................................................... 10

Typographical Conventions ............................................................................................. 11
Mouse Operation ............................................................................................................... 11
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Chapter 1
Using This Guide

This section describes who should read this guide, how it is organized, and what conventions are
used in the document.
IN THIS CHAPTER
Who This Guide Is For .................................................................................... 9
What This Guide Covers .................................................................................. 9
Safety Signs Conventions ...............................................................................10
Typographical Conventions ...........................................................................11
Mouse Operation Conventions .....................................................................11
Using Tejas Product Documentation ...........................................................12
Who This Guide Is For

This document is intended for Technician or Field engineers who install and commission
hardware or software at customer premices.
What This Guide Covers

This document provides information to install the product and to initially configure the product
to the point of verifying proper operation of the product in the network. The information
provided in this document includes hardware/software installation, provision specific protocols,
user accounts, services, interfaces, and related items to support the design of the network, and/or
the network application in which the product is installed. This document does not cover
installation of racks, electrical wiring, raceways, and other supporting equipments.
Linux OS Installation Guide RHEL 6 update 4 Document ID: 400-DOC000070-E
Safety Signs Conventions

To prevent personal injury, equipment damage, and service interruptions, you must follow all
precautionary messages given in the document in addition to all the local safety standards
required by your company. The following symbols inserted in the document at various places
represent important situations.
Table 1: Safety Sign Convention
Symbols
Meaning
Represents
Caution
Situations that could result in equipment damage or loss of

data.
Danger
Situation that could cause bodily injury. Failure to observe this

precaution may result in personal injury, death, or equipment
damage.
Hot Surface
Situation that could result in bodily burns.
Optical Safety
Staring directly into the optical connector output beam may

cause irreparable damage to your eyes and even leading to loss
of eye sight.
Electric Shock Risk
Failure to observe this precaution may result in personal injury,

death, or equipment damage.
Static Discharge
Warning
Handle the equipment wearing a grounding wrist strap to

discharge the static buildup. Failure to observe this precaution
may result in equipment damage.
Rotating Part
Keep fingers, screwdrivers, and other objects away from the

openings in the fan tray assembly. The fans might still be
turning when you remove the fan assembly from the chassis.
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Chapter 1 Using This Guide
Typographical Conventions
Before you start using this guide, it is important to understand the terms and typographical
conventions used in the document. The following kinds of formatting in the text identify special
information.
Table 2: Typographical Conventions
Formatting Convention
Type of Information
Procedures
Step-by-step procedures. You can follow these instructions to

complete a specific task.
Special Bold
Items you must select, such as menu options, command buttons,

or items in a list.
Emphasis
Use to emphasize the importance of a point or for variable

expressions such as parameters.
CAPITALS
Names of keys on the keyboard, for example, SHIFT, CTRL, or

ALT.
KEY+KEY
Key combinations for which the user must press and hold down
one key and then press another, for example, CTRL+P, or
ALT+F4.
Means reader take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or
references to materials not contained in this manual.
NOTE:
Mouse Operation Conventions

Table 3: Mouse Operation
Convention
Description
Click
Refers to pressing and releasing a mouse button to select a screen object.
Double-click
Refers to pressing and releasing a mouse button twice in succession while the cursor
is positioned over an object on-screen.
Drag
Refers to the function of the mouse by which an element on the screen of a monitor
is moved with the cursor, while holding down the mouse button and moving the
mouse.
Right-click
Refers to pressing the right button on a two-button mouse.
Wheel button
Refers to the third (middle) button on the mouse.
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Using Tejas Product Documentation

The following Tejas product documentation set helps you to use the range of Tejas products:
The Hardware Description Guide explains hardware configuration, functions, capabilities,
limitations, and physical characteristics of the product.
The Installation and Commissioning Guide provides information on installing the product and to
initially configuring it to the point of verifying its proper operation in the network.
The User Interface Guide introduces and orients service providers to the content, function, and
organization of the user interface that support the network elements.
The L2 Services User Interface Guide provides information about provisioning L2 switching
features supported by the switching cards.
All documents for the shelf are referred to as Tejas technical publications. Each document has a
unique thirteen-digit identification number called Tejas Part Number (TPN). This number is used
to identify each document, and assist in cross-referencing from one document TPN to another.
NOTE: iPASONETn is NMS and iPASONETe is the EMS for iPasolink250 and
iPasolink650.
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Chapter 2
Placing Rhel6.4 DVD in DVD ROM and

Setting Option Boot from DVD
The Server Hardware and Software requirements to install Linux OS is mentioned in the "NMS
and EMS Installation and Commissioning Guides". Please refer the corresponding Installation
and Commissioning Guides for the details.
NOTE: The RHEL6.4 is installed using VMWare Player for documentation purpose. In actual
scenario, the RHEL6.4 is installed in Baremetal.
Procedure
Boot Server with CDROM as the first booting device.
Insert the first Linux CD into CD-ROM and restart the server. The server will
boot by default if it is the first time installation on server, since there is no
operating system on hard disk
If you are upgrading Linux from any other version to RHEL6U4, insert the first
Linux CD into CD-ROM and restart the server. During initialization to enter into
boot menu press F2 or F12 or Del displayed at bottom line of screen while
server entering into boot menu. From Boot menu select first boot device as CDROM
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1. Place RHEL6.4 DVD in DVD ROM and set option boot from DVD, Click Enter or wait
for 2 minutes to start automatically.
Figure 1: RHEL Welcome Screen
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Chapter 2 Placing Rhel6.4 DVD in DVD ROM and Setting Option Boot from DVD
2. Select and Click Install or upgrade an existing system. The Media test screen is displayed.
Figure 2: Media Test Screen
15

3. Click Skip and press Enter.
Figure 3: Home Screen
16
4. Click Next.
Figure 4: Language Screen
5. Choose the language.
17

6. Click Next.
Figure 5: Keyboard Layout Screen
7. Choose the keyboard layout.
18
8. Click Next.
Figure 6: Storage Configuration Screen
9. Select the Basic Storage Devices radio button.
19

10. Click Next.
Figure 7: Data Configuration Screen
NOTE: This is the new harddisk and new installation. Do not take any data backup.
20
11. Click Yes, discard any data.
Figure 8: Hostname Screen
12. Enter the Hostname.
21

13. Click Next.
Figure 9: Network Configuration Screen
14. Select the required network card.
22
15. Click Edit. The Editing System ethx page is displayed.
Figure 10: Editing System ethx Screen
16. Go to IPv4 Settings.

17. Under Method, select Manual.
18. Click Add.
19. Enter the IP Address, Netmask, Gateway and DNS Server details.
20. Select the checkbox Connect Automatically.
21. Click Apply.
22. Click Close.
23

23. Click Next.
Figure 11: Time Zone Screen
24. Select the nearest city in your time zone from the drop-down menu.
24
25. Click Next.
Figure 12: Root Password Screen
26. Enter the Root Password and re-enter the password in the confirm field.
25

27. Click Next. If you have entered a weak password, the following window is displayed.
Figure 13: Weak Password Screen
28. Click Use Anyway.
26
29. Click Next.
Figure 14: Installation Layout Screen
30. Select Create Custom Layout radio button.
27

31. Click Next.
Figure 15: Partition Screen
32. Select the required Hard Drive.
28
33. Click Create.
Figure 16: Create Partition Type Screen
34. Select the Standard Partition radio button.
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35. Click Create.
Figure 17: Add Partition Screen
36. Select the required values.

37. Click OK.
30
NOTE: You can create multiple partitions as /, /boot, /var, /opt and swap partition.
Figure 18: List of Partitions Screen
31

38. Click Next.
Figure 19: Format Warnings Screen
32
39. Click Format.
Figure 20: Selecting Device Screen
33

40. Click Write changes to disk.
Figure 21: Boot Loader Screen
34
41. Click Next.
Figure 22: Package List Screen
42. Select Desktop radio button.

43. Click Next.
35

Figure 23: Dependency Check Screen
Figure 24: Starting Installation Process Screen
36
44. Click Reboot to reboot the PC after installation. The Grub screen is displayed.
Figure 25: Grub (Boot Loader) Screen
37

45. Select the OS displayed from Grub screen and press Enter.
Figure 26: Booting Progress Bar Screen
Figure 27: First Boot Welcome Screen
38
46. Click Forward.
Figure 28: License Agreement Screen
47. Select the radio button for the field "Yes, I agree to the License Agreement".
48. Click Forward. The Setup software upgrade page is displayed.
39

49. Click Forward.
Figure 29: Create Normal Local User Screen
50. Enter the Username, full Name, Password and Confirm the password. If the chosen
password is weak, then a dialog box is displayed.
51. Click Yes. The Date and Time page is displayed.
Figure 30: Date and Time Screen
40
52. Select the Date and Time.
53. Click Forward.
Figure 31: Kernel Dump Screen
54. Click Finish.
41

55. Click Reboot to reboot the PC after installation. The Grub screen is displayed.
Figure 32: Grub (Boot Loader) Screen
42
56. Select the OS displayed from Grub screen and press Enter.
Figure 33: Booting Progress Bar Screen
Figure 34: Login Screen
43

57. Select and click Other.
Figure 35: Login Screen
58. Enter the Username as root and the password of root.

59. Click Log In.
Figure 36: Root Login Warning Screen
44
60. Click Close.
Figure 37: Configuration Screen
61. Open the terminal and execute the command setup.

Figure 38: Firewall Configuration Screen
45

62. Select and Click Firewall Configuration.
63. Click Run Tool.
Figure 39: Firewall Configuration Screen
64. By Default, the firewall is enabled.

65. Use spacebar key to disable/unselect firewall.
46
66. Click OK.
Figure 40: Warning Screen
67. Click Yes.

Figure 41: RHN Register Screen
47

68. Select and Click RHN Register.
69. Click Run Tool.
Figure 42: Registration Screen
48
70. Click Forward.
Figure 43: System Registration Screen
71. Select Red Hat Network (RHN) Classic radio button.
49

72. Click Forward.
Figure 44: Red Hat Account Screen
73. Enter the Login and the Password and follow the process to register with Red Hat.
50
74. Click Forward.
Figure 45: SE Linux Configuration Screen
75. Open the terminal and edit "vi /etc/selinux/config". By default, SE Linux will be
inforce mode. Make it disabled.
Figure 46: SE Linux Screen
76. Save the file and reboot the system to take firewall configuration.
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Index
L
List of Figures v
List of Tables vii
M
Mouse Operation Conventions 11
P
Placing Rhel6.4 DVD in DVD ROM and
Setting Option Boot from DVD 13
S
Safety Signs Conventions 10
T
Typographical Conventions 11
U
Using Tejas Product Documentation 12
Using This Guide 9
W
What This Guide Covers 9
Who This Guide Is For 9
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Figure 44: Red Hat Account Screen .................................................................................................. 50

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Safety Signs Conventions

Situations that could result in equipment damage or loss of

Situation that could cause bodily injury. Failure to observe this

Situation that could result in bodily burns.

Staring directly into the optical connector output beam may

Electric Shock Risk

Failure to observe this precaution may result in personal injury,

Handle the equipment wearing a grounding wrist strap to

Keep fingers, screwdrivers, and other objects away from the

Chapter 1 Using This Guide

Step-by-step procedures. You can follow these instructions to

Items you must select, such as menu options, command buttons,

Use to emphasize the importance of a point or for variable

Names of keys on the keyboard, for example, SHIFT, CTRL, or

Mouse Operation Conventions

Refers to pressing and releasing a mouse button to select a screen object.

Refers to pressing the right button on a two-button mouse.

Refers to the third (middle) button on the mouse.

Linux OS Installation Guide RHEL 6 update 4 Document ID: 400-DOC000070-E

Using Tejas Product Documentation

Placing Rhel6.4 DVD in DVD ROM and

scenario, the RHEL6.4 is installed in Baremetal.

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5. Choose the language.

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7. Choose the keyboard layout.

9. Select the Basic Storage Devices radio button.

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12. Enter the Hostname.

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14. Select the required network card.

16. Go to IPv4 Settings.

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28. Click Use Anyway.

30. Select Create Custom Layout radio button.

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32. Select the required Hard Drive.

34. Select the Standard Partition radio button.

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36. Select the required values.

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