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RedHat Server Installation

1. Basic config

  • 1.1 Boot from CD-Rom, and select Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.x, then press Enter

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  • 1.2 Choose language and keyboard, then click Continue

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2. Localization config

  • 2.1 Click Time & Date to setup Region and City

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  • 2.2 Select Region and City, then click Done (example: Asia -> Shanghai)

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3. Software config

  • 3.1 Click Software Selection to select default install packages

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  • 3.2 Software selection

Base Environment: Server with GUI

Additional software for Selected Environment:

FTP / Network File System Client / Remote Management for Linux / Legacy UNIX ompatibility / Development / System Tools

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4. Partition config

  • 4.1 Click Installation Destinaion to config disk partition

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  • 4.2 Choose OS disk, and select Custom, then click Done

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  • 4.3 Manual partition

Click + to create partition

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Create partition, and click Done

The recommended zoning as bellow:
/boot       2GB
/boot/efi   2GB
SWAP        20GB
/           free space remaining

* ps: if there are no mount SAN storage, you can also create data partition
  example: /oradata   /pgdata

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  • 4.4 Click Accept Changes to save partition

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5. Network config

  • 5.1 Click Network & Host Name to config server hostname and IP address

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  • 5.2 Setup Host Name and click Apply, then click Configure...

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  • 5.3 Click IPv6 Settings, and select Method with Disable to disable IPv6

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  • 5.4 Click IPv4 Settings to config server IP address

OA DNS: 10.41.20.10 / 10.41.20.20 / 10.55.12.20

SFC DNS: 172.30.50.97 / 172.30.50.98 / 10.55.241.10

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  • 5.5 Enable network and click Done to finish network config

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6. User config

  • 6.1 Setup root password

Click Root Password

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Setup root password,and click Done

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  • 6.2 Create user for ansible maintain

Click User Creation

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Create new user ansible for ansible automatic maintain

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7. Finish install

  • 7.1 System install

Click Begin Installation to install system package

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Waiting OS install finished

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Click Reboot System to finish OS install

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  • 7.2 License config

Click License Information

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Select I accept the license agreement, and click Done

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Click FINISH CONFIGURATION

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