HP ProLiant DL160 HP ProLiant DL160 Generation 5 Server Software Configuration - Page 46

− Optical media drive − Browser that supports HTML ○ Two or more clients for testing purposes (optional) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 installation The procedures in this section apply to all versions of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 supported by your ProLiant server. Refer to Table 18 on page 37 for a list of these NOS versions. NOTE: If the system has more than 4 GB of memory, the Red Hat Enterprise Linux installation requires the pci=nommconf parameter. Section 1. Launching the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 installer 1. Turn on the server and insert the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 CD 1. The system displays a text menu. 2. Press Enter to start the installation. 3. At the CD Found dialog box, click Skip. The Welcome to Red Hat Enterprise Linux page displays. 4. Click Next to proceed through the customization of your installation. Section 2. Customizing the installation Language Selection Select the language you prefer for the installation, then click Next to continue. Keyboard Configuration Your HP server comes with a Generic 104-key PC keyboard. After selecting the appropriate option for the keyboard layout, click Next to continue. Disk Partitioning Setup HP recommends selecting the automatic partitioning mode. 1. Click Automatically partition to continue. 2. Remove all system partitions, then select a hard drive. 3. Click Next to continue. 4. If a Warning dialog box appears, click Yes to continue. 5. At the Partitioning dialog box, click Next. 6. Review the Disk Setup settings and modify if necessary, then click Next. Boot Loader Configuration HP recommends keeping the default option, then click Next to continue. Network Configuration Review the Network Configuration settings and verify that they fit your environment, then click Next to continue. Firewall Configuration Review the Firewall Configuration settings and modify if necessary, then click Next to continue. System BIOS configuration 46