Installing Red Hat* Enterprise Linux 4*

 

Intel® Server Board S5000PAL

 

Contents

 

Pass-Through Certification

4

Red Hat Linux Pass-Through Hardware Requirements

4

Reseller Steps to Receive Pass-Thru OS Certification

4

Hardware Components

5

(Configuration 1)

5

(Configuration 2)

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(Configuration 3)

8

Software Used in the Installation

9

Development Tools (Optional)

9

Red Hat* Enterprise Linux 4* Installation

10

The Graphical Installation Program User Interface

10

A Note about Virtual Consoles

10

The Text Mode Installation Program User Interface

12

Using the Keyboard to Navigate

13

Starting the Installation Program

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Booting the Installation Program on x86 and Intel® 64 Systems

14

Additional Boot Options

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Kernel Options

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Selecting an Installation Method

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Installing from CD-ROM

17

What If the IDE CD-ROM Was Not Found?

18

Installing from a Hard Drive

19

Performing a Network Installation

19

Installing via NFS

19

Installing via FTP

21

Installing via HTTP

21

Welcome to Red Hat Enterprise Linux

22

Language Selection

23

Keyboard Configuration

24

Disk Partitioning Setup

24

Automatic Partitioning

25

Partitioning Your System

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Graphical Display of Hard Drive(s)

27

Disk Druid’s Buttons

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Partition Fields

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Recommended Partitioning Scheme

29

Adding Partitions

32

File System Types

33

Editing Partitions

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