Installing Oracle Linux 5 Using Local or Remote Media

The following procedure describes how to boot the Oracle Linux operating system installation from local or remote media. The procedure assumes that you are booting the Oracle Linux installation media from one of the following sources:

Oracle Linux 5.5 (or subsequent release) CD or DVD set (internal or external CD/DVD)
Oracle Linux 5.5 (or subsequent release) ISO DVD image (network repository)

Note - If you are booting the installation media from a PXE environment, refer to Installing Oracle Linux 5 Using a PXE Network Environment for instructions.

Before You Begin

Prior to performing the installation, the following requirements must be met:

All applicable installation prerequisites for installing an operating system should have been met. For further information about these prerequisites, see Chapter 2, Getting Started.
An installation method (for example: console, boot media, and install target) should have been chosen and established prior to performing the installation. For more information about these setup requirements, see Appendix A, Supported Installation Methods.

After completing this procedure, you should review and perform the required post installation tasks described later in this chapter. For more details, see Oracle Linux Post Installation Tasks. You can also install the Oracle Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel for Linux on top of Oracle Linux 5.5 or later release. For more information, see Installing Oracle Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel for Linux Using Local or Remote Console.

Install Oracle Linux 5 Using Local or Remote Media

Ensure that the installation media is available to boot.
- For Distribution CD/DVD. Insert the Oracle Linux 5 Distribution media boot disc (CD labeled number 1 or the single DVD) into the local or remote USB CD/DVD-ROM drive.
- For ISO images. Ensure that the ISO images are available and that the boot disc image (CD labeled number 1 or DVD) has been selected in the Oracle ILOM Remote Console application (Devices menu > CD-ROM Image).
- For additional information about how to set up the installation media, see Installation Boot Media .
Reset the power on the server.
Note - The following steps use Oracle ILOM 3.1 command syntax. If you are using Oracle ILOM 3.0, refer to the Oracle ILOM 3.0 Documentation Collection at http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=ilom30.

For example:
- From the Oracle ILOM web interface, select Host Management > Power Control in the navigation tree. Then, select Reset from the Select Action list box and click Save.
- From the local server, press the Power button (approximately 1 second) on the front panel of the server to power off the server, then press the Power button again to power on the server.
- From the Oracle ILOM CLI on the server SP, type: reset /System
The BIOS screen appears.

Note - The next events occur very quickly; therefore, focused attention is needed for the following steps. Watch carefully for these messages as they appear on the screen for a brief time. You might want to enlarge the size of your screen to eliminate scroll bars.
In the BIOS screen, press F8 to specify a temporary boot device for the Oracle Linux installation.
The Please Select Boot Device menu appears.
In the Boot Device menu, select either the external or virtual CD/DVD device as the first boot device, then press Enter.
The device strings listed on Boot Device menu are in the format of: device type, slot indicator, and product ID string.
After a few seconds, the splash screen for the Oracle Linux 5 installation appears. The bottom half of the splash screen lists instructions, function keys, and the boot prompt.
In the Oracle Linux splash screen, press Enter to continue the normal user interactive installation.
Alternately, for text mode, enter the following command:
boot: linux text
In the Language screen, select the appropriate language, then click Next.
The Keyboard Type screen appears.
In the Keyboard Type screen, select the appropriate keyboard configuration, then click Next.
The Installation Method screen appears.
In the Installation Method screen, select the appropriate installation method (Local CDROM or NFS Image), then click OK.
The CD Found screen appears.
In the CD Found screen, click Skip.
The Oracle Linux 5 screen appears.
In the Oracle Linux 5 screen, click Next.
The Installation Number dialog appears.
In the Installation Number dialog, enter the “Installation number” or click Skip entering installation number, then click OK.
The Disk Partition Setup screen appears.
In the Disk Partition Setup screen, do the following:
1. Select the option for Remove Linux partition on selected drives and create default layout or manually partition the disk using the Create custom layout option of Disk Druid, then click Next.
2. Partition the disk as appropriate by referring to the instructions presented on the Oracle Linux disk partitioning screen.
  Note - If Oracle Solaris OS or Oracle VM is preinstalled on the disk, you can choose to partition the disk to remove the preinstalled OS; or, you can choose to keep the preinstalled OS and partition the disk to support dual-boot operating systems.
Continue the basic Oracle Linux installation setup by following the on-screen instructions.
Note - For detailed installation instructions, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux: Installation Guide at http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise
After completing the basic Oracle Linux installation setup, perform the following post installation tasks:
1. Perform the post installation tasks as described in Oracle Linux Post Installation Tasks.
2. (Optional) Install the Oracle Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel for Linux on top of the Oracle Linux 5 Update 5 operating system.
  For installation instructions, see Installing Oracle Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel for Linux Using Local or Remote Console.

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