Install a Linux OS Using Oracle System Assistant

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Before You Begin

Ensure that the following requirements are met:

Perform the procedures in Preparing to Install a Linux Operating System.
If you want to configure the boot drive (that is, the storage drive onto which you are installing the OS) for RAID, you must do so before you install the Linux OS. For instructions on how to configure RAID on your server, refer to Configure Storage Drives for OS Installation in Oracle Server X5-8 Installation Guide.

Ensure that the installation media is available to boot.
- For an ISO image on a DVD, insert the DVD into the local or remote DVD-ROM drive.
- For an ISO image on the network, ensure that the ISO image is available and that the Oracle ILOM Remote System Console Plus application has mounted the ISO image.
  
  For additional information about how to set up the installation media, see Local or Remote Installation Options.

To launch Oracle System Assistant using the Oracle ILOM Remote System Console Plus application and BIOS, perform the following steps:
1. From the Oracle ILOM Summary Information page, click the Remote Console Launch button.
  The Oracle ILOM Remote System Console Plus window appears.
2. Reset or power on the server.
  For example, do one of the following:
  - From the local server, press the Power button (approximately 1 second) on the front panel of the server to power off the server, and then press the Power button again to power on the server.
  - From the Oracle ILOM web interface, click Host Management > Power Control, select Reset from the Select Action list box, and then click Save.
  - From the Oracle ILOM CLI, type: reset /System
  The BIOS screen appears in the Oracle ILOM Remote System Console Plus application.
  
  Note - The next event occurs very quickly; therefore, attention is needed for the following steps. You might want to enlarge the size of your screen to eliminate scroll bars.
3. Press the F9 key to start Oracle System Assistant.
  The Oracle System Assistant System Overview screen appears.
  
  Note - The Oracle Assistant Overview screen might take a while to appear. Please be patient.

To update Oracle System Assistant to the latest software release version, click the Get Updates button in Oracle System Assistant.
This action ensures that the server has the latest version of Oracle System Assistant installed before you begin the OS installation.

Note - Server web access is required to update Oracle System Assistant.

To update the server firmware, click the Update Firmware button.
This action ensures that the server has the latest firmware and BIOS before you begin the OS installation.

To install the Linux OS, click the Install OS button.
The Operating System Installation screen appears.

From the Supported OS drop-down list, select the Linux OS (Oracle Linux, or Red Hat Enterprise Linux) that your want to install.

In the Current BIOS mode portion of the screen, select the BIOS boot mode (UEFI or Legacy BIOS) that you want to use for the Linux OS installation.
For more information about changing BIOS boot mode, refer to the Oracle X5 Series Servers Administration Guide at http://www.oracle.com/goto/x86AdminDiag/docs.

In the Select Your Install Media Location portion of the screen, select the location of the installation media.
This is the location of the OS installation media. The options are DVD and Network.

Note - Oracle System Assistant does not support Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE) installs.

In the Boot Disk portion of the screen, select the device to which the Linux OS is to be installed.

In the Installation Details dialog, deselect any items that you do not want to install.
Note - In the Installation Details dialog, the OS and Drivers options are mandatory and cannot be deselected.

At the bottom of the Install Operating System screen, click the Install OS button.

Perform the Linux operating system post installation tasks as required.
For post installation tasks, see the following sections:
- Post Installation Tasks for Oracle Linux 6.6 or 7.1 OS
- Post Installation Tasks for RHEL 6.6 or 7.1 OS