Install Oracle Linux 7.2 OS Using Local or Remote Media
This procedure describes how to install the
Oracle Linux OS 7.2 from local or remote media. The
procedure assumes that you are booting the Oracle Linux
installation media from one of the following sources:
If you are booting the installation media from a PXE environment, see Install Oracle Linux 6.7 and 7.2 OS Using PXE Network Boot for instructions.
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Ensure that the installation media is available to boot.
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For Distribution DVD, insert
the Oracle Linux 7.2 OS distribution media boot disc
(DVD) into the local or remote DVD drive.
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For ISO image, ensure
that the Oracle Linux 7.2 OS ISO image is available and
that the ISO image has been mounted in the Oracle ILOM Remote System
Console Plus application using the KVMS menu.
For additional information about how to set up the installation media, see
Selecting the Boot Media Option.
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Reset or power on the server.
For example, to reset the server, do one of the following:
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From the local server, press
the Power button on the front panel of the server (for approximately
1 second) to power off the server, then press the Power button again
to power on the server.
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From the Oracle ILOM web
interface, click Host Management → Power
Control, select Reset from the Select Action list box, then click
Save.
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From the Oracle ILOM CLI, type:
reset /System
The server begins the boot process and the BIOS screen appears.
Note -
The next event occurs very quickly; be ready to press the F8 key.
Watch carefully for 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.
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In the BIOS screen, press the F8 key to specify a
temporary boot device for the Linux OS installation.
[Boot Pop Up Menu Selected] appears at the bottom of
the BIOS screen, and then the Please Select Boot Device menu appears. The
screen that appears differs depending on whether you have the UEFI/BIOS Boot
Mode configured for Legacy BIOS or UEFI.
Note -
The Please Select Boot Device menu that appears in your installation
might differ depending on the type of disk controller and other
hardware, such as PCIe network cards, installed in your server.
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In the Please Select Boot Device menu, select the menu item according to
the Linux OS media installation method and the BIOS mode you elected to use,
then press Enter.
For example:
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If you used the Oracle ILOM Remote System Console Plus application
delivery method in Legacy BIOS Boot Mode, select
USB:VIRTUAL:Remote Iso CDROM2.04 from the
Legacy BIOS screen.
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If you used the Oracle ILOM Remote System Console Plus application
delivery method in UEFI Boot Mode, select
[UEFI]USB:VIRTUAL:Remote Iso CDROM2.05 from
the UEFI screen.
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The next screen displayed by the installation program depends on whether
you selected the Legacy BIOS Boot Mode or the UEFI Boot Mode.
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If you selected Legacy BIOS Boot Mode, the Welcome to Oracle Linux
Server boot screen appears.
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If you selected UEFI Boot Mode, the Booting Oracle Linux Server
boot screen appears.
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For the purposes of this installation, do one of the following:
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If you elected to do the installation in the Legacy BIOS Boot
Mode, accept the default and press Enter.
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If you elected to do the installation in the UEFI Boot Mode, press
Enter or allow the screen to timeout.
The Disc Found screen appears. From this screen, you can choose whether to
test the media before doing the install.
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If this is the first time that you are doing an install from this media,
consider selecting OK to test the media; otherwise,
select Skip and press Enter.
The Oracle Linux 7 splash screen appears.
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Proceed with Oracle Linux 7 OS installation and setup instructions, which
are included within the
Oracle Linux 7 Product Documentation Library at: http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E52668_01/index.html.
Note -
Oracle Linux 7 contains new features and functionality that produces
behavior and results that vary from Oracle Linux 6. Please proceed
carefully with your installation.
When the installation is complete, the server reboots and the BIOS screen
appears.
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To access the BIOS Setup Utility so that you can set the server to boot
from the operating system you just installed, press the F2 key.
The BIOS Setup Utility screen appears with the Boot Menu selected. The
BIOS screen displayed and the actions required to proceed with installation
depend on the UEFI/BIOS Boot Mode you selected for installing the OS.
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If you installed the OS in Legacy BIOS Boot Mode, proceed to
Step 10.
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If you installed the OS in UEFI Boot Mode, proceed to Step 11.
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If you installed the OS in Legacy BIOS Boot Mode, perform these steps and
proceed to Step 12.
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In the BIOS Setup Utility screen shown below, use the down arrow
key to select [USB:VIRTUAL:Remote Iso CDROM2.05] under the Legacy
Boot Option Priority field, and press Enter.
Note -
The BIOS Boot screen that appears for your installation might
differ depending on the type of disk controller and other
hardware, such as PCIe network cards, installed in your
server.
The Boot Option #1 dialog appears.
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Select [SAS:PCIE4:E01S06-43BB92B5 HITACHI H109030SESUN30], and
press Enter.
[SAS:PCIE4:E01S06-43BB92B5 HITACHI H109030SESUN30] moves to the
top position.
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Press the F10 key to save the change and exit the BIOS Setup
Utility, then proceed to Step 12.
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If you installed the OS in UEFI Boot Mode, perform these steps:
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In the BIOS Setup Utility screen, verify that the correct first
option appears in the UEFI Boot Option Priority field.
Note -
The BIOS Boot screen that appears for your installation might
differ depending on the type of disk controller and other
hardware, such as PCIe network cards, installed in your
server.
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Press the F10 key to exit the BIOS Setup Utility.
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Wait while the reboot continues.
The following kernel screens appears.
Press any key to enter the menu
Booting Oracle Linux Server Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel (3.8.13-98.7.1.el6uek.x86_64) in 2 seconds...
The Oracle Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel Release 3 for Linux is the
default kernel.
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If you do not want to change the default kernel,
proceed to Step 15;
otherwise, proceed to Step 14.
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(Optional) If you are installing Oracle Linux 7 and you want to switch to
the Red Hat compatible kernel, do the following:
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Press any character key.
The GNU GRUB screen appears.
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For the Red Hat compatible kernel, select the second menu option,
then press Enter.
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After completing the Oracle Linux installation and rebooting
the server with the desired Linux kernel, proceed to Post Installation Tasks for RHEL 6.7 or 7.2 OS.