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Installation Guide
E41137-20
March 2021
Table of Contents
- Preface
- 1 Pre-installation Configuration
- 1.1 System Requirements
- 1.2 Obtaining Oracle Linux 6 Installation Media
- 1.3 Planning the Installation
- 1.4 Configuring a Network Installation Server
- 1.4.1 Setting up a New NFS Server
- 1.4.2 Configuring an Existing NFS Server
- 1.4.3 Setting up a New HTTP Server
- 1.4.4 Configuring an Existing HTTP Server
- 1.4.5 Setting up a Network Installation Server
- 1.4.6 Modifying a Full DVD Image to Support Btrfs
rootFile System Installation - 1.4.7 Configuring DHCP and TFTP Services to Support PXE Clients
- 1.4.8 Configuring Dnsmasq to Support PXE Clients
- 1.4.9 About Boot-Loader Configuration Files
- 1.4.10 Configuring DHCP to Support iPXE Clients
- 1.5 Writing a Boot ISO Image to CD or DVD
- 1.6 Customizing an Installation Boot Image
- 1.7 Creating a Bootable USB Memory Stick
- 2 Installing Oracle Linux Manually
- 3 Installing Oracle Linux by Using Kickstart
- 4 Post-installation Configuration
- 4.1 Registering with the Unbreakable Linux Network
- 4.2 Obtaining Errata and Updates from the Oracle Linux Yum Server
- 4.3 Obtaining Packages from the Oracle Linux Installation Media
- 4.4 Applying Updates
- 4.5 Installing the Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel
- 4.6 Upgrading the Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel
- 4.7 Configuring the System Firewall
- 4.8 Changing the SELinux Mode