Oracle® Linux 7

Installation Guide

Copyright © 2014, 2022, Oracle and/or its affiliates.

E54695-27

March 2022

Abstract

This manual provides information about how to install and upgrade Oracle Linux 7 systems.

Document generated on: 2022-03-19 (revision: 13003)

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Table of Contents

• Preface
• 1 Pre-installation Configuration
  • 1.1 System Requirements
  • 1.2 Obtaining and Preparing Installation Media
    • 1.2.1 Preparing CD or DVD Installation Media
    • 1.2.2 Preparing USB Installation Media
    • 1.2.3 Extracting the Contents of the Full Installation ISO Image
  • 1.3 Configuring a Network Installation Server
    • 1.3.1 Configuring an Existing NFS Server
    • 1.3.2 Configuring an Existing Apache HTTP Server
    • 1.3.3 Configuring DHCP and TFTP Services to Support PXE Clients
    • 1.3.4 Configuring Dnsmasq to Support PXE Clients
    • 1.3.5 Boot Loader Configuration for BIOS-Based PXE Clients
    • 1.3.6 Boot Loader Configuration for UEFI-Based PXE Clients
  • 1.4 Planning an Installation
• 2 Installing Oracle Linux Manually
  • 2.1 Starting the Installation
  • 2.2 Setting the System Time and Supporting Other Languages
  • 2.3 Selecting the Software to Install
  • 2.4 Configuring System Storage and Networking
  • 2.5 Setting the Security Policy
  • 2.6 Completing the Installation
• 3 Options for Installation
  • 3.1 Installation Boot Options
  • 3.2 Automated Installation Using Kickstart
    • 3.2.1 Creating a Kickstart File
    • 3.2.2 Using a Kickstart File to Install a System
  • 3.3 Text-Based Installations
  • 3.4 Installing a System With a Btrfs root File System
  • 3.5 Using a Driver Update Disk
• 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 Managing an Oracle Linux 7 System
• 5 Troubleshooting Oracle Linux 7 Installations
  • 5.1 Troubleshooting Menu Options
  • 5.2 Debug and Log Information

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