Table of Contents Table of Contents Title and Copyright Information Preface Conventions Documentation Accessibility Access to Oracle Support for Accessibility Diversity and Inclusion 1 Pre-installation Configuration System Requirements Obtaining and Preparing Installation Media Preparing CD or DVD Installation Media Preparing USB Installation Media Extracting the Contents of the Full Installation ISO Image Configuring a Network Installation Server Configuring an Existing NFS Server Configuring an Existing Apache HTTP Server Configuring DHCP and TFTP Services to Support PXE Clients Configuring Dnsmasq to Support PXE Clients Boot Loader Configuration for BIOS-Based PXE Clients Boot Loader Configuration for UEFI-Based PXE Clients Planning an Installation 2 Installing Oracle Linux Manually Starting the Installation Setting the System Time and Supporting Other Languages Setting the System Time Adding Keyboard Layouts Adding Language Support Selecting the Software to Install Selecting the Full Installation Image Selecting the Software to Install Configuring System Storage and Networking Choosing Where to Install the Software and Configuring Storage Configuring Kdump Configuring the Host Name and Connecting to a Network Setting the Security Policy Completing the Installation Setting the Root Password Creating a User Rebooting and Initial Setup 3 Options for Installation Installation Boot Options Automated Installation Using Kickstart Creating a Kickstart File Installation Options Section Packages Section Pre-installation Configuration Section Post-installation Configuration Section Using a Kickstart File to Install a System Text-Based Installations Installing a System With a Btrfs root File System Using a Driver Update Disk Preparing to use a Driver Update Disk image Using the Driver Update Disk during installation 4 Post-Installation Configuration Registering with the Unbreakable Linux Network Obtaining Errata and Updates from the Oracle Linux Yum Server Obtaining Packages from the Oracle Linux Installation Media Applying Updates Managing an Oracle Linux 7 System 5 Troubleshooting Oracle Linux 7 Installations Troubleshooting Menu Options Debug and Log Information