Run the Linux Installer

Complete Download the Linux Installer Media Pack.

Connect the installation media (flash drive) to the STA server.

Start the Linux installer using the instructions in the README file on the media.

Select Install or upgrade an existing system.

If you are installing from a DVD, the CD Found screen appears. You can optionally perform a test of the media. To skip the test, press Tab to highlight the Skip option, and then press Spacebar.

On the Welcome screen, click Next.

Select a language, and then click Next.

Select a keyboard layout, and then click Next.

Select Basic Storage Devices, and then click Next.

Enter a hostname for the STA server, and then click Configure Network.

Select the network adapter name, and then click Edit.

Ensure that Connect automatically and Available to all users are both selected.

In the remaining tabs, configure the adapter according to your network administrator's IPv4 or IPv6 specifications. You must specify a static IP address for the STA server, and at least one DNS server. When done, click Apply, Close, and Next.

Select the STA server's time zone, select the System clock uses UTC check box, and then click Next.

Enter and confirm a system root password for the server, and then click Next.

Identify a partitioning layout to use on the server.

Because STA requires a dedicated server, Oracle recommends selecting Use All Space.

Select the Review and modify partitioning layout check box, and then click Next.

Use the table in Review the STA File System Layout to modify the file system layout, as the default does not meet the minimum requirements for STA. Alternatively, you can use the system-config-lvm utility to modify the file system after Linux installation.

When done, click Next.

When ready, select Write changes to disk.

In the boot loader screen, leave all options as-is, and then click Next.

In the software selection screen, select Basic Server, and do not change the repository options. Then, select Customize now, and then click Next.

In the package selection screen you must select or deselect specific packages. Use the table below to configure the packages. Leave other check boxes as-is.

If a package requires an option (indicated with a +), highlight the parent package, click the Optional packages button, select the child package in the list, and then click Close.

Table 3-2 Linux Package Selection

Package Category	Select	Deselect
Base System	Base Compatibility libraries Console internet tools Java Platform Legacy UNIX compatibility(+ `ksh-xxxxxxxx-xx.el6.x86_64)`	Debugging Tools Dial-up Networking Support Directory Client Hardware monitoring utilities Large Systems Performance Network file system client Performance Tools
Servers (optional)	System administration tools	NA
Web Services	NA	All packages
Databases	NA	All packages
System Management	NA	NA
Virtualization	NA	NA
Desktops (recommended)— Used to perform certain post-installation steps in a graphical environment; see Configure Linux for details.	Desktop Desktop Platform General Purpose Desktop (+ `system-config-lvm-x.x.xx-xx.el6.noarch`) Legacy X Window System compatibility X11 (X Window System, version 11)	NA
Applications (optional)— Can be used to configure and manage the STA server locally with the GUI interface.	Internet Browser	NA
Development	Development tools (+ `expect-x.xx.x.xx-x.el6.x86_64`)	NA
Languages	NA	NA

When you are finished with package selection, click Next. Installation will begin.

If you accidentally click Next before configuring all the packages, click Back after the software completes a dependency check.

When the Congratulations screen appears, remove the installation media, and then click Reboot.

A complete log of the installation can be found in /root/install.log.