Server with GUI

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Hi support team,

We have a Red Hat Enterprise Linux for HPC Computer Node installation, and need to install GUI functionality for a CFD-program.
Is it possible to install "Server with GUI" in some way, or is there an alternativ way to solve this?
I cannot find the "Server with GUI" using

yum groups list

Please advice how to proceed.

Best regards,
/Micael

MB
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SM Guru 3731 points
20 September 2017 12:02 PM

You may not have enabled rhel-7-server-rpms repository. First, verify the repo's enabled on your computer using "subscription-manager repos --list-enabled", if you don't see "rhel-7-server-rpms" then enable this to get "Server with GUI" packages using the command "subscription-manager repos --enable rhel-7-server-rpms", after this you could run the command "yum groupinstall "Server with GUI" provided your subscriptions permits it.

MB Community Member 40 points
20 September 2017 12:18 PM

And how do I know if the subscription permits it?

The repos rhel-7-server-rpms does not exist in the list of available repos.

Can it be called something else?

SM Guru 3731 points
20 September 2017 12:32 PM

You could run the command "subscription-manager list --available" to know the available repo channels. Otherwise, you could run "subscription-manager repos --list" which would show up all the repos which are available which you can use . So, locate the one which says "rhel-7-server-rpms" this might have not enabled which would show up as "Enabled: 0" ,if so then enable this repo using the command "subscription-manager repos --enable rhel-7-server-rpms"

ir. Jan Gerrit Kootstra's picture Guru 6222 points
20 September 2017 12:22 PM

Hi Miceal,

The original command you run is a bit incorrect.

yum grouplist -v

is better.

Could you try is and see if you get a Gui like group?

Regards,

Jan Gerrit

MB Community Member 40 points
20 September 2017 12:26 PM

I get the following groups:

Available Environment Groups: Minimal Install (minimal) Compute Node (compute-node-environment) Installed Groups: Compatibility Libraries (compat-libraries) Console Internet Tools (console-internet) Java Base (java-base) Legacy UNIX Compatibility (legacy-unix) System Administration Tools (system-admin-tools) Available Groups: Misc (misc) Scientific Support (scientific) System Management (system-management) Zhong Yi Song Fonts (zhongyi-song-fonts) Done

ir. Jan Gerrit Kootstra's picture Guru 6222 points
20 September 2017 12:34 PM

Micael,

Do you need to run the GUI on the compute nodes, or do you need it to analyse results that can be downloaded to the program on another server?

Regards,

Jan Gerrit Kootstra

ir. Jan Gerrit Kootstra's picture Guru 6222 points
20 September 2017 12:35 PM

Your output shows that the group cannot be installed via the current repositories.

MB Community Member 40 points
20 September 2017 12:36 PM

In this case I need to run GUI on the computer node.

It was not clear to me before, the GUI limitations connected to this RHEL version.

MB Community Member 40 points
20 September 2017 1:12 PM

Does that mean that my subscription does not permit this?

ir. Jan Gerrit Kootstra's picture Guru 6222 points
20 September 2017 1:45 PM

Hi Miceal,

Before we conclude that a GUI installation is possilbe or not. Please show the output of the commands requested by Sadashiva:

subscription-manager list --available

subscription-manager repos --list

Regards,

Jan Gerrit

MB Community Member 40 points
20 September 2017 1:55 PM

subscription-manager list --available

+-------------------------------------------+

Available Subscriptions

+-------------------------------------------+

Subscription Name: 30 Day Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Self-Supported Evaluation

Provides: Red Hat Container Images Beta

                 Red Hat Beta

                 Oracle Java (for RHEL Server)

                 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Atomic Host Beta

                 Red Hat Container Images

                 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server

                 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Atomic Host

SKU: RH00065

Contract: 11470913

Pool ID: 8a85f9815e0b2605015e0b56a91a2df3

Provides Management: No

Available: 2

Suggested: 2

Service Level: Self-Support

Service Type: L1-L3

Subscription Type: Instance Based

Ends: 09/21/2017

System Type: Physical

MB Community Member 40 points
20 September 2017 2:00 PM

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ir. Jan Gerrit Kootstra's picture Guru 6222 points
20 September 2017 4:09 PM

Hello Micael,

It might not be an option to run a GUI on this product. Unfortunately I cannot find the product on the Red Hat website, so I cannot do an installation on my test site. Can you provide an URL of the download site?

Regards,

Jan Gerrit P.S. an advise to open a support case does not make sense for you got a Self Support Subscription.

SM Guru 3731 points
21 September 2017 7:43 AM

Is it strictly not allowed to install gnome package (GUI related) on these systems (HPC compute nodes). May be it is by design these systems doesn't need GUI? My knowledge on this topic (HPC related) is limited, hence, I'm asking.... I could sense here is that it could be because of a lot of packages that it would pull up to get graphical mode working, which may hamper the simplicity of the system. Otherwise, we could simply hookup an ISO of RHEL7 and get the graphical mode working.

Jan, I'd appreciate your inputs on this. Thanks.

MB Community Member 40 points
21 September 2017 8:18 AM

Okay, I will change the RHEL version to something more appropriate on this particular node.

Thanks for all your input! /Micael

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