Jump To Close Expand all Collapse all Table of contents Installation Guide I. x86, AMD64, Intel® 64 and Itanium - Installation and Booting Expand section "I. x86, AMD64, Intel® 64 and Itanium - Installation and Booting" Collapse section "I. x86, AMD64, Intel® 64 and Itanium - Installation and Booting" 1. Itanium System Specific Information Expand section "1. Itanium System Specific Information" Collapse section "1. Itanium System Specific Information" 1.1. Itanium System Installation Overview 1.2. Itanium Systems — The EFI Shell Expand section "1.2. Itanium Systems — The EFI Shell" Collapse section "1.2. Itanium Systems — The EFI Shell" 1.2.1. Itanium Systems — EFI Device Names 1.2.2. Itanium Systems — EFI System Partition 2. Steps to Get You Started Expand section "2. Steps to Get You Started" Collapse section "2. Steps to Get You Started" 2.1. Upgrade or Install? 2.2. Is Your Hardware Compatible? 2.3. Do You Have Enough Disk Space? 2.4. Can You Install Using the CD-ROM or DVD? Expand section "2.4. Can You Install Using the CD-ROM or DVD?" Collapse section "2.4. Can You Install Using the CD-ROM or DVD?" 2.4.1. Alternative Boot Methods 2.4.2. Making an Installation Boot CD-ROM 2.5. Preparing for a Network Installation Expand section "2.5. Preparing for a Network Installation" Collapse section "2.5. Preparing for a Network Installation" 2.5.1. Preparing for FTP and HTTP installation 2.5.2. Preparing for an NFS install 2.6. Preparing for a Hard Drive Installation 3. System Specifications List 4. Installing on Intel® and AMD Systems Expand section "4. Installing on Intel® and AMD Systems" Collapse section "4. Installing on Intel® and AMD Systems" 4.1. The Graphical Installation Program User Interface Expand section "4.1. The Graphical Installation Program User Interface" Collapse section "4.1. The Graphical Installation Program User Interface" 4.1.1. A Note about Virtual Consoles 4.2. Screenshots during installation 4.3. The Text Mode Installation Program User Interface Expand section "4.3. The Text Mode Installation Program User Interface" Collapse section "4.3. The Text Mode Installation Program User Interface" 4.3.1. Using the Keyboard to Navigate 4.4. Starting the Installation Program Expand section "4.4. Starting the Installation Program" Collapse section "4.4. Starting the Installation Program" 4.4.1. Booting the Installation Program on x86, AMD64, and Intel® 64 Systems 4.4.2. Booting the Installation Program on Itanium Systems Expand section "4.4.2. Booting the Installation Program on Itanium Systems" Collapse section "4.4.2. Booting the Installation Program on Itanium Systems" 4.4.2.1. Booting the Installation Program from the DVD/CD-ROM 4.4.2.2. Booting the Installation Program from an LS-120 Diskette 4.4.3. Additional Boot Options Expand section "4.4.3. Additional Boot Options" Collapse section "4.4.3. Additional Boot Options" 4.4.3.1. Kernel Options 4.5. Selecting an Installation Method 4.6. Installing from DVD/CD-ROM 4.7. Installing from a Hard Drive 4.8. Performing a Network Installation 4.9. Installing via NFS 4.10. Installing via FTP 4.11. Installing via HTTP 4.12. Welcome to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.13. Language Selection 4.14. Keyboard Configuration 4.15. Enter the Installation Number 4.16. Disk Partitioning Setup 4.17. Advanced Storage Options 4.18. Create Default Layout 4.19. Partitioning Your System Expand section "4.19. Partitioning Your System" Collapse section "4.19. Partitioning Your System" 4.19.1. Graphical Display of Hard Drive(s) 4.19.2. Disk Druid's Buttons 4.19.3. Partition Fields 4.19.4. Recommended Partitioning Scheme Expand section "4.19.4. Recommended Partitioning Scheme" Collapse section "4.19.4. Recommended Partitioning Scheme" 4.19.4.1. Itanium systems 4.19.4.2. x86, AMD64, and Intel® 64 systems 4.19.5. Adding Partitions Expand section "4.19.5. Adding Partitions" Collapse section "4.19.5. Adding Partitions" 4.19.5.1. File System Types 4.19.6. Editing Partitions 4.19.7. Deleting a Partition 4.20. x86, AMD64, and Intel® 64 Boot Loader Configuration Expand section "4.20. x86, AMD64, and Intel® 64 Boot Loader Configuration" Collapse section "4.20. x86, AMD64, and Intel® 64 Boot Loader Configuration" 4.20.1. Advanced Boot Loader Configuration 4.20.2. Rescue Mode 4.20.3. Alternative Boot Loaders 4.20.4. SMP Motherboards and GRUB 4.21. Network Configuration 4.22. Time Zone Configuration 4.23. Set Root Password 4.24. Package Group Selection 4.25. Preparing to Install Expand section "4.25. Preparing to Install" Collapse section "4.25. Preparing to Install" 4.25.1. Prepare to Install 4.26. Installing Packages 4.27. Installation Complete 4.28. Itanium Systems — Booting Your Machine and Post-Installation Setup Expand section "4.28. Itanium Systems — Booting Your Machine and Post-Installation Setup" Collapse section "4.28. Itanium Systems — Booting Your Machine and Post-Installation Setup" 4.28.1. Post-Installation Boot Loader Options 4.28.2. Booting Red Hat Enterprise Linux Automatically Expand section "4.28.2. Booting Red Hat Enterprise Linux Automatically" Collapse section "4.28.2. Booting Red Hat Enterprise Linux Automatically" 4.28.2.1. Using a Startup Script 5. Removing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. Troubleshooting Installation on an Intel® or AMD System Expand section "6. Troubleshooting Installation on an Intel® or AMD System" Collapse section "6. Troubleshooting Installation on an Intel® or AMD System" 6.1. You are Unable to Boot Red Hat Enterprise Linux Expand section "6.1. You are Unable to Boot Red Hat Enterprise Linux" Collapse section "6.1. You are Unable to Boot Red Hat Enterprise Linux" 6.1.1. Are You Unable to Boot With Your RAID Card? 6.1.2. Is Your System Displaying Signal 11 Errors? 6.2. Trouble Beginning the Installation Expand section "6.2. Trouble Beginning the Installation" Collapse section "6.2. Trouble Beginning the Installation" 6.2.1. Problems with Booting into the Graphical Installation 6.3. Trouble During the Installation Expand section "6.3. Trouble During the Installation" Collapse section "6.3. Trouble During the Installation" 6.3.1. No devices found to install Red Hat Enterprise Linux Error Message 6.3.2. Saving Traceback Messages Without a Diskette Drive 6.3.3. Trouble with Partition Tables 6.3.4. Using Remaining Space 6.3.5. Other Partitioning Problems 6.3.6. Other Partitioning Problems for Itanium System Users 6.3.7. Are You Seeing Python Errors? 6.4. Problems After Installation Expand section "6.4. Problems After Installation" Collapse section "6.4. Problems After Installation" 6.4.1. Trouble With the Graphical GRUB Screen on an x86-based System? 6.4.2. Booting into a Graphical Environment 6.4.3. Problems with the X Window System (GUI) 6.4.4. Problems with the X Server Crashing and Non-Root Users 6.4.5. Problems When You Try to Log In 6.4.6. Is Your RAM Not Being Recognized? 6.4.7. Your Printer Does Not Work 6.4.8. Problems with Sound Configuration 6.4.9. Apache-based httpd service/Sendmail Hangs During Startup 7. Updating drivers during installation on Intel and AMD systems Expand section "7. Updating drivers during installation on Intel and AMD systems" Collapse section "7. Updating drivers during installation on Intel and AMD systems" 7.1. Limitations of driver updates during installation 7.2. Preparing for a driver update during installation Expand section "7.2. Preparing for a driver update during installation" Collapse section "7.2. Preparing for a driver update during installation" 7.2.1. Preparing to use a driver update image file Expand section "7.2.1. Preparing to use a driver update image file" Collapse section "7.2.1. Preparing to use a driver update image file" 7.2.1.1. Preparing to use an image file on local storage 7.2.1.2. Preparing to use an image file available through a network 7.2.2. Preparing a driver update disk Expand section "7.2.2. Preparing a driver update disk" Collapse section "7.2.2. Preparing a driver update disk" 7.2.2.1. Creating a driver update disk on CD or DVD 7.2.2.2. Creating a driver update disk on floppy disk, or USB storage device 7.2.3. Preparing an initial RAM disk update 7.3. Performing a driver update during installation Expand section "7.3. Performing a driver update during installation" Collapse section "7.3. Performing a driver update during installation" 7.3.1. Let the installer automatically find a driver update disk 7.3.2. Let the installer prompt you for a driver update 7.3.3. Use a boot option to specify a driver update disk 7.3.4. Use a boot option to specify a driver update image file on a network 7.3.5. Select a PXE target that includes a driver update 7.4. Specifying the location of a driver update image file or driver update disk 8. Additional Boot Options for Intel® and AMD Systems 9. The GRUB Boot Loader Expand section "9. The GRUB Boot Loader" Collapse section "9. The GRUB Boot Loader" 9.1. Boot Loaders and System Architecture 9.2. GRUB Expand section "9.2. GRUB" Collapse section "9.2. GRUB" 9.2.1. GRUB and the x86 Boot Process 9.2.2. Features of GRUB 9.3. Installing GRUB 9.4. GRUB Terminology Expand section "9.4. GRUB Terminology" Collapse section "9.4. GRUB Terminology" 9.4.1. Device Names 9.4.2. File Names and Blocklists 9.4.3. The Root File System and GRUB 9.5. GRUB Interfaces Expand section "9.5. GRUB Interfaces" Collapse section "9.5. GRUB Interfaces" 9.5.1. Interfaces Load Order 9.6. GRUB Commands 9.7. GRUB Menu Configuration File Expand section "9.7. GRUB Menu Configuration File" Collapse section "9.7. GRUB Menu Configuration File" 9.7.1. Configuration File Structure 9.7.2. Configuration File Directives 9.8. Changing Runlevels at Boot Time 9.9. Additional Resources Expand section "9.9. Additional Resources" Collapse section "9.9. Additional Resources" 9.9.1. Installed Documentation 9.9.2. Useful Websites 9.9.3. Related Books 10. Additional Resources about Itanium and Linux II. IBM POWER Architecture - Installation and Booting Expand section "II. IBM POWER Architecture - Installation and Booting" Collapse section "II. IBM POWER Architecture - Installation and Booting" 11. Steps to Get You Started Expand section "11. Steps to Get You Started" Collapse section "11. Steps to Get You Started" 11.1. Upgrade or Install? 11.2. Preparation for IBM eServer System p and System i 11.3. Do You Have Enough Disk Space? 11.4. Can You Install Using the CD-ROM or DVD? 11.5. Preparing for a Network Installation Expand section "11.5. Preparing for a Network Installation" Collapse section "11.5. Preparing for a Network Installation" 11.5.1. Preparing for FTP and HTTP installation 11.5.2. Preparing for an NFS install 11.6. Preparing for a Hard Drive Installation 12. Installing on IBM System i and IBM System p systems Expand section "12. Installing on IBM System i and IBM System p systems" Collapse section "12. Installing on IBM System i and IBM System p systems" 12.1. The Graphical Installation Program User Interface 12.2. Booting the IBM System i or IBM System p Installation Program 12.3. A Note about Linux Virtual Consoles 12.4. Using the HMC vterm 12.5. The Text Mode Installation Program User Interface Expand section "12.5. The Text Mode Installation Program User Interface" Collapse section "12.5. The Text Mode Installation Program User Interface" 12.5.1. Using the Keyboard to Navigate 12.6. Beginning Installation Expand section "12.6. Beginning Installation " Collapse section "12.6. Beginning Installation " 12.6.1. Installing from DVD/CD-ROM 12.7. Installing from a Hard Drive 12.8. Performing a Network Installation 12.9. Installing via NFS 12.10. Installing via FTP 12.11. Installing via HTTP 12.12. Welcome to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 12.13. Language Selection 12.14. Keyboard Configuration 12.15. Enter the Installation Number 12.16. Disk Partitioning Setup 12.17. Advanced Storage Options 12.18. Create Default Layout 12.19. Partitioning Your System Expand section "12.19. Partitioning Your System" Collapse section "12.19. Partitioning Your System" 12.19.1. Graphical Display of Hard Drive(s) 12.19.2. Disk Druid's Buttons 12.19.3. Partition Fields 12.19.4. Recommended Partitioning Scheme 12.19.5. Adding Partitions Expand section "12.19.5. Adding Partitions" Collapse section "12.19.5. Adding Partitions" 12.19.5.1. File System Types 12.19.6. Editing Partitions 12.20. Network Configuration 12.21. Time Zone Configuration 12.22. Set Root Password 12.23. Package Group Selection 12.24. Preparing to Install Expand section "12.24. Preparing to Install" Collapse section "12.24. Preparing to Install" 12.24.1. Prepare to Install 12.25. Installing Packages 12.26. Installation Complete 13. Updating drivers during installation on IBM POWER systems Expand section "13. Updating drivers during installation on IBM POWER systems" Collapse section "13. Updating drivers during installation on IBM POWER systems" 13.1. Limitations of driver updates during installation 13.2. Preparing for a driver update during installation Expand section "13.2. Preparing for a driver update during installation" Collapse section "13.2. Preparing for a driver update during installation" 13.2.1. Preparing to use a driver update image file Expand section "13.2.1. Preparing to use a driver update image file" Collapse section "13.2.1. Preparing to use a driver update image file" 13.2.1.1. Preparing to use an image file on local storage 13.2.1.2. Preparing to use an image file available through a network 13.2.2. Preparing a driver update disk Expand section "13.2.2. Preparing a driver update disk" Collapse section "13.2.2. Preparing a driver update disk" 13.2.2.1. Creating a driver update disk on CD or DVD 13.2.2.2. Creating a driver update disk on floppy disk, or USB storage device 13.2.3. Preparing an initial RAM disk update 13.3. Performing a driver update during installation Expand section "13.3. Performing a driver update during installation" Collapse section "13.3. Performing a driver update during installation" 13.3.1. Let the installer automatically find a driver update disk 13.3.2. Let the installer prompt you for a driver update 13.3.3. Use a boot option to specify a driver update disk 13.3.4. Use a boot option to specify a driver update image file on a network 13.3.5. Select a PXE target that includes a driver update 13.4. Specifying the location of a driver update image file or driver update disk 14. Troubleshooting Installation on an IBM POWER System Expand section "14. Troubleshooting Installation on an IBM POWER System" Collapse section "14. Troubleshooting Installation on an IBM POWER System" 14.1. You are Unable to Boot Red Hat Enterprise Linux Expand section "14.1. You are Unable to Boot Red Hat Enterprise Linux" Collapse section "14.1. You are Unable to Boot Red Hat Enterprise Linux" 14.1.1. Is Your System Displaying Signal 11 Errors? 14.2. Trouble Beginning the Installation Expand section "14.2. Trouble Beginning the Installation" Collapse section "14.2. Trouble Beginning the Installation" 14.2.1. Problems with Booting into the Graphical Installation 14.3. Trouble During the Installation Expand section "14.3. Trouble During the Installation" Collapse section "14.3. Trouble During the Installation" 14.3.1. No devices found to install Red Hat Enterprise Linux Error Message 14.3.2. Saving Traceback Messages Without a Diskette Drive 14.3.3. Trouble with Partition Tables 14.3.4. Other Partitioning Problems for IBM™ POWER System Users 14.3.5. Are You Seeing Python Errors? 14.4. Problems After Installation Expand section "14.4. Problems After Installation" Collapse section "14.4. Problems After Installation" 14.4.1. Unable to IPL from *NWSSTG 14.4.2. Booting into a Graphical Environment 14.4.3. Problems with the X Window System (GUI) 14.4.4. Problems with the X Server Crashing and Non-Root Users 14.4.5. Problems When You Try to Log In 14.4.6. Your Printer Does Not Work 14.4.7. Apache-based httpd service/Sendmail Hangs During Startup 15. Additional Boot Options for IBM Power Systems III. IBM System z Architecture - Installation and Booting Expand section "III. IBM System z Architecture - Installation and Booting" Collapse section "III. IBM System z Architecture - Installation and Booting" 16. Steps to Get You Started Expand section "16. Steps to Get You Started" Collapse section "16. Steps to Get You Started" 16.1. Pre-Installation 16.2. Additional Hardware Preparation for System z 16.3. Basic Overview of the Boot Method 16.4. Preparing for a Network Installation Expand section "16.4. Preparing for a Network Installation" Collapse section "16.4. Preparing for a Network Installation" 16.4.1. Preparing for FTP and HTTP installation 16.4.2. Preparing for an NFS install 16.5. Preparing for a Hard Drive Installation 16.6. Installing under z/VM 16.7. Installing in an LPAR using the Red Hat Enterprise Linux LPAR CD 16.8. Installing in an LPAR without the Red Hat Enterprise Linux for System z CD-ROMs 16.9. Installing in an LPAR (Common Steps) 16.10. Do You Have Enough Disk Space? 17. Installing on IBM System z Systems Expand section "17. Installing on IBM System z Systems" Collapse section "17. Installing on IBM System z Systems" 17.1. The Graphical Installation Program User Interface 17.2. The Text Mode Installation Program User Interface Expand section "17.2. The Text Mode Installation Program User Interface" Collapse section "17.2. The Text Mode Installation Program User Interface" 17.2.1. Using the Keyboard to Navigate 17.3. Running the Installation Program Expand section "17.3. Running the Installation Program" Collapse section "17.3. Running the Installation Program" 17.3.1. Installation using X11 Forwarding 17.3.2. Installation using VNC 17.4. Installing from a Hard Drive (DASD) 17.5. Installing via NFS 17.6. Installing via FTP 17.7. Installing via HTTP 17.8. Welcome to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 17.9. Language Selection 17.10. Enter the Installation Number 17.11. Disk Partitioning Setup 17.12. Advanced Storage Options Expand section "17.12. Advanced Storage Options " Collapse section "17.12. Advanced Storage Options " 17.12.1. FCP Devices 17.13. Create Default Layout 17.14. Partitioning Your System Expand section "17.14. Partitioning Your System" Collapse section "17.14. Partitioning Your System" 17.14.1. Graphical Display of DASD Device(s) 17.14.2. Disk Druid's Buttons 17.14.3. Partition Fields 17.14.4. Recommended Partitioning Scheme 17.14.5. Editing Partitions 17.15. Network Configuration 17.16. Time Zone Configuration 17.17. Set Root Password 17.18. Package Group Selection 17.19. Preparing to Install Expand section "17.19. Preparing to Install" Collapse section "17.19. Preparing to Install" 17.19.1. Preparing to Install 17.20. Installing Packages 17.21. Installation Complete 18. Removing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 19. Sample Parameter Files 20. Additional Boot Options 21. Troubleshooting Installation on an IBM System z System Expand section "21. Troubleshooting Installation on an IBM System z System" Collapse section "21. Troubleshooting Installation on an IBM System z System" 21.1. You are Unable to Boot Red Hat Enterprise Linux Expand section "21.1. You are Unable to Boot Red Hat Enterprise Linux" Collapse section "21.1. You are Unable to Boot Red Hat Enterprise Linux" 21.1.1. Is Your System Displaying Signal 11 Errors? 21.2. Trouble During the Installation Expand section "21.2. Trouble During the Installation" Collapse section "21.2. Trouble During the Installation" 21.2.1. No devices found to install Red Hat Enterprise Linux Error Message 21.2.2. Trouble with Partition Tables 21.2.3. Other Partitioning Problems 21.2.4. Are You Seeing Python Errors? 21.3. Problems After Installation Expand section "21.3. Problems After Installation" Collapse section "21.3. Problems After Installation" 21.3.1. Remote Graphical Desktops and XDMCP 21.3.2. Problems When You Try to Log In 21.3.3. Your Printer Does Not Work 21.3.4. Apache-based httpd service/Sendmail Hangs During Startup 22. Additional Information for IBM System z Users Expand section "22. Additional Information for IBM System z Users" Collapse section "22. Additional Information for IBM System z Users" 22.1. The sysfs File System 22.2. Using the zFCP Driver 22.3. Using mdadm to Configure RAID-Based and Multipath Storage Expand section "22.3. Using mdadm to Configure RAID-Based and Multipath Storage" Collapse section "22.3. Using mdadm to Configure RAID-Based and Multipath Storage" 22.3.1. Creating a RAID Device With mdadm 22.3.2. Creating a Multipath Device With mdadm 22.4. Configuring IPL from a SCSI Device Expand section "22.4. Configuring IPL from a SCSI Device" Collapse section "22.4. Configuring IPL from a SCSI Device" 22.4.1. IPL the SCSI Disk 22.5. Adding DASD 22.6. Adding a Network Device Expand section "22.6. Adding a Network Device" Collapse section "22.6. Adding a Network Device" 22.6.1. Adding a qeth Device 22.6.2. Quick Reference for Adding Network Devices Expand section "22.6.2. Quick Reference for Adding Network Devices" Collapse section "22.6.2. Quick Reference for Adding Network Devices" 22.6.2.1. Working With the LCS Device Driver 22.6.2.2. Working With the QETH Device Driver 22.7. Kernel-Related Information IV. Common Tasks Expand section "IV. Common Tasks" Collapse section "IV. Common Tasks" 23. Updating Your System Expand section "23. Updating Your System" Collapse section "23. Updating Your System" 23.1. Driver update rpm packages 24. Upgrading Your Current System Expand section "24. Upgrading Your Current System" Collapse section "24. Upgrading Your Current System" 24.1. Determining Whether to Upgrade or Re-Install 24.2. Upgrading Your System 25. Register Your System and Apply Subscriptions Expand section "25. Register Your System and Apply Subscriptions" Collapse section "25. Register Your System and Apply Subscriptions" 25.1. Registering the System Expand section "25.1. Registering the System" Collapse section "25.1. Registering the System" 25.1.1. Registering at Firstboot 25.1.2. Registering After Firstboot 25.1.3. Unregistering the System 26. An Introduction to Disk Partitions Expand section "26. An Introduction to Disk Partitions" Collapse section "26. An Introduction to Disk Partitions" 26.1. Hard Disk Basic Concepts Expand section "26.1. Hard Disk Basic Concepts" Collapse section "26.1. Hard Disk Basic Concepts" 26.1.1. It is Not What You Write, it is How You Write It 26.1.2. Partitions: Turning One Drive Into Many 26.1.3. Partitions within Partitions — An Overview of Extended Partitions 26.1.4. Making Room For Red Hat Enterprise Linux Expand section "26.1.4. Making Room For Red Hat Enterprise Linux" Collapse section "26.1.4. Making Room For Red Hat Enterprise Linux" 26.1.4.1. Using Unpartitioned Free Space 26.1.4.2. Using Space from an Unused Partition 26.1.4.3. Using Free Space from an Active Partition Expand section "26.1.4.3. Using Free Space from an Active Partition" Collapse section "26.1.4.3. Using Free Space from an Active Partition" 26.1.4.3.1. Compress existing data 26.1.4.3.2. Resize the existing partition 26.1.4.3.3. Create new partition(s) 26.1.5. Partition Naming Scheme 26.1.6. Disk Partitions and Other Operating Systems 26.1.7. Disk Partitions and Mount Points 26.1.8. How Many Partitions? V. Basic System Recovery Expand section "V. Basic System Recovery" Collapse section "V. Basic System Recovery" 27. Basic System Recovery Expand section "27. Basic System Recovery" Collapse section "27. Basic System Recovery" 27.1. Common Problems Expand section "27.1. Common Problems" Collapse section "27.1. Common Problems" 27.1.1. Unable to Boot into Red Hat Enterprise Linux 27.1.2. Hardware/Software Problems 27.1.3. Root Password 27.2. Booting into Rescue Mode Expand section "27.2. Booting into Rescue Mode" Collapse section "27.2. Booting into Rescue Mode" 27.2.1. Reinstalling the Boot Loader 27.3. Booting into Single-User Mode 27.4. Booting into Emergency Mode 28. Rescue Mode on POWER Systems Expand section "28. Rescue Mode on POWER Systems" Collapse section "28. Rescue Mode on POWER Systems" 28.1. Special Considerations for Accessing the SCSI Utilities from Rescue Mode VI. Advanced Installation and Deployment Expand section "VI. Advanced Installation and Deployment" Collapse section "VI. Advanced Installation and Deployment" 29. Disk Encryption Guide Expand section "29. Disk Encryption Guide" Collapse section "29. Disk Encryption Guide" 29.1. What is block device encryption? 29.2. Encrypting block devices using dm-crypt/LUKS Expand section "29.2. Encrypting block devices using dm-crypt/LUKS " Collapse section "29.2. Encrypting block devices using dm-crypt/LUKS " 29.2.1. Overview of LUKS 29.2.2. How will I access the encrypted devices after installation? (System Startup) 29.2.3. Choosing a Good Passphrase 29.3. Creating Encrypted Block Devices in Anaconda Expand section "29.3. Creating Encrypted Block Devices in Anaconda " Collapse section "29.3. Creating Encrypted Block Devices in Anaconda " 29.3.1. What Kinds of Block Devices Can Be Encrypted? 29.4. Creating Encrypted Block Devices on the Installed System After Installation Expand section "29.4. Creating Encrypted Block Devices on the Installed System After Installation " Collapse section "29.4. Creating Encrypted Block Devices on the Installed System After Installation " 29.4.1. Create the block devices 29.4.2. Optional: Fill the device with random data 29.4.3. Format the device as a dm-crypt/LUKS encrypted device 29.4.4. Create a mapping to allow access to the device's decrypted contents 29.4.5. Create filesystems on the mapped device, or continue to build complex storage structures using the mapped device 29.4.6. Add the mapping information to /etc/crypttab 29.4.7. Add an entry to /etc/fstab 29.5. Common Post-Installation Tasks Expand section "29.5. Common Post-Installation Tasks " Collapse section "29.5. Common Post-Installation Tasks " 29.5.1. Set a randomly generated key as an additional way to access an encrypted block device Expand section "29.5.1. Set a randomly generated key as an additional way to access an encrypted block device" Collapse section "29.5.1. Set a randomly generated key as an additional way to access an encrypted block device" 29.5.1.1. Generate a key 29.5.1.2. Add the key to an available keyslot on the encrypted device 29.5.2. Add a new passphrase to an existing device 29.5.3. Remove a passphrase or key from a device 30. Installing Through VNC Expand section "30. Installing Through VNC" Collapse section "30. Installing Through VNC" 30.1. VNC Viewer 30.2. VNC Modes in Anaconda Expand section "30.2. VNC Modes in Anaconda" Collapse section "30.2. VNC Modes in Anaconda" 30.2.1. Direct Mode 30.2.2. Connect Mode 30.3. Installation Using VNC Expand section "30.3. Installation Using VNC" Collapse section "30.3. Installation Using VNC" 30.3.1. Installation Example 30.3.2. Kickstart Considerations 30.3.3. Firewall Considerations 30.4. References 31. Kickstart Installations Expand section "31. Kickstart Installations" Collapse section "31. Kickstart Installations" 31.1. What are Kickstart Installations? 31.2. How Do You Perform a Kickstart Installation? 31.3. Creating the Kickstart File 31.4. Kickstart Options Expand section "31.4. Kickstart Options" Collapse section "31.4. Kickstart Options" 31.4.1. Advanced Partitioning Example 31.5. Package Selection 31.6. Pre-installation Script Expand section "31.6. Pre-installation Script" Collapse section "31.6. Pre-installation Script" 31.6.1. Example 31.7. Post-installation Script Expand section "31.7. Post-installation Script" Collapse section "31.7. Post-installation Script" 31.7.1. Examples 31.8. Making the Kickstart File Available Expand section "31.8. Making the Kickstart File Available" Collapse section "31.8. Making the Kickstart File Available" 31.8.1. Creating Kickstart Boot Media 31.8.2. Making the Kickstart File Available on the Network 31.9. Making the Installation Tree Available 31.10. Starting a Kickstart Installation 32. Kickstart Configurator Expand section "32. Kickstart Configurator" Collapse section "32. Kickstart Configurator" 32.1. Basic Configuration 32.2. Installation Method 32.3. Boot Loader Options 32.4. Partition Information Expand section "32.4. Partition Information" Collapse section "32.4. Partition Information" 32.4.1. Creating Partitions Expand section "32.4.1. Creating Partitions" Collapse section "32.4.1. Creating Partitions" 32.4.1.1. Creating Software RAID Partitions 32.5. Network Configuration 32.6. Authentication 32.7. Firewall Configuration Expand section "32.7. Firewall Configuration" Collapse section "32.7. Firewall Configuration" 32.7.1. SELinux Configuration 32.8. Display Configuration Expand section "32.8. Display Configuration" Collapse section "32.8. Display Configuration" 32.8.1. General 32.8.2. Video Card 32.8.3. Monitor 32.9. Package Selection 32.10. Pre-Installation Script 32.11. Post-Installation Script Expand section "32.11. Post-Installation Script" Collapse section "32.11. Post-Installation Script" 32.11.1. Chroot Environment 32.11.2. Use an Interpreter 32.12. Saving the File 33. Boot Process, Init, and Shutdown Expand section "33. Boot Process, Init, and Shutdown" Collapse section "33. Boot Process, Init, and Shutdown" 33.1. The Boot Process 33.2. A Detailed Look at the Boot Process Expand section "33.2. A Detailed Look at the Boot Process" Collapse section "33.2. A Detailed Look at the Boot Process" 33.2.1. The BIOS 33.2.2. The Boot Loader Expand section "33.2.2. The Boot Loader" Collapse section "33.2.2. The Boot Loader" 33.2.2.1. Boot Loaders for Other Architectures 33.2.3. The Kernel 33.2.4. The /sbin/init Program 33.3. Running Additional Programs at Boot Time 33.4. SysV Init Runlevels Expand section "33.4. SysV Init Runlevels" Collapse section "33.4. SysV Init Runlevels" 33.4.1. Runlevels 33.4.2. Runlevel Utilities 33.5. Shutting Down 34. PXE Network Installations Expand section "34. PXE Network Installations" Collapse section "34. PXE Network Installations" 34.1. Setting up the Network Server 34.2. PXE Boot Configuration Expand section "34.2. PXE Boot Configuration" Collapse section "34.2. PXE Boot Configuration" 34.2.1. Command Line Configuration 34.3. Adding PXE Hosts Expand section "34.3. Adding PXE Hosts" Collapse section "34.3. Adding PXE Hosts" 34.3.1. Command Line Configuration 34.4. TFTPD Expand section "34.4. TFTPD" Collapse section "34.4. TFTPD" 34.4.1. Starting the tftp Server 34.5. Configuring the DHCP Server 34.6. Adding a Custom Boot Message 34.7. Performing the PXE Installation A. Revision History Index Legal Notice Settings Close Language: 简体中文 한국어 日本語 繁體中文 Русский Português Italian Français Español Deutsch English Language: 简体中文 한국어 日本語 繁體中文 Русский Português Italian Français Español Deutsch English Format: Multi-page Single-page PDF Format: Multi-page Single-page PDF Language and Page Formatting Options Language: 简体中文 한국어 日本語 繁體中文 Русский Português Italian Français Español Deutsch English Language: 简体中文 한국어 日本語 繁體中文 Русский Português Italian Français Español Deutsch English Format: Multi-page Single-page PDF Format: Multi-page Single-page PDF Red Hat Training A Red Hat training course is available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 34.6. Adding a Custom Boot Message Optionally, modify /tftpboot/linux-install/msgs/boot.msg to use a custom boot message. Previous Next