Chapter 3. Getting started

Procedure

1. With the boot menu open, press the Esc key on your keyboard.
2. The boot: prompt is now accessible.
3. Press the Tab key on your keyboard to display the help commands.
4. Press the Enter key on your keyboard to start the installation with your options. To return from the boot: prompt to the boot menu, restart the system and boot from the installation media again.

Procedure

1. From the boot menu, select an option and press the Tab key on your keyboard. The > prompt is accessible and displays the available options.
2. Append the options that you require to the > prompt.
3. Press Enter to start the installation.
4. Press Esc to cancel editing and return to the boot menu.

Procedure

1. From the boot menu window, select the required option and press e.
2. On UEFI systems, the kernel command line starts with linuxefi. Move the cursor to the end of the linuxefi kernel command line.
3. Edit the parameters as required. For example, to configure one or more network interfaces, add the ip= parameter at the end of the linuxefi kernel command line, followed by the required value.
4. When you finish editing, press Ctrl+X to start the installation using the specified options.

Procedure

1. Power off the system to which you are installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
2. Disconnect any drives from the system.
3. Power on the system.
4. Insert the bootable installation media (USB, DVD, or CD).
5. Power off the system but do not remove the boot media.

6. Power on the system.

   Note

   You might need to press a specific key or combination of keys to boot from the media or configure the Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) of your system to boot from the media. For more information, see the documentation that came with your system.

7. The Red Hat Enterprise Linux boot window opens and displays information about a variety of available boot options.

8. Use the arrow keys on your keyboard to select the boot option that you require, and press Enter to select the boot option. The Welcome to Red Hat Enterprise Linux window opens and you can install Red Hat Enterprise Linux using the graphical user interface.

   Note

   The installation program automatically begins if no action is performed in the boot window within 60 seconds.

9. Optionally, edit the available boot options:

   1. UEFI-based systems: Press E to enter edit mode. Change the predefined command line to add or remove boot options. Press Enter to confirm your choice.
   2. BIOS-based systems: Press the Tab key on your keyboard to enter edit mode. Change the predefined command line to add or remove boot options. Press Enter to confirm your choice.

Procedure

1. Verify that the network cable is attached. The link indicator light on the network socket should be lit, even if the computer is not switched on.

2. Switch on the system.

   Depending on your hardware, some network setup and diagnostic information can be displayed before your system connects to a PXE server. When connected, a menu is displayed according to the PXE server configuration.

3. Press the number key that corresponds to the option that you require.

   Note

   In some instances, boot options are not displayed. If this occurs, press the Enter key on your keyboard or wait until the boot window opens.

   The Red Hat Enterprise Linux boot window opens and displays information about a variety of available boot options.

4. Use the arrow keys on your keyboard to select the boot option that you require, and press Enter to select the boot option. The Welcome to Red Hat Enterprise Linux window opens and you can install Red Hat Enterprise Linux using the graphical user interface.

   Note

   The installation program automatically begins if no action is performed in the boot window within 60 seconds.

5. Optionally, edit the available boot options:

   1. UEFI-based systems: Press E to enter edit mode. Change the predefined command line to add or remove boot options. Press Enter to confirm your choice.
   2. BIOS-based systems: Press the Tab key on your keyboard to enter edit mode. Change the predefined command line to add or remove boot options. Press Enter to confirm your choice.

Procedure

1. From the boot menu, select Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, and press Enter on your keyboard.
2. In the Welcome to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 window, select your language and location, and click Continue. The Installation Summary window opens and displays the default values for each setting.
3. Select System > Installation Destination, and in the Local Standard Disks pane, select the target disk and then click Done. The default settings are selected for the storage configuration. For more information about customizing the storage settings, see Configuring software settings, Storage devices, Manual partitioning.
4. Select System > Network & Host Name. The Network and Hostname window opens.
5. In the Network and Hostname window, toggle the Ethernet switch to ON, and then click Done. The installer connects to an available network and configures the devices available on the network. If required, from the list of networks available, you can choose a desired network and configure the devices that are available on that network. For more information about configuring a network or network devices, see Network hostname.
6. Select Software > Connect to Red Hat. The Connect to Red Hat window opens.

7. In the Connect to Red Hat window, perform the following steps:

   1. Select the Authentication method, and provide the details based on the method you select.

      For Account authentication method: Enter your Red Hat Customer Portal username and password details.

      For Activation Key authentication method: Enter your organization ID and activation key. You can enter more than one activation key, separated by a comma, as long as the activation keys are registered to your subscription.

   2. Select the Set System Purpose check box, and then select the required Role, SLA, and Usage from the corresponding drop-down lists.

      With System Purpose you can record the intended use of a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 system, and ensure that the entitlement server auto-attaches the most appropriate subscription to your system.

   3. The Connect to Red Hat Insights check box is enabled by default. Clear the check box if you do not want to connect to Red Hat Insights.

      Red Hat Insights is a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) offering that provides continuous, in-depth analysis of registered Red Hat-based systems to proactively identify threats to security, performance and stability across physical, virtual and cloud environments, and container deployments.

   4. Optionally, expand Options, and select the network communication type.

      • Select the Use HTTP proxy check box if your network environment allows external Internet access only or accesses the content servers through an HTTP proxy.

1. Click Register. When the system is successfully registered and subscriptions are attached, the Connect to Red Hat window displays the attached subscription details.

   Depending on the amount of subscriptions, the registration and attachment process might take up to a minute to complete.

2. Click Done.

   A Registered message is displayed under Connect to Red Hat.

   1. Select User Settings > Root Password. The Root Password window opens.

   2. In the Root Password window, type the password that you want to set for the root account, and then click Done. A root password is required to finish the installation process and to log in to the system administrator user account.

      For more details about the requirements and recommendations for creating a password, see Configuring a root password.

   3. Optional: Select User Settings > User Creation to create a user account for the installation process to complete. In place of the root account, you can use this user account to perform any system administrative tasks.
   4. In the Create User window, perform the following, and then click Done.
3. Type a name and user name for the account that you want to create.

4. Select the Make this user administrator and the Require a password to use this account check boxes. The installation program adds the user to the wheel group, and creates a password protected user account with default settings. It is recommended to create a password protected administrative user account.

   For more information about editing the default settings for a user account, see Creating a user account.

   1. Click Begin Installation to start the installation, and wait for the installation to complete. It might take a few minutes.
   2. When the installation process is complete, click Reboot to restart the system.

   3. Remove any installation media if it is not ejected automatically upon reboot.

      Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 starts after your system’s normal power-up sequence is complete. If your system was installed on a workstation with the X Window System, applications to configure your system are launched. These applications guide you through initial configuration and you can set your system time and date, register your system with Red Hat, and more. If the X Window System is not installed, a login: prompt is displayed.

      Note

      If you have installed a Red Hat Enterprise Linux Beta release, on systems having UEFI Secure Boot enabled, then add the Beta public key to the system’s Machine Owner Key (MOK) list.

   4. From the Initial Setup window, accept the licensing agreement and register your system.

Procedure

1. From the Installation Summary window, select Connect to Red Hat.

2. The window opens and displays a registration summary:

   Method

   The registered account name or activation keys are displayed.

   System Purpose

   If set, the role, SLA, and usage details are displayed.

   Insights

   If enabled, the Insights details are displayed.

   Number of subscriptions

   The number of subscriptions attached are displayed. Note: In the simple content access mode, no subscription being listed is a valid behavior.

3. Verify that the registration summary matches the details that were entered.

Procedure

1. From the Installation Summary window, select Connect to Red Hat.

2. The Connect to Red Hat window opens and displays a registration summary:

   Method

   The registered account name or activation keys used are displayed.

   System Purpose

   If set, the role, SLA, and usage details are displayed.

   Insights

   If enabled, the Insights details are displayed.

   Number of subscriptions

   The number of subscriptions attached are displayed. Note: In the simple content access mode, no subscription being listed is a valid behavior.

3. Click Unregister to remove the registration from the CDN. The original registration details are displayed with a Not registered message displayed in the lower-middle part of the window.
4. Click Done to return to the Installation Summary window.
5. Connect to Red Hat displays a Not registered message, and Software Selection displays a Red Hat CDN requires registration message.