Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Release Candidate Installation
In this demo, Mark Flitter provides an early look into the new RHEL 7 installer, including network configuration, setting package locations, and partitioning install disks.
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Great video,
RHEL7 is going to be perfect and easier to install.
looking forward to RHEL 7
When will it be released ??
Regards Toine
Hi! Red Hat does not pre-announce release dates. Stay tuned!
Hi! Red Hat does not pre-announce release dates. Stay tuned!
Great Video :) Thank you.
Nice video, clear consice and very clean. I link the look of the new anaconda, clean simple and easy. Has there been any changes for kickstart in RHEL 7?
Seems confusing to not have a back button on step two of a multi-step sequence -- I can understand sticking with just the done button on flows that are only one screen deep though. Perhaps I just didn't spot the back button?
Nice video. I hope that keyboard navigation is available on all Anaconda screens in Red Hat 7, since I often do my installs through remote console devices with poor mouse synchronization. I'm happy about the xfs filesystem being the default now -- I've been a fan of xfs for 12 years or so.
Stupid question, but here goes.
Is there still a option for a text install ? How easy it is to install via GUI without a mouse ?
Yes, the RHEL 7 installer can run in text mode. After you boot the installation medium, highlight one of the two different installation options and press the Tab key. At the end of the boot prompt that appears, type text and press Enter. The installation process will run on the local screen in text mode.
I too, would like to know if a text install is possible.
Nice Video !
I would like to see video demonstration on step-by-step network installation.
Thank you,
Noted, William. We'll add that one to the list - thanks for the suggestion!
Currently You do not have way how to migrate RHEL 6 servers to 7, existing procedure crash any stable installation, actually Your RC is so buggy that if someone choose something else but not default settings from the Installation menus (like shown on the Demo) it fails for no time.
Might be best to raise this as a separate discussion at https://access.redhat.com/site/discussions/, but as you probably know, upgrades from RHEL 6 to 7 are indeed planned to be supported depending on the use case:
https://access.redhat.com/site/solutions/637583
https://access.redhat.com/site/solutions/799813
Thank You for the links to the Articles explaining currently supported architectures and upgrade procedures for RHEL 7 Andrius.
There is an installation guide at:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Beta Installation Guide
Enjoy.
Huarong Lu, thank You for the important document explaining RHEL 7 Beta installation/upgrade.
Can you transfer RHEL 6 licence to 7?
Great video Mark! The new Anaconda looks great. I am going to show this video to my team mates (most of them are hard core Windows guys) during one of our team lunch sessions. This new installer will be alot less intimidating for them.
I have played with the RHEL7 Beta and looking forward to release day!
Thank you Lynn!
I'm working on a second video that will cover more detail on disk options.
Please let us know if there is anything you'd like to see demonstrated.
Best Regards,
Mark
The new installer looks great! However it seems like a major UI fail to re-use the Done button to perform different functions. In the first instance it takes you back to the main screen, and later it progresses to the next screen. I had this thought as i was watching this video and a co-worker piped up that it was confusing to him when installing the RC.
Hi Ram,
it took me a little while to get used to the idea too. It helped me to think of the Done button as "finished with this screen" rather than "return to previous screen".
I think this was one of the reasons it was relocated to the top left of the screen.
Best Regards,
Mark
Agreed, Ram. There should be a second button for progressing in a tree.
did the installation process as described in the tutorial is same for laptop or pc's???
Hi Tallal,
I might suggest asking this question in the Discussions area for a wider audience:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Discussions
Hi Tallal,
yes the procedure is the same, although I would make some changes in choice of installation groups.
I'd really like to avoid getting into another flamewar about desktop choices, that said however, please let me know if you would like to see something further about setting up RHEL 7 on a Laptop.
Best regards,
Mark
Very nice video, clear consice and clean. Looking forward for more video's from Mark.
Stupid GUI partitioning tool. Totally... dumb down. How do i create cumtom layout for server incl. tagging partitions as PV, assign them to cutom VG and create custom LVs ???
Two possibilities come to mind. You could do the install from a kickstart file, which should allow you to do that sort of storage configuration. The other possibility is to open a shell during installation (Ctrl-Alt-F2 should take you there) and use command line tools to configure your storage. (Maybe someone else can answer if the installation GUI will let you just keep the partitioning you've done from the command line without much hassle.)
Hi Karel,
I've created separate Volume Groups (one for home and one for root) and created an installation that works.
The process is to select the Volume Group drop down box (to the left of the modify button) when VG's are visible, then select create new VG.
I agree it is not as intuitive as expected.
I will work on a second video to address this and update you.
best regards,
Mark
Hi Karel,
as discussed in your other thread, I've uploaded a screencast that shows me running through the steps to create a second VG for /home using multiple disks and adding FS Labels.
I'm awaiting feedback from other teams, but if we were able to specify LVM Object tags in RHEL 6, I will file a regression, if not an RFE.
There is no voiceover on the video, as it was a first run. I'll let you know when it is up (I'm looking to expand the disks in use with some iscsi as well)
best regards,
Mark
Hi
I just purchased the RHEL 7 for DT version. I would like to do an ISO installation via a disk ISO, however, the installation source does not show a 'get ISO' button like what is displayed in the walk through video.
My second question is: I am trying install the software on my LT and I am not connected to any network.
How do I get through the install if I am not hard wired to an Ethernet connection?
Hello Timothy,
The simplest way would be to create boot media from the full installation ISO image (the Binary DVD). You can do this by either burning the ISO to a DVD, or creating a bootable USB drive from it. This is described in the Making Media chapter in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Installation Guide.
Alternatively, if need to use a separate ISO image, you can create minimal boot media (the Boot ISO) using the same method, and use the full installation ISO on a hard drive to install packages from. Again, this is described in the Installation Guide:
When using a hard drive as the installation source, make sure that it is connected to the system before you boot.
Also make sure that the ISO image is in a file system that the installer can read. The list of these file systems is in 2.3.2 Installation Source on a Hard Drive, linked above.
To address your second question: If you have local boot media (a CD, DVD or a USB drive) and a local installation source, you do not need a network connection to complete the installation. However, without a network, you won't be able to register your system and receive software updates.
Short and informative video .. thanks
this more became easier!! thank you redhat
What about letting the Administrator do his/her own "minimal install"? Where is the custom package selection process? Make it easier, but don't dumb it down.
I fully agree with Tom Kolbe. The ability to build a complete, customized package list during initial install needs to be readded. Having to select a default set of packages, wait until install is complete, and then go back and add/remove packages to get the desired install is counterproductive. It actually makes things take longer, because now you are having to do this a second time. Please add a full custom install option back so that we, as administrators, can build what is need from the start. At least give the individual installing the software the option.
Very nice video. I have installed Red Hat 7 a bunch of times, but it was nice to see an walkthrough with someone who had confidence and knew what they were doing. I did my original installs with hung and peck, and a lot of guessing...
Nice. Thanks for the video showing the new and improved installation of RHEL! Brenda
Hi,
The given installation source URL is not working for me. I was trying with USB., Couldn't find correct URL.
Thanks
Hi Lalitha, this video is a bit old, so apologies for the trouble with installation. All the RHEL packages you need can be found here: https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/69/ver=/rhel---7/7.2/x86_64/product-software
Thanks for watching our video!
Not everyone has a network installation available. It would be great to see an installation from iso disk.
I do agree with you!
right on! good info..