Users Guide
Contents
1 Overview........................................................................................................................................................4
System conguration requirements................................................................................................................................. 4
Operating system architecture................................................................................................................................... 4
Memory......................................................................................................................................................................... 4
Bootable disk size.........................................................................................................................................................4
Reviewing preconguration options.................................................................................................................................5
Dell EMC preinstalled operating system packages.................................................................................................. 5
Languages.....................................................................................................................................................................5
Storage partitions.........................................................................................................................................................5
2 Creating the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.x installer media.............................................................................. 7
3 Installing or reinstalling Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.x..................................................................................... 8
Important information before installing............................................................................................................................8
Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.x with Lifecycle Controller..................................................................................8
Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.x on systems with a Dell EMC Utility Partition................................................9
Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.x on devices that support multipathing............................................................9
Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.x on iSCSI storage............................................................................................. 10
Installing by using the Software iSCSI initiator....................................................................................................... 10
Installing using the hardware iSCSI initiator............................................................................................................ 10
Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.x on FCoE-enabled storage..............................................................................10
Add-on device drivers....................................................................................................................................................... 11
Updating your system packages using the Red Hat Network.....................................................................................11
Important information....................................................................................................................................................... 11
biosdevname utility......................................................................................................................................................11
Trusted Platform Module 2.0 support on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3.............................................................. 12
4 Issues or limitations before installation......................................................................................................... 13
Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 by using the iDRAC Virtual Media does not resume if the iDRAC
network is set to the shared LOM mode.......................................................................................................................13
Unable to shut down Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 when you select Graceful shutdown option or when you
press power button on system........................................................................................................................................13
Kernel panic occurs when OMSA services are started on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7...........................................14
Unable to install Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 in the UEFI mode..................................................................................15
5 Getting help................................................................................................................................................. 16
Contacting Dell EMC........................................................................................................................................................16
Related documentation for Linux....................................................................................................................................16
Linux videos on Dell EMC PowerEdge servers ......................................................................................................16
Documentation resources................................................................................................................................................ 17
Download drivers and rmware...................................................................................................................................... 19
Documentation feedback.................................................................................................................................................19
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