System information

At the Review and modify the partitioning layout screen, you can create a separate vol-
ume for /var. Selecting Yes will bring up the Partitioning tool. To partition the drive
accurately, you need to know what the hard drive size is; this may not jibe with what
is stamped on the outside of the drive because you have to tell the tool how to chop up
the drive. A limitation of the tool is that there is no option to say “use all available
space”; that is, you can’t simply could use 500 MB on the / partition and then say “use
the rest for /var”. The workaround is to make a note of the size it has selected for /
currently, as that is the full space, subtract 500 MB from that, and make that the size
for the / partition. The subtracted amount will then be reserved for /var.
A message will appear asking if you’d like to configure the eth0 network interface on
your system. Select Yes. Be sure the Activate on boot and Enable IPv4 support options
are enabled, then select OK
.
If your network provides automatic IP provisioning via DHCP, you can just select
OK
. Otherwise, select Manual address configuration, enter the appropriate informa-
tion, and then select OK .
Next, you’ll be asked to provide a hostname. You can either allow the DHCP server to
provide one for you (if your network assigns hostnames automatically) or enter one
manually, then select OK
.
You will be presented with a list of time zones. Highlight your local time zone and select
OK
.
At this point, you will be asked for a root password. Enter a secure password and type
it again to confirm. After entering your secure password, select OK .
Next up will be the package selection. Several packages that you don’t need to install
(and that require additional ISO files you probably haven’t downloaded) are selected
by default. Deselect all options in the list using the space bar, then select the Customize
software selection option. Once you’ve done that, select OK .
You will then be presented with the Package Group Selection screen. Scroll through the
whole list, deselecting each item. If any packages are selected, you’ll be prompted for
additional CDs that you have not downloaded. We’ll be installing additional packages
with the yum application after the operating system is installed. Once you’ve deselected
all packages, select OK
.
A dependency check will then be performed and a confirmation that installation is
ready to begin will be presented. Select OK to start the installation. The filesystem will
then be formatted, the installation image transferred to the hard drive, and installation
of the system packages performed. Upon installation, you will be asked to reboot.
Remove any media in the drives and select the Reboot button.
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