Setup guide

Install Linux
To prepare your system and perform a fresh install of Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
1 If reinstalling Linux on an existing system, back up all user settings, project settings, and media from
the system disk to other media. The Linux installation formats the system disk, resulting in total data
loss. In addition, back up the following directories:
■ /usr/discreet (for software setup and configuration files).
■ /etc (for Linux configuration files, networking, etc).
■ /usr/local/flexlm/licenses (for the license file).
2 Ensure your system is in the following state:
■ Power off all storage enclosures connected to the system. If left on, the Red Hat installer may
reformat them as part of the installation process, resulting in loss of data on the device. Turn off
the RAID controllers first, then the expansion enclosures.
■ Mouse, keyboard and graphics monitor are connected, and the graphics monitor is powered on.
■ Other peripherals, such as the tablet and video breakout box are connected and powered on.
■ If you are using a KVM switch, it is switched to the system on which you want to install Linux.
■ The storage array is powered off.
■ The DVI-Ramp (if any) is connected and powered on.
3 Insert the DVD of the custom Autodesk distribution of Red Hat Enterprise Linux in the DVD-ROM
drive, and power off the system. If your system is equipped with internal media storage, after turning
the system off, open the side panel and disconnect the main connector for the internal storage drives.
Do not disconnect the system drive.
4 Check the BIOS settings
1 Reboot the system.
2 On startup press F10 to check the BIOS settings. If the keyboard is connected to the system through
a KVM switch, you may have to press F10 repeatedly or continuously.
3 Ensure the BIOS settings are correct, save them if necessary, and reboot the system.
4 If the system does not boot from the Linux installation disc, review the primary boot device
setting in the BIOS.
5 When the Red Hat installation screen appears:
1 For Red Hat 5, press F8 to display the Autodesk Red Hat Linux installation menu. At the boot
prompt in the installation menu, enter the command ifffsbc (do not use the default options)
to launch the installation. The system may spend several minutes loading drivers. The installer
guides you through the rest of the process.
2 For Red Hat 6, select Flame Premium from the menu.
6 If prompted, initialize the system disk. The test of the installation is automatic.
7 When the installation has completed, eject the disc and reboot the system. After the system reboots,
you may be prompted by the Kudzu hardware setup utility to set up new hardware detected for your
system. You can ignore these prompts and allow the utility's count-down to expire since the hardware
for the system is unchanged.
8 Boot into your new Linux installation and change the root password: Login as root, with the default
password password. In a terminal use the passwd command to change the password.
9 By default the time zone is set to EST. To change it, login to the desktop as root, right click on the
clock, and select Timezones.
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