Quick Start Manual

Installing and Configuring 15
Installing and Configuring
the Operating System
CAUTION: To ensure that the operating system is installed correctly,
disconnect all the external storage devices from the system before you install
the operating system.
This section describes the installation of the Red Hat
®
and Oracle
®
Enterprise Linux AS operating system and the configuration of the
operating system for Oracle Database deployment.
Before You Begin
Download the ISO image for Red Hat Enterprise Linux or Oracle Enterprise
Linux from the Red Hat Network (RHN) or Unbreakable Linux Network
(ULN), depending upon your operating system. For more information on
installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux, see redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/.
The Oracle Enterprise Linux ISO images can be downloaded from the
following website: edelivery.oracle.com/linux.
NOTE: Oracle recommends to choose a default list of RPMs during the operating
system installation as described in metalink Note 376183.1, Defining a "default
RPMs" installation of the RHEL OS.
NOTE: If Dell PERC H200 Integrated storage card is used, driver update disk needs
to be provided during OS installation. For more information on using the driver
update disk during installation, refer the driver readme file. The driver update disk
can be downloaded from www.support.dell.com.