Owners Manual

NOTE: The Dell EMC Systems Management Tools and Documentation media simplies operating system installation and contains
the latest drivers at the time you purchased your system. The media automatically installs drivers and any Dell EMC‑specic
updates not included with the Red Hat media. Save your Dell EMC Systems Management Tools and Documentation media in
case you need to reinstall the Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system.
Installing using the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 installation
media
To perform a custom installation using the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 installation media:
1 Insert the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 installation media into your optical drive and boot the system.
2 Ensure that the optical drive is the rst boot device:
• If your system has a conventional BIOS, press F2 during boot to enter the BIOS and set the optical drive as the rst boot device.
• If your system supports UEFI, press F11 during boot to initiate the UEFI boot manager and set the boot mode to Boot from CD
option.
For more information on UEFI based installation, see Installing In The UEFI Mode.
The system boots through the Dell EMC Systems Build and Update Utility media and a welcome page is displayed.
3 Choose Install from the Boot menu.
The installer loads Red Hat Enterprise Linux Anaconda.
4 Follow the instructions on your screen and complete the installation.
Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 with Dell EMC Unied
Server Congurator
CAUTION
: Back up all the data from the system before installing or upgrading the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 operating system.
Dell EMC USC provides an OS Deployment wizard that assists you with the installation of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
NOTE
: Dell EMC USC may not provide the latest drivers that are required to complete the installation of the operating system.
Download the drivers from Dell EMC https://downloads.dell.com, or use the Dell EMC Systems Management Tools and
Documentation media.
NOTE: Dell EMC Unied Server Congurator-Lifecycle Controller Enabled (USC-LCE) comes with embedded drivers that are
factory that is installed. It is recommended that you run the Platform Update wizard to ensure that you have the latest drivers
before you begin installing the operating system. For more information, see the Dell EMC Lifecycle Controller User's Guide
available at www.dell.com/idracmanuals.
To begin installation using the OS Deployment wizard:
1 Boot the system and press F10 within seconds of the Dell EMC logo being displayed.
2 In the left pane, click OS Deployment.
3 In the right pane, click Deploy OS.
NOTE
: If your system has a RAID controller, you must congure RAID before you continue with the installation of
drivers. For more information, see the Dell EMC Lifecycle Controller User's Guide available at www.dell.com/
idracmanuals.
4 From the list of operating systems, select Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 x86_64 bit.
Dell EMC USC or USC-LCE extracts the driver update disk to an internal USB drive labeled OEMDRV.
After the drivers are extracted, Dell EMC USC or USC-LCE prompts you to insert the operating system installation media.
Installation instructions and important information
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