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Next make sure that the /publicly/available/directory directory is shared via FTP or HTTP,

and verify client access. You can check to see whether the directory is accessible from the server

itself, and then from another machine on the same subnet that you will be installing to.

2.5.2. Preparing for an NFS inst all

For NFS installation it is not necessary to mount the iso image. It is sufficient to make the iso image

itself available via NFS. You can do this by moving the iso image or images to the NFS exported

directory:

For DVD:

mv /location/of/disk/space/RHEL5.iso /publicly/available/directory/

For CDROMs:

mv /location/of/disk/space/disk*.iso /publicly/available/directory/

Ensure that the /publicly/available/directory directory is exported via NFS via an entry in

/etc/exports.

To export to a specific system:

/publicly/available/directory client.ip.address

To export to all systems use an entry such as:

/publicly/available/directory *

Start the NFS daemon (on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux system, use /sbin/service nfs start). If

NFS is already running, reload the configuration file (on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux system use

/sbin/service nfs reload).

Be sure to test the NFS share following the directions in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Deployment

Guide.

2.6. Preparing for a Hard Drive Inst allat ion

Note

Hard drive installations only work from ext2, ext3, or FAT file systems. If you have a file system

other than those listed here, such as reiserfs, you will not be able to perform a hard drive

installation.

Hard drive installations require the use of the ISO (or DVD/CD -ROM) images. An ISO image is a file

containing an exact copy of a DVD /CD -ROM image. After placing the required ISO images (the

binary Red Hat Enterprise Linux DVD/CD -ROMs) in a directory, choose to install from the hard drive.

You can then point the installation program at that directory to perform the installation.

Ensure that you have boot media available on CD , DVD, or a USB storage device such as a flash

drive.

To prepare your system for a hard drive installation, you must set the system up in one of the

following ways:

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