System information

Chapter 3. Installation of Red Hat Linux 7.3 and IBM Director Agent 45
6. Click Save.
To use PXE for the installation, press F12 at the BIOS startup window when the different
function keys are shown.
Now we will reboot the blade server so that the installation process can begin.
1. Log back in to the Web interface of the BladeCenter management module if you have
logged out.
2. Click Blade Tasks -> Power/Restart.
3. Select the checkbox on the line of the blade server where you will perform the installation.
4. Click Restart Blade.
5. Press the KVM Select button on the front of the blade server to follow the installation
process.
We will now begin the actual installation process.
1. Follow the boot sequence of the blade server until you see the message Press F8 to view
menu ....
2. Select the line Remote Install Linux and press Enter.
3. When you see the line Press any key to enter kernel parameters... press the Enter
key twice. This will boot the kernel with the default parameters.
4. You should see some messages indicating that the kernel and the initrd are being
downloaded and then the Linux kernel will boot.
5. Choose English.
6. Choose us.
7. Choose NFS image.
8. Choose the interface you want to use. In our case eth1 was connected to switch 1.
9. Accept the default Use dynamic IP configuration (BOOTP/DHCP) and choose or type in
the IP address, netmask, default gateway, and primary name server.
Note: Do not switch the KVM from the blade server until the installation has proceeded
to install the packages after the About to Install window appears, otherwise the mouse
will lose functionality.