RedHat Linux 7.1:
NFS Server Install
The following
procedures are for RedHat Linux 7.1.
Hardware specifications are for the Dell GX400 computers obtained through
ITC's Desktop Computing Initiative (DCI) program.
Creating the network
boot diskette
Note: This
can be done on any Windows machine - these steps do not need to be performed
on the machine on which you are installing linux.
- Open
an FTP client (for example, ws-ftp95le).
- At
the open screen fill in the following information:
- Profile
Name: FTP Virginia
- Host
Name Address: ftp.virginia.edu
- Host
Type: Automatic detect
- User
ID: anonymous
- Password:
your email address
- Then
click the OK button to connect.
- On
the right hand side of the screen (remote system) go to the folder
pub/linux/redhat-7.1/i386/dosutils (double click to advance down
a folder).
-
Click on the file rawrite.exe and transfer it to the left (local
system) by clicking on the arrow in the middle of the window.
- Double-click
the green up arrow at the top of the remote system side to go up
a directory.
- Double-click
the images folder.
-
Select the bootnet.img file and transfer it to the left (local system)
by clicking on the left arrow in the middle of the window. (You
should be in the C:\temp directory because you want both files in
the same location.)
- Close
your FTP program.
- Back
in Windows, go to a DOS prompt (Start -> Programs -> MS-DOS Prompt)
- When
the DOS window opens, you will be at the C:\ Windows prompt. Move to
your download directory. In the example above you would use the commands
cd ..
cd c:\temp
- At the
C:\temp prompt type:
rawrite
- When
prompted to enter the disk image source file name enter:
bootnet.img
- Next
you are prompted to enter target diskette drive - this is typically
"a".
- When
prompted, insert a formatted diskette into this target diskette drive,
and type ENTER
- Now you
are finished creating the network boot diskette. To close the DOS prompt
window, enter
exit
Booting up the machine to the network for install:
- Place
boot disk in machine and power it on.
- At the
Welcome to Red Hat Linux 7.1 ! Screen
To
install or upgrade Red Hat Linux in graphical mode press the <ENTER>
key.
You
will get loading.... messages be patient.
- Choose
a language (English) - click OK
- Keyboard
Type (US) - click OK
- Installation
Method (NFS image) - click OK
- Configure
TCP/IP - Hit the spacebar to select - Use dynamic IP configuration (BOOTP/DHCP)
- then TAB - then click OK
- NFS Setup:
- NFS
server name: linuxload.itc.virginia.edu
- Red
Hat directory: /export/redhat-7.1/i386
- Then
TAB - and click OK
** At this point it will probe to run X, then you are taken into a
GUI interface.
- Mouse
Configuration: choose IntelliMouse (PS/2) - click Next
- At the
Welcome to Red Hat Linux screen -
click Next
- Installation
Type
(Workstation), or select what you would like, then TAB then click on
OK.
- Disk
Druid is used to configure partitions for your hard drive - the following
is a sample configuration Calculate yours before going on
- Boot
- Mount
point: /boot
- Size
(megs): 50
- Type:
Linux Native
- Root
- Mount
point: /
- Size
(megs): 300 *(minimum of 250 MB)
- Type:
Linux Native
- Swap
- Mount
point: No mount point here
- Size
(megs): 500
- Type:
Linux Swap
- Usr
- Mount
point: /usr
- Size
(megs): 2500
- Type:
Linux Native
- Home
- Mount
point: /home
- Size
(megs): 2500 ( check Use remainding space?)
- Type:
Linux Native
- Var
- Mount
point: /var
- Size
(megs): 2500
- Filesystems
type: Linux Native
- Tmp
- Mount
point: /tmp
- Size
(megs): 1000
- Type:
Linux Native
- Calculate
and allocate the amount of disk space you want - click Next
- Choose
Partitions to Format: either click Next (partition all) or select the
partitions indvidually
- Network
Configuration: select Configure using DHCP and Activate on boot - then
click Next
- Firewall
Configuration: select No Firewall - then click Next
- Language
Support Selection: English (USA) - then click Next
- Time
Zone Selection: Location Tab: View North America
- Select
America/New York Eastern Time click Next.
- Root
Password: Enter a root password and confirm it - then click Next.
- Add User:
in addition to root ...
- Selecting
Package Groups: (default is GNOME) select yours and click Next
- X Configuration
- Video
Card selection: (NVIDA GE Force 2 GTS (generic))
- Video
Card RAM: (32 MB)
- Monitor
Configuration: (Dell P780)
- Customize
Graphics Configuration
- There
are 3 categories from which to select Color Depth settings:
256 colors 8 Bit, High Color 16 Bit and True Color 24 Bit (suggested)
- Screen
Resolution: 1024x768 (suggested - any other choice: test for sync
problems)
-
Type of login : choose one (Graphical, Text)
- At the
About to Install screen - click Next
to start installation
- Redhat
7.1 OS and packages are installed - this could take up to 30 minutes.
- Bootdisk
Creation: It is STRONGLY suggested that you make a boot disk. When completed
click Next
- Remove
any floppy disks
- Click
Exit and the computer will reboot
When the
machine comes back up log in as root or as one of the users you added.
Make your
system more secure. At a minimum, make our recommended post-install
configuration changes. Failure to sufficiently secure your linux computer
may result in your being cut off the network.
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