Sun Microsystems Sun Fire V40z - Manual (Page 11)

Chapter 2 Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Software 5
6. Make the following selections when prompted:
a. Select the appropriate language.
b. Select your keyboard type.
c. Select No-mouse if you don’t have a mouse connected, or verify that the mouse
you have attached has been properly detected.
7. When prompted for disk partitioning, select Autopartition.
A dialog box appears, prompting you to choose whether you want to keep the
existing partitions.
8. Select one of the following options in the Autopartition dialog box:
■
Keep all partitions and use existing free space: Select this option if you have installed
other operating systems (OSs) and would like to keep them available.
■ Remove all partitions on this server: Select this option if you want to use the entire
disk and remove any operating systems that might be installed.
9. If you chose Remove all partitions on this server, a warning about data being
removed from the drives is displayed. Select Yes.
10. On the Partitioning screen, tab to OK and press Enter.
The first boot loader configuration screen is displayed.
11. In the Language Support screen, select any other additional languages you need to
install.
12. In the Root Password screen, enter the superuser password of your choice.
Note – If you forget the password, you might have to reinstall the OS.
You will be prompted to choose whether or not to customize the package selection.
13. In the Workstation Defaults screen, check the box to Customize software
selection, then select OK.
14. In the Package Group Selection setup screen, select the appropriate packages for
your environment.
Use the arrow keys to move the cursor, then press the Spacebar to check selections.
15. Read the dialog box about the installation log, then select OK.
This installation of the RPMs will take about 10 minutes, depending on what you
selected for installation. When you are prompted to switch a CD, the installer
automatically ejects the CD.