Many enterprise systems, such as IBM Power Systems and 64-bit IBM Z, operate in remote data centers. These headless systems run without a display, keyboard, or mouse and are typically controlled over a network connection.

The Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) installation program includes a Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) installation that runs the graphical installation on the target machine. Control of the graphical installation is handled by another system on the network.

The RHEL installation program is configured to start on the target system and wait for an RDP viewer that is installed on another system before proceeding. The IP address and port are displayed on the target system. You can use the RDP viewer to connect to the target system remotely by using the IP address and port, and complete the graphical installation.