Chapter 8. Installing RHEL using an ISO image from the Customer Portal

Procedure

1. From the boot menu, select Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, and press Enter on your keyboard.
2. In the Welcome to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 window, select your language and location, and click Continue. The Installation Summary window opens and displays the default values for each setting.
3. Select System > Installation Destination, and in the Local Standard Disks pane, select the target disk and then click Done. The default settings are selected for the storage configuration.
4. Select System > Network & Host Name. The Network and Hostname window opens.
5. In the Network and Hostname window, toggle the Ethernet switch to ON, and then click Done. The installer connects to an available network and configures the devices available on the network. If required, from the list of networks available, you can choose a desired network and configure the devices that are available on that network.
6. Select User Settings > Root Password. The Root Password window opens.
7. In the Root Password window, type the password that you want to set for the root account, and then click Done. A root password is required to finish the installation process and to log in to the system administrator user account.
8. Optional: Select User Settings > User Creation to create a user account for the installation process to complete. In place of the root account, you can use this user account to perform any system administrative tasks.

9. In the Create User window, perform the following, and then click Done.

   1. Type a name and user name for the account that you want to create.
   2. Select the Make this user administrator and the Require a password to use this account check boxes. The installation program adds the user to the wheel group, and creates a password protected user account with default settings. It is recommended to create a password protected administrative user account.
10. Click Begin Installation to start the installation, and wait for the installation to complete. It might take a few minutes.
11. When the installation process is complete, click Reboot to restart the system.

12. Remove any installation media if it is not ejected automatically upon reboot.

    Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 starts after your system’s normal power-up sequence is complete. If your system was installed on a workstation with the X Window System, applications to configure your system are launched. These applications guide you through initial configuration and you can set your system time and date, register your system with Red Hat, and more. If the X Window System is not installed, a login: prompt is displayed.

    Note

    If you have installed a Red Hat Enterprise Linux Beta release, on systems having UEFI Secure Boot enabled, then add the Beta public key to the system’s Machine Owner Key (MOK) list.

13. From the Initial Setup window, accept the licensing agreement and register your system.