Chapter 13. Overview of installation process on IBM Power System LC servers

Use this information to install Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 on a non-virtualized or bare metal IBM Power System LC server.

The installation workflow follows these general steps:

Check the system requirements
Download the required installation ISO image
Create an installation boot medium
Complete the prerequisites and boot the firmware
Connect to the BMC firmware to set up network connection
Connect to the BMC firmware with IPMI
Choose the installation boot method:
- Booting the installation from a USB device
- Booting the installation using the Baseboard Management Controller
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