Installing CentOS 7.6 by Using a DVD-ROM Drive

Atlas 800 Training Server CentOS 7.6 Installation Guide (Model 9000) 06

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The Atlas 800 training server (model 9000) supports only the UEFI mode.

Mount the ISO image to the virtual DVD-ROM drive.
1. Access the remote virtual console and enter the IP address, and the BMC user name and password of the server.
  On the toolbar of the remote virtual console, click .
  
  The virtual DVD-ROM drive dialog box is displayed, as shown in Figure 2-1.
  
  Figure 2-1 Virtual DVD-ROM drive dialog box
2. Select Image File and click Browse.
  The Open dialog box is displayed.
3. Select the OS ISO file and click Open.
4. In the virtual DVD-ROM drive dialog box, click Connect.
  When Connect changes to Disconnect, the virtual DVD-ROM drive is connected to the server.
On the iBMC WebUI, choose System > BIOS Settings > Boot Device, and set Preferred Boot Medium to One-time and Boot Medium to CD/DVD.
Restart the server.
1. On the toolbar, click to forcibly restart the server.
  A confirm dialog box is displayed.
2. Select OK.
  Restart the server. The OS boot screen is displayed, as shown in Figure 2-2.
  
  Figure 2-2 OS boot screen
On the boot screen, select Install CentOS 7 and press Enter.
Wait for about 5 minutes. The language setting page is displayed, as shown in Figure 2-3.

Figure 2-3 Selecting a language
Select a language and click Continue.
The OS configuration screen is displayed, as shown in Figure 2-4 and Figure 2-5.

Figure 2-4 OS configuration screen (1)

Figure 2-5 OS configuration screen (2)
In the LOCALIZATION area, set the following parameters and click Done.
- In the DATE&TIME area, set the date and time and select the city where the time zone is located. Shanghai is recommended.
- Click KEYBOARD and select the keyboard layout. English is recommended.
- Click LANGUAGE SUPPORT and select the language to be used. English is recommended.
In the SOFTWARE area, click SOFTWARE SELECTION.
You are advised to select Server with GUI and Development Tools, as shown in Figure 2-6. You can select software as required.

After the selection is complete, click Done.
Figure 2-6 SOFTWARE SELECTION

You can select the GUI or command line interface (CLI).
In the SYSTEM area, click INSTALLATION DESTINATION.
1. Select the drive where the OS is to be installed, as shown in Figure 2-7.
  - It is recommended that you select I will configure partitioning to manually create partitions, and then click Done to go to 8.b.
  - If you want to automatically create partitions, select Automatically configure partitioning and click Done to go to 9.
    Figure 2-7 INSTALLATION DESTINATION screen
2. To create partitions manually, select Standard Partition from the drop-down list. You can select LVM or Standard Partition as required.
  Figure 2-8 Manual partitioning (1)
3. Click + to create partitions. Create at least four partitions: /boot/efi (size: 200 MB), /boot, swap, and /. Create other partitions based on the actual requirement.
  Figure 2-9 Manual partitioning (2)
4. You are advised to set the file system type of all partitions except the /boot/efi and swap partitions to ext4. You can select the file system types as required. After the partitions are created, click Done.
  Figure 2-10 Setting the file system type of a partition to ext4
5. On the modification confirmation window, click Accept Changes, as shown in Figure 2-11.
  Figure 2-11 Modification confirmation screen
Click Begin Installation to start the installation, as shown in Figure 2-12.
Figure 2-12 Installation screen
On the OS installation screen, click ROOT PASSWORD, set the password of the root user, and click Done, as shown in Figure 2-13.
Figure 2-13 Setting a password
On the OS installation screen, click USER CREATION, set the username and password, and click Done, as shown in Figure 2-14.
Figure 2-14 User creation screen
Wait more than 10 minutes for the installation to complete, and click Reboot, as shown in Figure 2-15.
Figure 2-15 Rebooting the system
On the configuration screen displayed after restart, click LICENSE INFORMATION.
Figure 2-16 OS boot screen (1)
Select I accept the license agreement and click Done.
Figure 2-17 OS boot screen (2)
Configure the network as required.
After the configuration is complete, click FINISH CONFIGURATION. The OS login page is displayed, as shown in Figure 2-18.
Enter the user name (root or the account set during the installation) and password. The welcome screen is displayed.
Figure 2-18 OS login screen
On the welcome screen, select English and click Next.
Figure 2-19 Setting the OS language
Set the keyboard layout to English (US) and click Next.
Figure 2-20 Setting the keyboard layout
Enable (ON) or disable (OFF) location services as required, and click Next.
Figure 2-21 Setting privacy
After OS is booted, enter the OS.
Figure 2-22 OS screen