Download ISO, and boot serverYou will first need to get the ISO to boot from and then format it in such a way that you can install it into the computer to have it boot from. Download ISOFirst get the ISO and put it on your laptop. you can download it from the web here: In this example, I would us the minimal iso. Build USB boot driveThere are a bunch of different ways to do this. Setup from GUISelect normal install (missing image) Define LanguageInstallation SummaryYou will next get to the main install page. You will need to
Network and HostnameThen from the "Installation Summary" page, select Network and Hostname(3), and then enable the ethernet interface (10), enter in the hostname and domain (11) and enable the hostname change by selecting Apply (12), and then enter in more details about the ethernet interface by selecting Configure (13) then select IPv4(14) from the menu bar, and under method (15), select Manual (16) Next select the Add (17) button, and enter the hosts IP address (18), the mask (19), and the default gateway (20). Then enter in multiple DNS servers (21) separated by commas, and enter in the DNS search domain (22). When complete enter Save (23) Confirm that the interface is still enabled (24), and that the settings are correct (25), and then if everything for the network looks good, select done (26) RebootWhen the installation is complete, select the reboot button (38) to reboot the installation You will be prompted by the grub boot message which you can ignore and wait for the host to boot up, and then the box will have the basic install complete! Complete the Minimal installSSH to the new hostAt this point the new host should be pingable $ ping 198.18.3.20 PING 198.18.3.20 (198.18.3.20): 56 data bytes 64 bytes from 198.18.3.20: icmp_seq=0 ttl=63 time=1.886 ms 64 bytes from 198.18.3.20: icmp_seq=1 ttl=63 time=1.979 ms 64 bytes from 198.18.3.20: icmp_seq=2 ttl=63 time=2.016 ms ^C --- 198.18.3.20 ping statistics --- 3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0.0% packet loss round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 1.886/1.960/2.016/0.055 ms and you should be able to ssh directly to it. $ ssh 198.18.3.20 The authenticity of host '198.18.3.20 (198.18.3.20)' can't be established. ECDSA key fingerprint is SHA256:0u1r1OGyeB0D39c39fE6dd+FwnP8/aSOeqhkMLcmJlQ. Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)? yes Warning: Permanently added '198.18.3.20' (ECDSA) to the list of known hosts. cmercier@198.18.3.20's password: [cmercier@mon01 ~]$ update the OSFrom the root account do the following: Update the host with all the latest patches yum -y update Throw on a couple of apps to make the box easier to work with yum install net-tools ntp vim net-snmp-utils curl screen bind-utils rsync References
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