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Cisco MITG RHEL OS Application Note
▀ Cisco MITG RHEL 5.9 Operating System Installation
▄ Cisco MITG RHEL OS Application Note
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Cisco MITG RHEL 5.9 Operating System Installation
This section provides information related to the installation of the Cisco MITG RHEL v5.9 OS.
Please note the following items before proceeding with the RHEL installation:
Important:
The information in this section assumes that the user is performing a fresh installation on a Cisco
UCS server which requires the disk to be formatted.
Gather the hard disk drive partition information described in the Hardware Platform and Hard Disk Drive Partition
Requirements section of this document, if applicable to your Cisco external application.
Requirements section of this document, if applicable to your Cisco external application.
With the exception of the previously mentioned hard disk drive partition requirements, all installation steps are the same
as a standard RHEL installation.
as a standard RHEL installation.
Important:
The Cisco MITG RHEL v5.9 OS is a custom image that contains only those software packages
required to support compatible Cisco MITG external software applications. Users must not install any other applications
on servers running the Cisco MITG v5.9 OS. For detailed software compatibility information, refer to the Software
Compatibility section in this document.
on servers running the Cisco MITG v5.9 OS. For detailed software compatibility information, refer to the Software
Compatibility section in this document.
Important:
Kickstart installation automatically disables the firewall. Enabling the firewall will disable all access
to the installed applications. Prior to release 12.2, the RHEL firewall must be disabled manually.
To install:
1. Download and unzip the Cisco_MITG_RHEL_5.9_<build_number>.zip file to a network location accessible to
the UCS server.
2. Burn the unzipped .iso file to a DVD.
3. Connect the UCS server to the network.
4. Insert the disk containing the unzipped .iso image into the UCS server’s DVD drive.
5. Reboot the UCS server to launch the Cisco MITG RHEL v5.9 OS installation program.
6. To start the kickstart installation, enter
3. Connect the UCS server to the network.
4. Insert the disk containing the unzipped .iso image into the UCS server’s DVD drive.
5. Reboot the UCS server to launch the Cisco MITG RHEL v5.9 OS installation program.
6. To start the kickstart installation, enter
linux ks=cdrom:/ks.cfg
at the command prompt.
This has the effect of:
Skipping the installation key
Disabling the firewall
Staring the ftp server
Permitting the selinux policy by default
7. Follow the on-screen prompts to format the UCS server’s hard disk, create the required hard disk partitions, and
install the Cisco MITG RHEL v5.9 OS.
8. When the installation is complete, reboot the UCS server.
Continue with Installing the Cisco External Application.