Core Package Installation
7 min
prerequisites access installation package from the sftp server (filerepo krontech com) using the credentials provided by kron's support team all the necessary packages will be provided in the customer questionnaire (cq), which is shared by the project manager or solution architect from kron os installation kron pam requires rhel version 8 8 or higher if you are performing a core installation, begin by installing the operating system download the rhel 8 8 iso file from the following link http //calipso linux it umich edu/pulp/isos/um/library/content/dist/rhel8/8/x86 64/baseos/iso/rhel 8 8 x86 64 dvd iso http //calipso linux it umich edu/pulp/isos/um/library/content/dist/rhel8/8/x86 64/baseos/iso/rhel 8 8 x86 64 dvd iso prepare the installation media for a physical server, write the iso file to a dvd or usb stick using rufus or a similar tool for a virtual machine, attach the iso to the virtual dvd drive and boot from it follow the installation instructions below to complete the os setup to perform a rhel 8 8 os installation on a physical server or virtual mactine begin the installation and configure the basic os parameters on the main installation screen, manually create the partitions as outlined below (for a 125gb hard drive) vg name should be pam / /dev/mapper/ \<font color="#eb144c">pam\</font> root 40g /u01 /dev/mapper/ \<font color="#eb144c">pam\</font> u01 45g /home /dev/mapper/ \<font color="#eb144c">pam\</font> home 10g /var /dev/mapper/ \<font color="#eb144c">pam\</font> var 5 0g /var/tmp /dev/mapper/ \<font color="#eb144c">pam\</font> var tmp 5 0g /var/log /dev/mapper/ \<font color="#eb144c">pam\</font> var log 4 0g /var/log/audit /dev/mapper/ \<font color="#eb144c">pam\</font> var log audit 4 0g /tmp /dev/mapper/ \<font color="#eb144c">pam\</font> tmp 5 0g /boot /dev/sda1 1014m swap / \<font color="#eb144c">pam\</font> swap 6gb choose the software and packages as follows base environment server packages debugging tools, network file system client, performance tools, remote management for linux, legacy unix compatibility, headless management, rpm development tools, system tools disable kdump select cis red hat enterprise linux 8 benchmark for level 1 server under security policy configure the time zone and locale settings set the root password you are now ready to begin the os installation kron core package installation copy the downloaded core package to the server you just installed once the package is on the server, extract it using the following command tar xvf \<font color="#eb144c">\<tar package name\>\</font> after extraction, begin the installation by running the scripts in order, starting with the one labeled “01 ” once the “01” script completes, proceed with the next script labeled “02,” and continue in sequence when all scripts have been executed and the server has rebooted, access the kron pam gui by navigating to the server's ip address or hostname in your browser (if it’s registered in dns and can be resolved) https //\<your server ip address>/ or https //\<your server hostname>/ log in to the pam gui using the “admin” username and the password you set during setup