Booting the system for manual installation

You must configure the system to boot from the media device that you have created.

The instructions in this section are for the Vaisala-provided server. If you are using a different system, consult your systems manual for instructions.

  1. Power up the system by pressing the power button on the server.
  2. Insert the USB drive into the USB port. If you are using the USB port for the first time, this also enables the port.
  3. In the AlmaLinux 8.7 window, select Test this media & install AlmaLinux 8.7, and press ENTER.
  4. Select a language.
    (This instruction assumes that English (United States) is selected.)
  5. Select Continue.
  6. Select the keyboard icon to select the keyboard type (default is English).
  7. Select Language Support to select the language.
  8. Select Time & Date to set up the time and date.

    • Region: Etc

    • City: Coordinated Universal Time

  9. Select USER CREATION.

    The User creation window opens.

    1. In the user name text box, enter user account name or if you wish to have the user account name generated from the full name, enter the user's full name in the Full name text box.
    2. In the password text box, enter the user account's password.
    3. In the confirm text box, re-enter the user account's password.
    4. Select Done.

      If your password is weak, you are prompted to select Done a second time.

  10. Select Root Password to set up the root password.
    For details, see Setting the root password.
  11. For Installation Source, select the default value (Local media).
  12. Select Software Selection (Server with GUI), and for additional software, select Development Tools.
  13. Click on Installation Destination
  14. Select local Standard Disks, and check the Custom button.
  15. Select Done.
  16. Select LVM for the partition scheme from the drop-down menu.
    Select the + icon to add a partition. For more information about the partitioning, see Partitioning the destination disk.