The document provides steps to create a new virtual machine (VM) using vSphere client and install Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.6 on the VM. It describes launching the vSphere client, creating a new VM specifying configuration details like name, storage, OS, memory, network and disk, powering on the VM, connecting an ISO of RHEL 6.6 installation media, selecting installation options and rebooting to complete installation. It also lists key software components and versions of the installed RHEL 6.6 OS.

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RHEL 6 New VM Creation

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Launch vSphere client –

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Right click on 192.168.0.27 and select “New Virtual Machine” –

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Choose “Custom” and click on Next –

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Choose a name for the new virtual machine –

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Choose “Local Datastore” as the storage option for the new VM –

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Choose the latest VM version -

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Choose the required OS, Linux and RHEL 6 in this case -

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Choose minimun number of sockets and CPU as this will be used as a template -

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Select 2 GB of Memory for the template -

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Select the number of NICs, select Network as “VM Network” and Adapter as “E1000” -
Incorrect
screenshot,
please select
E1000

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Select “VMware Paravirtual” as the SCSI Controller -

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Select “Create a new virtual disk” -

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Select only a small number as this will be used as a template -

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Select “SCSI (0:0)”, do not check “Independent” -

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Review all the options selected and click on “Finish”

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RHEL 6 Installation
Select the newly created “RHEL 6 Generic” VM and power it on -

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Click on the CD icon on the Top Panel and select “Connect to ISO image on local disk” -

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Browse to the location where you have the OS software, select “rhel-server-6.6-x86_64-dvd”
and click on Open -

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Open the VM Console, it should show a message similar to the one below, hit enter -

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The VM should automatically read from the mounted DVD and display the options below.
Select “Install or upgrade an existing system” -

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Choose “Skip”, the media has already been tested and is good -

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Click on “Next” -

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Select “English (English)” and click on Next -

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Select “U.S English” and click on Next -

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Select “Basic Storage Device” and click on Next -

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Click on “Yes, discard any data” as there is no data on the disk right now, click on Next -

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Keep the default hostname as this is only a template, click on Next -

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Choose the appropriate Time Zone and click on Next -

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Choose a password for the root user, it is root123 here -

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Select “Use Free Space” and click on Next -

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Click on “Write changes to disk” -

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Select “Basic Server” installation, select RHEL and “Customize Later”, if not already selected -

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Monitor the installation progress -

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Click on “Reboot” once the installation completes -

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Select the highlighted entry and hit Enter -

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OS Details -
Component Version
Kernel 2.6.32-494
QLogic qla2xxx driver 8.07.00.08.06.6-k
QLogic ql2xxx firmware ql23xx-firmware-3.03.27-3.1
ql2100-firmware-1.19.38-3.1
ql2200-firmware-2.02.08-3.1
ql2400-firmware-7.03.00-1
ql2500-firmware-7.03.00-1
Emulex lpfc driver 10.2.8020.1
iSCSI initiator utils iscsi-initiator-utils-6.2.0.873-11
DM-Multipath device-mapper-multipath-libs-0.4.9-80
LVM lvm2-2.02.108-1
New and updated RHEL 6.6 patches can be found at the link below -
https://access.redhat.com/articles/1332213