The use of SCAP profiles can significantly improve the security stance of a host, thus an organization. Two items to consider disabling at install are: It is a time saver, however, I am going to provide the commands to configure on the assumption changes will be needed. If configured at installation, the resulting installation uses them. You have an opportunity to provide time zone, a host name, configure network interfaces, provide DNS IP addresses, domain search, etc. The entered URL should look similar to:īoot from media and, generally, accept the defaults. I, typically, use ftp due to its efficiency over http, but if privacy is a concern use https. Generally, pick a mirror repository that is closest to your geographic location.

In addition, the NetInstall needs an enabled network interface prior to providing a repository URL. This differs from the other installation methods that use the local repository found on the installation media.

The NetInstall ISO installer has only the necessary bits to boot a very basic operating system then using http or ftp to download the packages to be installed. It will increase the time to install over using the other installation medias due to downloading all packages versus only updates. The primary advantage of the NetInstall is that the packages installed are the current packages and no updates are needed. The Minimal installation media works well, too. I use the NetInstall installation media but this guide applies to all CentOS 7 installation media. Select the media of your choice to download. For this article, I am using x86_64 version, also, known as 64 bit. If you are new to Linux or new to CentOS minimal installations, I would advise reviewing all the information at the URL below.

In addition, there are several optional sections to prepare the build for use with virtualization platforms.Ĭurrent CentOS-7 Release Notes can be found at CentOS-7 (1708) Release notes.ĬentOS FAQ can be found at Questions about CentOS-7. The purpose of this guide is provide the steps to install and configure a standardized CentOS 7 (aka RHEL) x86_64 base operating system. The purpose of this guide is provide the steps to install and configure a standardized CentOS 7 () also known as Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) x86_64 base operating system for use with virtualization platforms.

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