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3
Select the
iscsi-initiator-utils - iSCSI daemon and utility programs
option.
4
Click
Close
, then
Update
.
NOTE: Depending upon your installation method, the system will ask for the required source to install the
package.
Installing the iSCSI Initiator on a RHEL 5 System
You can install the iSCSI initiator software on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 systems either during or after
operating system installation. With this version of the Linux software, you can also elect to install the
iSCSI initiator after the operating system installation via the command line.
To install the iSCSI initiator during RHEL 5 installation:
1
When the
Package Installation Defaults
screen is displayed, select the
Customize now
option.
2
Click
Next
to go to the
Package Group Selection
screen.
3
Select
Base System
, then select the
Base
option.
4
Click
Optional Packages
.
5
Select the
iscsi-initiator-utils
option.
6
Click
OK
, then
Next
to continue with the installation.
To install the iSCSI initiator after RHEL 5 installation:
1
From the desktop, select
Applications
→
Add/Remove Software
. The
Package Manager
screen is
displayed.
2
In the
Package Manager
screen, select the
Search
tab.
3
Search for
iscsi-initiator-utils
.
4
When it is displayed, select the
iscsi-initiator-utils
option.
5
Click
Apply
.
NOTE: Depending upon your installation method, the system will ask for the required source to install the
package.
NOTE: This method might not work if network access is not available to a Red Hat Network repository.
To install the iSCSI initiator after RHEL 5 installation via the command line:
1
Insert the RHEL 5 installation CD 1 or DVD. If your media is not automounted, you must manual
mount it. The
iscsi-initiatorutils.rpm
file is located in the Server or Client subdirectory.
2
Run the following command:
rpm -i /path/to/media/Server/iscsi-initiatorutils.rpm