In order to complete this procedure, you need a clean (no partition table) USB thumb drive 8 GB (or higher) in size.

1. Download the full Oracle Linux 7 Update 7 ISO image from the Oracle Software Download site to your Oracle x86 server or accessible network location:

   https://edelivery.oracle.com/osdc/faces/Home.jspx

   Example image download details:

   V983339-01.iso          Oracle Linux Release 7 Update 7 for x86 (64 bit), 4.4 GB
   SHA-256         1D06CEF6A518C32C0E7ADCAD0A99A8EFBC7516066DE41118EBF49002C15EA84D

2. Log onto Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) of your Oracle x86 server.

   For more information on logging into and using Oracle ILOM, see: https://www.oracle.com/goto/ilom/docs

3. Launch the Oracle ILOM Host Remote System Console.

4. Using Host Remote System Console, do the following:

   • Redirect the storage device to point to your Oracle Linux 7 Update 7 ISO image (for example, V983339-01.iso).

   • After adding the ISO image to storage devices, select the image, disable SSL and click CONNECT.

5. Insert your clean (no partitions) USB thumb drive into the system.

6. Boot the system and, when prompted, press F8 to display the boot device selection menu.

7. Boot from the redirected storage device that contains your ISO image. This might be listed as [UEFI]USB:VIRTUAL:Remote ISO CDROM.

   The system will then boot from the ISO image and present you with an installation menu.

8. Select Install Oracle Linux 7.7.

   The system will then boot from the ISO image and present you with the INSTALLATION SUMMARY menu.

9. Under the LANGUAGE and KEYBOARD options, select the preferred language and keyboard map.

10. Under the DATE & TIME option, adjust the Time Zone.

11. Under the INSTALLATION DESTINATION option:

    • Choose your USB thumb drive.

      Caution:

      Make absolutely sure that your USB thumb drive and only that drive is selected. Selecting other drives that have data will result in the loss of that data.

    • Choose Automatically configure partitioning.

12. Under the SOFTWARE SELECTION option, choose Minimal Install.

13. Under the NETWORK & HOST NAME option, set the switch to ON for the network interface and set the Host name (for example, ol7u7hmp).

14. Select Begin Installation.

15. During the installation, set the ROOT PASSWORD.

16. Once you have completed the user configuration, click Finish Configuration.

17. When the packages have been installed, click Reboot.

18. When prompted during the boot process, press F8 to display the boot device selection menu.

19. Select your Oracle Linux bootable USB thumb drive label from the list.

20. At the host login prompt, log in as root.

21. If your network is not working, there is a quick solution in LAN with DHCP server. Enter the following commands:

    # ip a

    # dhclient eno1 (use your device with “state UP”).

    If you still cannot get a network connection, contact your network administrator.

22. If you have to use a proxy, adjust your username, password, host and ports as needed. For example:

    # export http_proxy="http://username:password@host:port"
    # export https_proxy="http://username:password@host:port"

23. Upgrade the operating system:

    # yum update

24. Install these packages:

    # yum install @Base mstflint ftp libusb