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Installing RHEL on your Hardware

SUMMARY Your appliance must have the Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) operating system installed on it before you install Network Insights.

Download the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server ISO x86_64 Boot ISO from https://access.redhat.com Refer to the Red Hat version table to choose the correct version.
Table 1: Red Hat Version
JSA version Red Hat Enterprise Linux version
JSA 7.5.0 Red Hat Enterprise Linux V7.9 64-bit

You must acquire entitlement to a JSA Software Node for a Network Insights software installation. To acquire entitlement to a JSA Software Node, contact your Juniper Sales Representative.

  1. Map the ISO to a device for your appliance by using the Integrated Management Module (IMM) or the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC), or insert a bootable USB drive with the ISO.
    For information about creating a bootable USB flash drive, see USB flash drive installations in Juniper Secure Analytics Installation Guide.
  2. Insert the portable storage device into your appliance and restart your appliance.
  3. From the starting menu, do one of the following options:
    • Select the device that you mapped the ISO to, or the USB drive, as the boot option.
    • To install on a system that supports Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI), you must start the system in legacy mode.
  4. When prompted, log in to the system as the root user.
  5. Follow the instructions in the installation wizard to complete the installation:
    1. Set the language to English (US).
    2. Click Date & Time and set the time for your deployment.
    3. Click Software selection and select Minimal Install.
    4. Click Installation Destination and select the I will configure partitioning option.
    5. Select LVM from the list.
    6. Click the Add button to add the mount points and capacities for your partitions, and then click Done.
    7. Click Network & Host Name.
    8. Enter a fully qualified domain name for your appliance host name.
    9. Select the interface in the list, move the switch to the ON position, and click Configure.
    10. On the General tab, select the Automatically connect to this network when it is available option.
    11. On the IPv4 Settings or IPv6 Settings tab, select Manual in the Method list.
    12. Click Add.
      • For an IPv4 deployment, enter the IP address, Netmask, and Gateway for the appliance in the Addresses field.
      • For an IPv6 deployment, enter the IP address, Prefix, and Gateway in the Addresses field.
    13. Add two DNS servers.
    14. Click Save > Done > Begin Installation.
  6. Set the root password, and then click Finish configuration.
  7. After the installation finishes, disable SELinux by modifying the /etc/selinux/config file, and restart the appliance.
Installing Network Insights on your Own Hardware