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# Prerequisites

This workshop will need following prerequisites:
This workshop will need the following prerequisites:

## VMs needed
Following virtual machines need to be available
- OneView VM
I'd love to see this installed already.
## Virtual Machines needed

- Ansible Tower VM
10 GB Mem
250 GB HDD
4 vCPUs
RHEL ISO image
Networking
We will install RHEL 8.2 or newer jointly, if not done already
You will need to prepare the following virtual machines:
- **OneView Virtual Machine:** Please make sure this virtual machine is already installed.

- Bastion Host VM
4 GB Mem (2 würden auch reichen)
100 GB HDD
2 vCPUs
RHEL ISO image
Networking
We will install RHEL 8.2 or newer jointly, if not done already
- **Ansible Tower Virtual Machine** : This workshop will guide you to install a RHEL 8.2 or later and help installing Red Hat Ansible Tower if not yet done.

```Hardware Specifications:
- 4 vCPUs
- 10 GB Mem
- 250 GB HDD
- RHEL ISO image
- Networking
```
- **Bastion Host Virtual Machine** : This workshop will guide you to install a RHEL 8.2 or later and help configure this machine as bastion, if not yet done.

## Installation target needed
Additionaly we need a HPE Gen 10 Server which can be deployed onto.
```Hardware Specifications:
- 2 vCPUs
- 4 GB Mem (2 würden auch reichen)
- 100 GB HDD
- RHEL ISO image
- Networking
```

## Target Physical Server:

You will need a HPE Gen 10 physical Server on which we will automated ESXi installation. Ultimately, it should be connected to the management network and pre-configured on HPE OneView.


## RHEL ISO image needed
We did not automate the RHEL installation process so please choose the following when installing manualy:

Fetch an RHEL installation image from:
https://access.redhat.com/products/red-hat-enterprise-linux => Login => Downloard RHEL 8.4 =>
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Binary DVD
We will this ISO to deploy all the needed RHEL instances. In the Scope of this workshop we didn't plan to automate the installation of RHEL. Please choose the following guide when installing manualy:

- Fetch an RHEL installation image from: [HERE](https://access.redhat.com/products/red-hat-enterprise-linux)
- Login with Red Hat Customer Portal Credentials
- Download RHEL 8.4
- Click on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Binary DVD

Hint: you can copy the Link from the "Downlad Now" button and paste it directly into the download cmd / system which needs to have the ISO at the end.
E.g. download directly onto your ESXi server or a repository server in your location.
**Hint**: you can copy the Link from the "Downlad Now" button and paste it directly into the download cmd / system which needs to have the ISO at the end.
e.g. download directly onto your ESXi server or a repository server in your location.

## RHEL installation
## RHEL Installation
Boot from ISO image downloaded previously

Localization
* Language: English << i prefere English environment to be compatible when talking to peers or reading English documentation
* KEYBOARD: German (MAC) << please choose th keyboard which fits best to your environment
* Timezone: Europe/Berlin
- **Localization**
* Language: English << We recommend English environment to be compatible when talking to peers or reading English documentation
* KEYBOARD: German (MAC) << please choose th keyboard which fits best to your environment
* Timezone: Europe/Berlin

- **Installation Destination**
* leave VMware Virtual Disk selected - it connects to the RHEL iso image
* Storage Configuration: Automatic

- **Network & Hostname**
* Switch Ethernet ON << this gets easily forgotten!!!!!
* set HOSTNAME << this also gets easily forgotten, rendering all systems to be named "localhost"
* controller.example.com

Installation Destination
* leave VMware Virtual Disk selected - it connects to the RHEL iso image
* Storage Configuration: Automatic
- **Connect To Red Hat**
* credentials to your RHN account needed

Network & Hostname
* switch Ethernet ON << this gets easily forgotten!!!!!
* set HOSTNAME << this also gets easily forgotten, rendering all systems to be named "localhost"
* controller.example.com
- **Software Selection**
* Minimal Install (for Ansible Tower)
* Server (for the Bastion host)

Connect To Red Hat
* credentials to your RHN account needed
- **Root Password**
* xxxxxxxx (if you choose the standard learning password it is called weak and you need to press done twice)

SW Selection:
* Minimal Install (for Ansible Tower)
* Server (for the Bastion host)
Root Password:
* xxxxxxxx (if you choose the standard learning password it is called weak and you need to press done twice)
- **User Creation**
* Add a user as you wish
* Make this user administrator

User Creation
Add a user as you wish
* Make this user administrator
For the Bastion host we will later create a user "ansible" as well.

Beginn Installation
Begin Installation

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