# Installation

## Type
### From Network

1. Login to <a href="https://rhel-8-awx.psi.ch/" target="_blank">Red Hat Ansible Tower (AWX)</a> using your PSI credentials
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   ![AWX Login](awx-login.png)
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2. Launch the `Create Host` [Job Template](https://rhel-8-awx.psi.ch/#/templates?template_search=page_size:20;order_by:name;type:workflow_job_template,job_template;search:Create;search:Host). Click on the small rocket.
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![AWX Login](awx-template-create-host.png)
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3. Enter the new installation specific details such as your PSI credentials, hostname, mac address and root password.
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![AWX Login](awx-create-host-survey-1.png)
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4. Select the applicable PSI division the Host belongs to, or AIT, and the PSI Network Zone. PSIGEN is the office network.
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![AWX Login](awx-create-host-survey-2.png)
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5. Select `Launch` to register your new system in the portfolio and to prepare the network boot.
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![AWX Login](awx-create-host-survey-launch.png)
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5. Power on the target machine and boot from network.
6. In the network boot prompt, select `Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Network Install`.
7. The system will install and reboot.
8. After the first reboot the system will configure itself and will be accessible in a couple of minutes.
9. Within the next 2 hours, you should be able to login with your Kerberos or PSI Active Directory or root credentials.
10. If you can not login to the system within 2 hours, please contact the [AIT Helpdesk](/help/).

### From Media

1. Download, mount or burn the installation media from [Installation Media](https://satint.psi.ch/psi/http/isos/PSI/Library/content/dist/rhel8/8/x86_64/baseos/iso/).
2. Install the Host.
3. Run the following command as `root`: <br/>
   `bash <(curl -q -k -L http://satint.psi.ch/pub/psi-rhel-8-registration.sh)`
4. Answer the questions.
5. The script will register the system and add it to the PSI RHEL-8 systems portfolio.
6. An Ansible job run will be triggered, which will configure and finish the system.

### From Media - Unattended

1. Download, mount or burn the installation media from [Installation Media](https://satint.psi.ch/psi/http/isos/PSI/Library/content/dist/rhel8/8/x86_64/baseos/iso/).
2. Install the Host.
3. Run the following command as `root` (eg. in a post-installation script): <br/>
   `bash <(curl -q -k -L http://satint.psi.ch/pub/psi-rhel-8-registration.sh) -d "<division AIT,CPT,GFA or HPCE>" -n "<Network Zone PSIGEN, FEL or SLS>"`
   for example:<br/>
   `bash <(curl -q -k -L http://satint.psi.ch/pub/psi-rhel-8-registration.sh) -d "AIT" -n "PSIGEN"`
4. The script will register the system and add it to the PSI RHEL-8 systems portfolio.
5. An Ansible job run will be triggered, which will configure and finish the system.

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