# Installing RHEL 9
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This section provides instructions to install RHEL 9 on a Dell chassis and on an SuperMicro chassis.

**Topics**
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# Installing on a Dell
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# Installing on an SuperMicro
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# Installing on a Dell
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You can install RHEL 9 on a Dell chassis either from the iDRAC interface or using a USB stick.

## Install using the iDRAC interface
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### Get Ready
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1. Make sure that there are no physical USB drives plugged into the system.

1. Make sure that you are at a workstation that has direct access to the network that the iDRAC interface is on. (So don't use a VPN connection.) 

1. Log into iDRAC through the web interface. Use an administrative username and password.

1. Launch the Virtual Console. On the main menu, select **Virtual Media**. On the next screen, select **Connect Virtual Media**. The **Virtual Media** screen appears.

1. In the **Map CD/DVD** section, in **Image File**, click **Choose File**. In the window that appears, navigate to the kickstart .iso file, select it, and click **Open**. The **Image File** field in the **Virtual Media** screen now specifies the image file. 

1. Click **Map Device**. Then at the bottom of the screen, click **Close**.

The kickstart .ISO image file is now mapped to the virtual CD/DVD drive. 

1. On the main menu of the Virtual Console, click **Boot**. On the **Boot Controls** list, click **Virtual CD/DVD/ISO**. Then at the **Confirm Boot Action** prompt, click **Yes**.

1. On the main menu of the Virtual Console, click **Power**, then click **Reset System (warm boot)**, and at the **Confirm** prompt, click **Yes**.

The system reboots into the kickstart .iso. Lines of text appear, and finally the prompt **Enter the server complete hostname** appears.

### Install the operating system
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1. At the **Enter the server complete hostname** prompt, enter the hostname that already applies to this node, then press **Enter**. The installation starts.

1. When the installation is complete, press **Enter** to quit and reboot.

1. You can now install any third-party packages. To obtain these packages, see [Working with RPM repository](migrate-topic-rpm-repository.md).

## USB stick
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1. Make sure that you have created a boot USB drive. See [Create a boot USB drive](migrate-topic-create-boot.md).

1. Insert the USB drive into an available USB port. You might need to press **F2** while booting in order to select the boot device. The recovery (kickstart) screen appears.

1. Enter the hostname that already applies to this node, then press **Enter**. The installation starts.

1. When the installation is complete, remove the USB drive from the system and store it in a secure location. 

1. Then on the screen, press the reboot button shown or press the **Enter** key.

1. You can now install any third-party packages. To obtain these packages, see [Working with RPM repository](migrate-topic-rpm-repository.md).

# Installing on an SuperMicro
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You install RHEL 9 on a SuperMicro chassis from the IPMI interface.

1. Install the Java applet and change the security level. See [Step 1: Install Java applet](migrate-topic-uefi-supermicro.md#migrate-topic-uefi-supermicro-applet).

1. Make sure that there are no physical USB drives plugged into the system.

1. Make sure that you are at a workstation that has direct access to the network that the IPMI interface is on. 
**Note**  
Don't use a VPN connection.

1. Copy the ISO file for RHEL 9 to your laptop. 

1. Open the IPMI remote console viewer. On the main menu, choose **Virtual Media** or **Media**, then choose **Virtual Storage/Virtual Media Wizard**. 

1. Choose **CD/ISO media** and browse to the ISO that you want to use. Choose **Connect/Plug in**. 

1. Reboot the system. The image should start to boot. 

   If the image does not start to boot, click the **F11** key while the splash screen is displaying. Then when the **Please select boot device** prompt appear, choose **UEFI: Virtual CDROM**. Move this item to the top of the list by pressing the **\$1 **key repeatedly. 

1. The installer starts. At the prompt, enter the hostname of the appliance and press **Enter**. The installation starts and takes 20 to 30 minutes.

1. When the installation completes, press the **Enter** key to reboot. 

1. Plug Out the ISO before it reboots or it takes you back into the kickstart menu. 

1. You can now install any third-party packages. To obtain these packages, see [Working with RPM repository](migrate-topic-rpm-repository.md).