Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 documentation covers information on how to install the operating system in a virtual machine. For additional information about the operating system, refer to the instructions included in the installation media.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 documentation includes the following topics:

• Installation Instructions
• VMware Tools in a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Guest
• Knowledge Base Articles for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
• VMware Compatibility Guide

Installation Instructions

To install Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 in a virtual machine you can use the standard RedHat distribution CD.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, verify that the following tasks are complete:

• Read General Installation Instructions for All VMware Products.
• When creating the virtual machine, use the VMware Paravirtual adapter for SCSI controller.
• During the guest OS configuration process, for virtual machines with hardware versions 19, 20, or 21, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 is not available in the Guest OS option list. Select Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 (64-bit). On vSphere 7.0 Update 3, you can only select Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (64-bit).

Installation Steps

1. Insert the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.
2. Power on the virtual machine to start installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.
3. Follow the prompts to complete the installation.
4. To select a device for installation, in the INSTALLATION SUMMARY screen, under the SYSTEM session, select INSTALLATION DESTINATION.
5. To change the Base Environment and select Add-Ons to install, in the INSTALLATION SUMMARY screen, under the SOFTWARE session, click SOFTWARE SELECTION.
6. In the INSTALLATION SUMMARY screen, activate the root account and create new users, if necessary.
7. Click Begin Installation to continue.
8. Reboot the system when installation is completed.

VMware Tools in a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Guest

Open VM Tools

Open VM Tools is the open-source implementation of VMware Tools. It consists of a suite of virtualization utilities that improves the functionality, administration, and management of virtual machines on VMware hypervisors. VMware recommends using the Open VM Tools redistributed by operating system vendors.

For additional information, see:

• Knowledge base article 313456, VMware support of open-vm-tools, at https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article?articleId=313456.
• Knowledge base article 306577, VMware support for Linux inbox VMware drivers, at https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article?articleId=306577.

VMware Tools

For additional information on VMware Tools, see knowledge base article 1014294, General VMware Tools installation instructions, at https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article?articleId=315363.

Knowledge Base Articles for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

See the Broadcom Support Portal for a list of known issues about the operating system.

Broadcom Compatibility Guide

The Broadcom Compatibility Guide Web site lists supported guest and host operating systems and provides related support information.