Installing CentOS on a PowerEdge server with a static IP

1.  dd the CentOS 8 boot ISO onto a USB stick

2.  Boot the server and hit F11 to get the Boot Menu

3.  Choose One-shot UEFI Boot Menu

4.  On the next screen, choose your USB stick (e.g. Disk connected to front USB ...  DataTraveler)

5.  When the USB boots, hit the up-arrow once to choose Install CentOS Linux 8.x, then hit 'e' to edit that entry

6.  Use the arrow keys to navigate to the end of the line that begins "linuxefi /images/..." and then
    add the static IP and kickstart info all one one line:

    ip=136.142.22.250::136.142.22.241:255.255.255.240:jaws.coe.pitt.edu:eno1:none
    nameserver=136.142.57.10 nameserver=136.142.188.73 nameserver=136.142.188.76
    inst.ks=http://install.cs.pitt.edu/centos8/kickstart/jaws-as.cfg

    Substitute the correct IP, network interface, and kickstart file for your particular case
    Syntax is ip=<ip addr>::<gateway>:<netmask>:<hostname>:<network device>:none

7.  Type control-X to boot