Lenovo ThinkServer RD540 - Page 22

ToinstalltheSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer11(x64orx86)operatingsystemwithServicePack2,do
thefollowing:
1.Inserttheoperatingsysteminstallationdiscintotheopticaldrivethatyouhavesetastherststartup
device.Then,starttheserverfromtheopticaldrive.
2.ConnecttheUSBstoragedevicethatcontainstheRAIDcarddrivertoyourserver.
3.OntheSUSELinuxEnterpriseServerWelcomewindow,pressF6andselectYes.
Note:IfyouareinstallingtheSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer11(x86)operatingsystemwithServicePack
2andyourserverisinstalledwithaX540EthernetcardortwoX520Ethernetcards,inputthefollowing
command:
brokenmodules=ixgbe
4.SelectInstallationandpressEnter.
5.OnthePleasechoosetheDriverUpdatemediumwindow,clickOKandpressEnter.Afterthedriver
isloaded,clickBack.
6.SelectyourlanguageandkeyboardlayoutasyouneedandthenselectIAgreetothelicenseterms.
ClickNext.
7.WhentheMediaCheckwindowpromptsyoutocheckalltheinstallationmedia,dependingonyour
needs,clickStartChecktodothecheckorclickNexttoskipthecheck.
8.OntheInstallationModewindow,clickNewInstallation,andthenclickNext.
9.VerifyyourregionandtimezoneontheClockandTimeZonewindow,andthenclickNext.
10.OntheServerBaseScenariowindow,selectPhysicalMachine(alsoforFullyVirtualizedGuests),
andthenclickNext.
11.WhentheInstallationSettingswindowisdisplayed,createadrivepartitionasyouneed.
•Manuallycreatearootpartition(/)
Tocreateanewrootpartition,dothefollowing:
a.ClickPartitioning.
b.OnthePreparingHardDiskwindow,selectCustomPartitioning(forexperts),andthenclick
Next.
c.OntheExpertPartitionerwindow,selectHardDisks➙sdaintheSystemViewarea,andthen
clickAdd.
d.T ypetheamountofspace(inMBorGB)intheCustomSizeeld,andthenclickNext.
e.IntheFormattingOptionsarea,selectExt3fromtheFilesystemdrop-downlistbox.
f.IntheMountingOptionsarea,select/fromtheMountPointdrop-downlistbox.
g.ClickFinish.
h.ClickAccept.
•Manuallycreateabootpartition(/boot)
Tocreateanewbootpartition,dothefollowing:
a.ClickPartitioning.
b.OnthePreparingHardDiskwindow,selectCustomPartitioning(forexperts),andthenclick
Next.
c.OntheExpertPartitionerwindow,selectHardDisks➙sdaintheSystemViewarea,andthen
clickAdd.
d.T ypetheamountofspace(inMBorGB)intheCustomSizeeld,andthenclickNext.
e.IntheFormattingOptionsarea,selectExt3fromtheFilesystemdrop-downlistbox.
f.IntheMountingOptionsarea,select/bootfromtheMountPointdrop-downlistbox.
g.ClickFinish.
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