To install the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12.3 operating system (x64), do the following:
1. Insert the operating system installation disc into the optical drive that you have set as the first startup
device, and start the server from the optical drive.
2. When the SUSE Welcome window is displayed, select Installation and press Enter.
3. In the “Language, Keyboard and License Agreement” window, select your language and keyboard
layout and then select I Agree to the License Terms. Click Next.
4. In the Network Settings window, select the network card to be used and click Next. The following steps
are based on the scenario that default options are selected in this step.
5. In the Registration window, configure the information as prompted and click Next. The following steps
are based on the scenario that Skip Registration is selected in this step. If the “Really skip the
registration now?” window is displayed, select Yes.
Note: If the Warning window is displayed, click OK.
6. In the Add On Product window, select add-ons to be installed and click Next. The following steps are
based on the scenario that default options are selected in this step.
7. In the System Role window, select Default System and then click Next.
8. In the Suggested Partitioning window, use the suggested partitioning method and click Next. If you want
to create a drive partition, do one of the following:
• Manually create a root partition (/)
a. In the Suggested Partitioning window, click Create Partition Setup and select Custom
Partitioning (for experts). Click Next.
b. In the Expert Partitioner window, select Hard Disks from System view. Then select the disk (for
example, sda) for installing the operating system and click Add.
c. In the New Partitions Size window, select Custom Size.
d. Type the amount of space (for example, 80 GB) in the Custom Size field and then click Next.
e. Select Operating System from Role.
f. In the Formatting Options area, select BtrFS from the File system drop-down list box.
g. In the Mount partition area, select the forward slash (/) from the Mount Point drop-down list box.
h. Click Finish.
• Manually create a boot partition (/boot)
a. In the Expert Partitioner window, select Hard Disks from System view. Then select the disk (for
example, sda) for installing the operating system and click Add.
b. In the New Partitions Size window, select Custom Size.
c. Type the amount of space (for example, 2 GB) in the Custom Size field and then click Next.
d. Select Operating System from Role.
e. In the Formatting Options area, select Ext4 from the File System drop-down list box.
f. In the Mounting partition area, select /boot from the Mount Point drop-down list box.
g. Click Finish.
• Manually create a swap partition
a. In the Expert Partitioner window, select Hard Disks from System view. Then select the disk (for
example, sda) for installing the operating system and click Add.
b. In the New Partitions Size window, select Custom Size.
c. Type the amount of space (for example, 2 GB) in the Custom Size field and click Next.
d. Select Swap from Role and click Next.
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