Lenovo ThinkServer RD640 - Installing the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Operating System with Service Pack 4

•ForinstructionsonhowtoinstallthedriverforanEthernetcard,see“InstallingthedriverforanEthernet
card”onpage5.
•Forinstructionsonhowtoinstallthedriverforanonboardgraphicscard,see“Installingthedriverfor
anonboardgraphicscard”onpage5.
•ForinstructionsonhowtoinstallthedriverforanHBAcard,see“InstallingthedriverforanHBAcard”
onpage5.
•ForinstructionsonhowtoinstallthedriverforaCNAcard,see“InstallingthedriverforaCNAcard”
onpage6.
InstallingtheSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer10operatingsystemwith
ServicePack4
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstalltheSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer10(x64orx86)operating
systemwithServicePack4.
Note:ThemaximumsystemmemoryfortheSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer10(x86)operatingsystem
withServicePack4is16GB.
ToinstalltheSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer10(x64orx86)operatingsystemwithServicePack4,do
thefollowing:
1.Inserttheoperatingsysteminstallationdiscintotheopticaldrivethatyouhavesetastherststartup
device.Then,starttheserverfromtheopticaldrive.
2.ConnecttheUSBstoragedevicethatcontainstheRAIDcarddrivertoyourserver.
3.OntheSUSELinuxEnterpriseServerWelcomewindow,pressF5andselectYes.
4.SelectInstallationandpressEnter.
5.Whenyouarepromptedtochoosethedriverupdatemedium,selectBack.
6.SelectyourlanguageandkeyboardlayoutasyouneedandthenselectY es,IAgreetotheLicense
Agreement.ClickNext.
7.OntheInstallationModewindow,clickNewInstallation,andthenclickNext.
8.VerifyyourregionandtimezoneontheClockandTimeZonewindow,andthenclickNext.
9.WhentheInstallationSettingswindowisdisplayed,createadrivepartitionasyouneed.
•Manuallycreatearootpartition(/)
Tocreateanewrootpartition,dothefollowing:
a.ClickPartitioningandselectCreateCustomPartitionSetup.ClickNext.
b.OnthePreparingHardDiskwindow,selectCustomPartitioning(forexperts),andthenclick
Next.
c.OntheExpertPartitionerwindow,selectHardDisks➙sdaintheSystemViewarea,andthen
clickCreate.
d.T ypetheamountofspace(inMBorGB)intheCustomSizeeld.
e.IntheFormatarea,selectExt3fromtheFilesystemdrop-downlistbox.
f.IntheMountingOptionsarea,select/fromtheMountPointdrop-downlistbox.
g.ClickOK.
•Manuallycreateabootpartition(/boot)
Tocreateanewbootpartition,dothefollowing:
a.ClickPartitioningandselectCreateCustomPartitionSetup.ClickNext.
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