Lenovo ThinkServer RD640 - Page 26

ToinstallaRedHatEnterpriseLinuxAS6.4(x64orx86)operatingsystem,dothefollowing:
1.Inserttheoperatingsysteminstallationdiscintotheopticaldrivethatyouhavesetastherststartup
device.Then,starttheserverfromtheopticaldrive.
2.Whenthewelcomewindowisdisplayed,selecttheoptionasyouneed.PressEnter.
Note:ThefollowingstepsarebasedonthescenariothatInstallorupgradeanexistingsystemis
selectedinthisstep.
3.OntheDiscFoundwindow,selectSkip,andthenpressEnter.
4.Ontheinstallationwindow,clickNext.
5.OntheREDHATwindow,clickNext.
6.SelectthelanguagethatyouwanttouseduringtheinstallationprocessandclickNext.
7.SelecttheappropriatekeyboardlayoutforthesystemandclickNext.
8.SelectthetypeofdevicesfortheinstallationasyouneedandthenclickNext.
Notes:
•ThefollowingstepsarebasedonthescenariothatBasicStorageDevicesisselectedinthisstep.
•Whenprompted,selecttheoptionasyouneed.Thefollowingstepsarebasedonthescenariothat
youselectFreshinstallationandthenclickNext.
9.OnthePleasenamethiscomputer...window,typeanameforyourserver.Then,clickNext.
10.Specifyyourtimezonebyselectingthenearestcityinyourtimezone.Then,clickNext.
11.Personalizetheserverbytypingtherootpasswordfortherootuseraccount.Then,clickNext.
Note:Ifamessagepromptsyouthatthepasswordisweak,clickUseAnyway.
12.Bydefault,apartitionisalreadyselectedforyoutoinstalltheoperatingsystem.Ifyouwanttocreatea
partitionmanually,selecttheoptionasyouneedandthenclickNext.
Note:ThefollowingstepsarebasedonthescenariothatCreateCustomLayoutisselectedinthisstep.
13.OnthePleaseSelectADevicewindow,dooneofthefollowingtocreateapartitionandthenclickNext.
•Manuallycreatearootpartition(/)
Tocreatearootpartition,dothefollowing:
a.ClickCreate.TheCreateStoragewindowisdisplayed.
b.SelectStandardPartitionandthenclickCreate.
c.OntheAddPartitionwindow,select/fromtheMountPointdrop-downlistbox.
d.Selectext4fromtheFileSystemTypedrop-downlistbox.
e.OntheAllowableDriverswindow,selecttheharddiskdriveonwhichyouwanttoinstallthe
operatingsystem.
f.T ypetheamountofspace(inMB)ontheNewPartitionsSizewindowandthenclickOK.
•Manuallycreateabootpartition(/boot)
Tocreateabootpartition,dothefollowing:
a.ClickCreate.TheCreateStoragewindowisdisplayed.
b.SelectStandardPartitionandthenclickCreate.
c.OntheAddPartitionwindow,select/bootfromtheMountPointdrop-downlistbox.
d.Selectext4fromtheFileSystemTypedrop-downlistbox.
e.OntheAllowableDriverswindow,selecttheharddiskdriveonwhichyouwanttoinstallthe
operatingsystem.
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