Note: Online Accounts is optional. Click Skip if you do not want to select an online account.
19. In the About You window, set the user name and click Next.
20. In the Password window, set the password and click Next.
Note: The password is optional. Click Next if you do not want to set a password.
21. In the Ready to Go window, click Start using Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server.
Note: By default, the local account is used to log in to the operating system for the first time. Log out
and use the root account to log in to the operating system again.
Installing the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 (x64) operating system
with Service Pack 3
To install the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 (x64) operating system with Service Pack 3, do the following:
1. Insert the operating system installation disc into the optical drive that you have set as the first startup
device. Then, start the server from the optical drive.
2. Select Installation and press Enter.
3. Select your language and then select I Agree to the license terms. Click Next.
Note: If prompted, click Yes.
4. In the Media Check window, click Next.
5. In the Installation Mode window, select New Installation, and click Next.
6. Configure your region and time zone, and then click Next.
7. In the Server Base Scenario window, select Physical Machine (also for Fully Virtualized Guests), and
then click Next.
8. When the Installation Settings window is displayed, create a drive partition as you need.
• Manually create a root partition (/)
To create a root partition, do the following:
a. Click Partitioning and select Custom Partitioning (for experts). Then, click Next.
b. In the Expert Partitioner window, select Hard Disks in the System View area. Select the hard disk
drive on which you want to install the operating system and then click Add.
c. Select Primary Partition, and then click Next.
d. Select Custom Size and type the amount of space (in MB or GB) in the Size field. Then, click
Next.
e. In the Formatting Options area, select Ext3 from the File system drop-down list box.
f. In the Mount partition area, select the forward slash (/) from the Mount Point drop-down list box.
g. Click Finish.
• Manually create a boot partition (/boot)
To create a boot partition, do the following:
a. In the Expert Partitioner window, select Hard Disks in the System View area. Select the hard disk
drive on which you want to install the operating system and then click Add.
b. Select Primary Partition, and then click Next.
c. Select Custom Size and type the amount of space (in MB or GB) in the Size field. Then, click
Next.
d. In the Formatting Options area, select Ext3 (or FAT in UEFI mode) from the File system drop-
down list box.
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