Lenovo ThinkServer TD340 - Installing the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Operating System with Service Pack 2

•Themostup-to-datedevicedriversforvariousservermodelsarealwaysavailableontheLenovo
SupportWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/drivers
•ThedriverforthediscretegraphicscarddoesnotsupporttheXenkernel.
2.CopythedriverfromtheUSBstoragedevicetothe/tmpdirectoryonyourserver.
3.Typethecommandinit3andenteryourusernameandpassword.
4.Typethefollowingcommands:
cd/tmp
chmodu+x*
./NVIDIA-NVS300-Quadro600-Linux-x86-64-310.19 .run
Note:Inthecommandlines,NVIDIA-NVS300-Quadro600-Linux-x86-64-310.19.runrepresentsthe
drivername.Usethecorrespondingfilenameonyourserver.
5.Whenprompted,selectAcceptandpressEnter.
Note:Ifyouareinstallingthedriverontheoperatingsystem(64-bit),whenthemessageInstallNVIDIA ’s
32-bitcompatibilityOpenGLlibraries?isdisplayed,configurethesettingsandpressEnter.
6.WhenthemessageWouldyouliketo......isdisplayed,selectYesandpressEnter.
7.WhenthemessageYourXconguration......isdisplayed,selectOKandpressEnter.
8.Restarttheserverandthedriverinstallationiscompleted.
InstallingtheSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer11operatingsystemwith
ServicePack2
Note:ThemaximumsystemmemorythattheSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer11(x86)operatingsystem
cansupportis16GB.
ToinstalltheSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer11(x64orx86)operatingsystemwithServicePack2,do
thefollowing:
1.Inserttheoperatingsysteminstallationdiscintotheopticaldrivethatyouhavesetasthefirststartup
device.Then,starttheserverfromtheopticaldrive.
2.ConnecttheUSBstoragedevicethatcontainstheRAIDcarddrivertoyourserver.
3.Inthewelcomewindow,pressF6andselectYes.
4.Typethecommandbrokenmodules=isciandpressEnter.
5.IntheDriverUpdatesaddedwindow,selectOKandpressEnter.
6.Inthe“PleasechoosetheDriverUpdatemedium”window,selectOKandpressEnter.Afterthedriveris
installed,selectBack.
7.SelectyourlanguageandselectIAgreetothelicenseterms.ClickNext.
8.WhentheMediaCheckwindowpromptsyoutocheckalltheinstallationmedia,dependingonyour
needs,clickStartChecktodothecheckorclickNexttoskipthecheck.
9.IntheInstallationModewindow,clickNewInstallation,andthenclickNext.
10.VerifyyourregionandtimezoneintheClockandTimeZonewindow,andthenclickNext.
11.IntheServerBaseScenariowindow,selectPhysicalMachine(alsoforFullyVirtualizedGuests),
andthenclickNext.
12.WhentheInstallationSettingswindowisdisplayed,createadrivepartitionyouneed.
•Manuallycreatearootpartition(/)
Tocreateanewrootpartition,dothefollowing:
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