•IftheserverconfigurationissetasonboardRAID,inthewelcomewindow,selectInstallationand
pressF6.Then,selectYesandtypebrokenmodules=ahci.WhentheDriverUpdatedaddedwindows
isdisplayed,clickOK.WhenthePleasechoosetheDriverUpdatemediumwindowisdisplayed,
clickBack.
•Iftheserverconfigurationissetasadd-onRAID,inthewelcomewindow,selectInstallationand
pressEnter.
•IftheoperatingsystemisinstalledonaSANthroughanInternetSmallComputerSystemInterface
(iSCSI)card,inthewelcomewindow,selectInstallationandpressF6.Then,typewithiscsi=1,select
Yes,andpressEnter.WhenthePleasechoosetheDriverUpdatemediumwindowisdisplayed,
selectthefolderwherethedriveisstored,andclickYes.ClickBackandselectthenetworkdevice,
andthenclickOK.TheAutomaticconfigurationviaDHCPwindowisdisplayed.Thefollowingsteps
arebasedonthescenariothatYesisselectedinthiswindow.
•IftheoperatingsystemisinstalledonaSANthroughafibrechanneloverEthernet(FCoE)card,inthe
welcomewindow,selectInstallation,pressF6,andselectYes.WhenthePleasechoosetheDriver
Updatemediumwindowisdisplayed,selectthefolderwherethedriveisstored,andclickYes.When
thePleasechoosetheDriverUpdatemediumwindowisdisplayedagain,clickBack.
•IftheserverconfigurationissetasAHCIorIDE,inthewelcomewindow,selectInstallationand
pressEnter.
4.Configurethelanguage,readthelicenseterms,andselectIAgreetotheLicenseTerms.Then,
clickNext.
5.IntheMediaCheckwindow,clickNext.
Note:IftheoperatingsystemisinstalledonaSANthroughaniSCSIcard,clickConfigurationISCSI
DiskstocheckiftheiSCSIconfigurationinformationiscorrect.Then,clickOKgobacktotheDisk
ActivationwindowandclickNext.
6.IntheInstallationModewindow,clickNewInstallation,andthenclickNext.
7.Verifyyourregionandtimezone,andthenclickNext.
8.IntheServerBaseScenariowindow,selectPhysicalMachine(alsoforFullyVirtualizedGuests)
andthenclickNext.
9.WhentheInstallationSettingswindowisdisplayed,createadrivepartitionasyouneed.Thefollowing
stepsarebasedonthescenariothata20GBrootpartition,a1GBbootpartition,anda1GBswap
partitionarecreated.
Notes:
•IftheoperatingsystemisinstalledonaSAN,ensurethatyouselectthedriveontheSANinthe
followingsteps.
•Ensurethatthebootpartitionusesthefirst1TBdrivepartition.
•Tocreateadrivepartition,dothefollowing:
a.ClickPartitioningandselectCustomPartitioning(forexperts).ClickNext.
b.IntheExpertPartitionerwindow,selectHardDisks➙sdaintheSystemviewarea,andthen
clickAdd.
c.IntheNewPartitionTypewindow,selectPrimaryPartitionandclickNext.
d.IntheNewPartitionSizewindow,selectCustomSizeandtype20GBintheSizearea,and
thenclickNext.
e.IntheFormatpartitionarea,selectExt3fromtheFileSystemdrop-downlistbox.
f.IntheMountingpartitionarea,selecttheforwardslash(/)fromtheMountPointdrop-downlist
box.Then,clickFinish.Therootpartitioniscreated.
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