a. In the Expert Partitioner window, select Hard Disks from System view. Then select the disk (for
example, sda) for installing the operating system and click Add.
b. In the New Partition Type window, select Primary Partition.
c. In the New Partitions Size window, select Custom Size.
d. Type the amount of space (for example, 1 GB) in the Custom Size field and click Next.
e. Select Swap from Role and click Next.
f. In the Format partition area, select Swap from the File system drop-down list box.
g. In the Mount partition area, select Swap from the Mount Point drop-down list box.
h. Click Finish.
Go to the Expert Partitioner window, the created root partition, boot partition, or swap partition is
displayed. Ensure that the created partition is correct and click Accept. If “Really use this setup?” is
displayed, select Yes. Then, click Next.
8. In the Clock and Time Zone window, set the time zone and time and click Next.
For example, set Region to Asia and set TimeZone to Beijing. Clear the Hardware Clock Set to UTC
check box and set the time to local time. If “Do you want to continue with your selection (local time)?” is
displayed, click Continue.
9. In the Create New User window, set a user name and password, and then click Next.
10. In the “Password for the System Administrator–root” window, set a root password and click Next.
11. In the Installation Settings window, click Software to select software applications to be installed.
For example, if you want to install all software, do the following:
a. Click Software.
b. In the Software Selection and System Tasks window, right-click any software application and choose
All in This List-Install.
c. Click OK ➙ Install. If the Confirm Installation window is displayed, click Install.
Installing the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12.1 operating system
This topic provides instructions on installing the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12.1 operating system (x64).
To install the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12.1 operating system (x64), do the following:
1. Insert the operating system installation disc into the optical drive that you have set as the first startup
device, and start the server from the optical drive.
2. In the Language, Keyboard and License Agreement window, select your language and keyboard layout
and then select I Agree to the License Terms. Click Next.
3. In the Registration window, configure the information as prompted and click Next. The following steps
are based on the scenario that Skip Registration is selected in this step.
4. In the Add On Product window, select add-ons to be installed and click Next. The following steps are
based on the scenario that default options are selected in this step.
5. In the Suggested Partitioning window, use the suggested partition and click Next. If you want to create a
drive partition, do one of the following:
• Manually create a root partition (/)
a. Click Create Partition Setup and select Custom Partitioning (for experts). Click Next.
b. In the Expert Partitioner window, select Hard Disks from System view. Then select the disk (for
example, sda) for installing the operating system and click Add.
c. In the New Partition Type window, select Primary Partition.
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