Lenovo ThinkServer TS150 - Selecting a startup device

InstallingtheSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer12.1operatingsystem
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstalltheSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer12.1(x64)operating
system.
ToinstalltheSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer12.1(x64)operatingsystem,dothefollowing:
1.Inserttheoperatingsysteminstallationdiscintotheopticaldrivethatyouhavesetasthefirststartup
device,andstarttheserverfromtheopticaldrive.
2.IntheLanguage,KeyboardandLicenseAgreementwindow,selectyourlanguageandkeyboardlayout
andthenselectIAgreetotheLicenseTerms.ClickNext.
3.IntheRegistrationwindow,configuretheinformationaspromptedandclickNext.Thefollowingsteps
arebasedonthescenariothatSkipRegistrationisselectedinthisstep.
4.IntheAddOnProductwindow,selectadd-onstobeinstalledandclickNext.Thefollowingstepsare
basedonthescenariothatdefaultoptionsareselectedinthisstep.
5.IntheSuggestedPartitioningwindow,usethesuggestedpartitioningmethodandclickNext.Ifyou
wanttocreateadrivepartition,dooneofthefollowing:
•Manuallycreatearootpartition(/)
a.ClickCreatePartitionSetupandselectCustomPartitioning(forexperts).ClickNext.
b.IntheExpertPartitionerwindow,selectHardDisksfromSystemview.Thenselectthedrive(for
example,sda)forinstallingtheoperatingsystemandclickAdd.
c.IntheNewPartitionTypewindow,selectPrimaryPartition.
d.IntheNewPartitionsSizewindow,selectCustomSize.
e.Typetheamountofspace(forexample,80GB)intheSizefieldandthenclickNext.
f.SelectOperatingSystemfromRole.
g.IntheFormattingOptionsarea,selectBtrFSfromtheFilesystemdrop-downlistbox.
h.IntheMountpartitionarea,selecttheforwardslash(/)fromtheMountPointdrop-downlistbox.
i.ClickFinish.
•Manuallycreateabootpartition(/boot)
a.IntheExpertPartitionerwindow,selectHardDisksfromSystemview.Thenselectthedrive(for
example,sda)forinstallingtheoperatingsystemandclickAdd.
b.IntheNewPartitionTypewindow,selectPrimaryPartition.
c.IntheNewPartitionsSizewindow,selectCustomSize.
d.Typetheamountofspace(forexample,2GB)intheSizefieldandthenclickNext.
e.SelectOperatingSystemfromRole.
f.IntheFormattingOptionsarea,selectExt4fromtheFileSystemdrop-downlistbox.
g.IntheMountingpartitionarea,select/bootfromtheMountPointdrop-downlistbox.
h.ClickFinish.
•Manuallycreateaswappartition
a.IntheExpertPartitionerwindow,selectHardDisksfromSystemview.Thenselectthedrive(for
example,sda)forinstallingtheoperatingsystemandclickAdd.
b.IntheNewPartitionTypewindow,selectPrimaryPartition.
c.IntheNewPartitionsSizewindow,selectCustomSize.
d.Typetheamountofspace(forexample,2GB)intheSizefield.
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