Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 Operating System Installation Guide

b.IntheAddPartitionwindow,select/fromtheMountPointdrop-downlistbox.
c.IntheAllowableDriveswindow,selecttheharddiskdriveonwhichyouwanttoinstallthe
operatingsystem.
d.Typetheamountofspace(inMB)intheNewPartitionsSizewindow,andthenclickOK.
•Manuallycreateaswappartition
Tocreateaswappartition,dothefollowing:
a.ClickNew.
b.IntheAddPartitionwindow,selectswapfromtheFileSystemTypedrop-downlistbox.
c.IntheAllowableDriveswindow,selecttheharddiskdriveonwhichyouwanttoinstallthe
operatingsystem.
d.Typetheamountofspace(inMB)intheNewPartitionsSizewindow,andthenclickOK.
e.ClickNext.
14.WhentheGRUBbootloaderwindowopens,selectthesettingsthatmeetyourneedsandthenclick
Next.
15.IntheNetworkDeviceswindow,selectthedevicethatyouwanttoactivatewhenyoustartthesystem,
andthenclickNext.
16.SelectyourregionandthenclickNext.
17.SetyourrootpasswordandthenclickNext.Therootaccountisusedforadministratingthesystem.
18.ThedefaultinstallationincludesasetofsoftwareapplicableforgeneralInternetusage.Select
CustomizenoworCustomizelatertoaddadditionalsoftwareprogramstoyourserver,andthen
clickNext.
19.ClickOptionalpackagesandselectthedesiredsoftwarepackagesandthenclickNext.
20.ClickNexttobegintheinstallationprocessoftheRedHatEnterpriseLinuxServer.
21.Whenawindowopensnotifyingthattheinstallationprocesshascompleted,dependingontheSATA
congurationonyourserver,youmightneedtodeletetheAHCIdriverfromtheRAM(RandomAccess
Memory)diskimageandaddaMegaRAIDsoftwareRAIDdriver.
Notes:Ifyourserverisinoneofthefollowingsituations,gotostep24.
•TheSATAcongurationonyourserverissettoIDEorAHCI
•ThediskarrayonyourserverisconguredonaRAIDcard
22.PressCtrl+Alt+F2.AtextconsolewillbedisplayedpromptingyoutoruntheMegaRAIDinstallscript
fromtherootdirectory.
23.TheMegaRAIDinstallscriptisusuallysavedinanRHELDVDoppyimageoraUSBmediadevice.To
runtheMegaRAIDinstallscript,dependingontheinstallationenvironment,dooneofthefollowing:
•Fornormalsystem:Use/dev/sd<x>devicenamestomountyourdevice.
•Forpre-installationenvironment:Youmightnothavethedevicenamescreated.Y ouwillneedto
obtainthemajorandminornumbersofyourdevicebyreadingthe/proc/partitionsle,andthenuse
thosenumbersinmknodtocreateyourowndevicename.
24.ClickReboottorestartyourserver.
25.Thesetupprocesscontinuesaftertheserverrestarts.IntheWelcomewindow,clickForward.
26.ClickY es,IagreetotheLicenseAgreement,andthenclickForward.
27.IntheFirewallwindow,checkandcongurethesettingsaccordingtoyourneeds,andthenclick
Forward.
28.IntheSELinuxwindow,checkandcongurethesettingsaccordingtoyourneeds,andthenclick
Forward.
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Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 Specifications

General

Brand	Lenovo
Model	ThinkServer TS430
Category	Server
Language	English