IBM 88553RX, Installation Manual

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Chapter 4. Installation
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Before starting the installation
Before starting the installation, we recommend that you get and apply the latest
updates and firmware. You can download them from the x455 driver matrix:
http://www.pc.ibm.com/qtechinfo/MIGR-53575.html
SLES 8 supports LVM volumes during the installation, so you can install it on
LVM partitions. We used only internal disks for our tests. Notice that the default
file system used on SUSE LINUX is the journaling file system ReiserFS. For
more information about the ReiserFS file system, go to:
http://www.namesys.com/
Installation procedure
The installation procedure of SLES Version 8 is like any other SUSE LINUX
installation, except that you work on a different architecture, so the bootable
CD-ROM will not boot directly, as it would do on any IA-32 architecture.
These are the steps to follow for a SLES 8 installation:
1. Power on the server and insert the first SUSE LINUX CD-ROM in the drive.
Although it is not necessary to insert the CD at this point, it makes the
installation process easier because the CD-ROM file system is automatically
detected and mapped.
2. Wait for the EFI Firmware Boot Manager menu to appear.
3. Select the first entry for the CD-ROM drive. In the x455, this is the ACPI entry
with the strings “PCI” and “ATA(Primary/Master)”. Press Enter (Figure 4-49 on
page 158).