Lenovo ThinkServer RD340, Operating System Installation Manual

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3. Insert the operating system installation disc into the optical drive that you have set as the first startup
device. Then, start the server from the optical drive.
4. In the “SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Welcome” window, press F5 and select Yes .
5. Type
brokenmodules=isci
and select Installation . Then, press Enter.
6. In the Driver Update added window, press Enter.
7. When you are prompted to choose the driver update medium, select Back and then press Enter.
8. Select your language and keyboard layout and then select Yes, I Agree to the License Agreement .
Click Next .
9. In the Installation Mode window, click New Installation , and then click Next .
10. Verify your region and time zone, and then click Next .
11. When the Installation Settings window is displayed, create a drive partition as you need.
• Manually create a root partition (/)
To create a root partition, do the following:
a. Click Partitioning and select Create Custom Partition Setup . Click Next .
b. In the Preparing Hard Disk window, select Custom Partitioning (for experts) , and then click Next .
c. In the Expert Partitioner window, select Hard Disks ➙ sda in the System View area, and then
click Create .
d. Type the amount of space (in MB or GB) in the Custom Size field.
e. In the Format area, select Ext3 from the File system drop-down list box.
f. In the Mounting Options area, select the forward slash (/) from the Mount Point drop-down
list box.
g. Click OK .
• Manually create a boot partition (/boot)
To create a boot partition, do the following:
a. Click Partitioning and select Create Custom Partition Setup . Click Next .
b. In the Preparing Hard Disk window, select Custom Partitioning (for experts) , and then click Next .
c. In the Expert Partitioner window, select Hard Disks
➙
sda in the System View area, and then
click Create .
d. Type the amount of space (in MB or GB) in the Custom Size field.
e. In the Format area, select Ext3 from the File system drop-down list box.
f. In the Mounting Options area, select /boot from the Mount Point drop-down list box.
g. Click OK .
• Manually create a swap partition
To create a swap partition, do the following:
a. Click Partitioning and select Create Custom Partition Setup . Click Next .
b. In the Preparing Hard Disk window, select Custom Partitioning (for experts) , and then click Next .
c. In the Expert Partitioner window, select Hard Disks ➙ sda in the System View area, and then
click Create .
d. Type the amount of space (in MB or GB) in the Custom Size field.
e. In the Format area, select Ext3 from the File system drop-down list box.
f. In the Mounting Options area, select Swap from the Mount Point drop-down list box.
g. Click OK .
Chapter 2
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Installing an operating system in legacy mode
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