Lenovo ThinkServer RD340, Operating System Installation Manual

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b. In the Add Partition window, select /boot from the Mount Point drop-down list box.
c. Select ext3 from the File System Type drop-down list box.
d. Type the amount of space (in MB) in the Size field, and then click OK .
• Manually create a swap partition
To create a swap partition, do the following:
a. Click New .
b. In the Add Partition window, select swap from the File System Type drop-down list box.
c. Type the amount of space (in MB) in the Size field, and then click OK .
13. In the GRUB boot loader window, configure the settings as you need and then click Next .
14. In the Network Devices window, select the device that you want to activate when you start the server,
and then click Next .
15. Select your region and then click Next .
16. Set your root password and then click Next . The root account is for administrative use.
17. The default installation includes a set of software programs applicable for general Internet usage.
Select Customize later or Customize now to add additional software programs to your server, and
then click Next .
Note: If you select Customize now , you can select the desired software packages by clicking Optional
packages . Then, click Next .
18. Click Next to begin the installation process of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server operating system.
19. When the installation is completed, remove the operating system installation disc from the optical drive.
20. Press Ctrl+Alt+F2 to go to the command window and then use the following commands to install
the drivers:
cat /proc/partitions
mkdir /tmp/fd0
mount /dev/sdb /tmp/fd0
cd tmp/fd0
./replace_ahci.sh
Notes:
• Ensure that the USB storage device is connected to your server.
• In the command lines, sdb represents the drive letter of the USB storage device.
21. Press Ctrl+Alt+F6 to return to the graphics interface. Then, click Reboot to restart your server.
22. The setup process continues after the server restarts. In the Welcome window, click Forward .
23. Click Yes, I agree to the License Agreement , and then click Forward .
24. In the Firewall window, check and configure the settings as you need, and then click Forward .
25. In the SELinux window, check and configure the settings as you need, and then click Forward .
26. In the Kdump window, configure the settings as you need, and then click Forward .
27. Set your time and date, and then click Forward .
28. In the Set Up Software Updates window, configure the settings as you need, and then click Forward .
29. In the Finish Update Setup window, click Forward .
30. Set your user name and password in the Create User window, and then click Forward .
31. When the Additional CDs window is displayed asking you if you need to install additional software
programs from a CD or DVD, depending on your needs, click Install to continue or click Finish to
complete the installation.
Chapter 2
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Installing an operating system in legacy mode
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