1. Copy the driver for the Ethernet card from the
ThinkServer EasyStartup
DVD that comes with your server
to a USB storage device. Connect the USB storage device to your server.
2. If the driver is a compressed file, unzip it to a folder. Copy the folder to a USB storage device and
connect the USB storage device to your server.
3. Log in to the operating system and copy the folder from the USB storage device to the
/tmp
directory
on your server.
4. Use the following commands to install the driver:
cd /tmp
tar zxvf e1000e-x.x.x.x.tar.gz
cd e1000e -x.x.x.x /src
make install
Notes:
• If the file extension is not .tar.gz, skip the second command.
• In the command lines,
e1000e
represents the driver name,
x.x.x.x
represents the driver version.
5. Restart your server after the installation is completed.
6. Click
System
on the upper-left corner to configure network settings.
7. Select
Network Connections
in the
Preferences
area.
8. In the network settings window, choose an Ethernet card as you need and click
Edit
.
9. Click
Ipv4 Settings
.
10. Select
Manual
from the
Method
drop-down list, and configure the IP address in the
Address
area.
Then, click
Apply
.
11. Configure other Ethernet cards if needed. Then, restart your operating system.
Installing the driver for an HBA card
The driver for the HBA card is installed during the operating system installation.
Installing the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 (x64) operating system
with Service Pack 3
To install the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 (x64) operating system with Service Pack 3, do the following:
1. 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.
2. Select
Installation
and press Enter.
3. Select your language and then select
I Agree to the license terms
. Click
Next
.
Note:
If prompted, click
Yes
.
4. In the Media Check window, click
Next
.
5. In the Installation Mode window, select
New Installation
, and click
Next
.
6. Configure your region and time zone, and then click
Next
.
7. In the Server Base Scenario window, select
Physical Machine (also for Fully Virtualized Guests)
,
and then click
Next
.
8. 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
Custom Partitioning (for experts)
. Then, click
Next
.
Chapter 2
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