Lenovo ThinkServer TS150, Operating System Installation Manual

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b. Select Standard Partition and then click Create .
c. In the Add Partition window, select swap from the File System Type drop-down list box.
d. In the Allowable Drives window, select the hard disk drive on which you want to install the
operating system.
e. Type the amount of space (in MB) in the New Partitions Size window and then click OK .
Go back to the Partitioner window. Ensure that the created root partition, boot partition, and swap
partition are correct. Click
Next .
12. If the Format Warnings window is displayed, click Format to format the hard disk drive.
13. In the “Writing storage configuration to disk” window, click Write changes to disk .
14. In the “Boot loader operating system list” window, click Next .
15. The default installation is a basic server installation. You can customize your server by selecting a
different set of software from the software list or adding additional repositories that you want to use for
the software installation. Select
Customize now . Then, click Next . The installation process begins.
Note: If a warning window is displayed, select the option of your choice and then continue with the
installation.
16. After the installation is completed, click Reboot to restart your server.
17. The installation continues after the server restarts. In the Welcome window, click Forward .
18. In the License Information window, select Yes, I agree to the License Agreement , and then click
Forward .
19. In the Set Up Software Updates window, configure the settings you need, and then click Forward . If the
message “Are you sure?” is displayed, click Register later .
20. In the Finish Updates Setup window, click Forward .
21. Set your user name and password and then click Forward .
22. Set your time and date and then click Forward .
23. In the Kdump window, select Enable kdump if you want to enable kdump, and then click Finish
to complete the installation.
Note: When prompted to restart the server, click Continue or Yes .
24. Follow the instructions on the screen to log in to the operating system.
Installing the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 operating system
This topic provides instructions on installing the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 (x64) operating system.
To install the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 operating system, do the following:
1. Insert the operating system installation disc into the optical drive that you have set as the first startup
device, and start the server from the optical drive.
2. In the Welcome window, select Install RedHat Enterprise Linux 7.2 and press Enter.
3. When “What language would you like to ...” is displayed, select a required language (for example,
English) and click Continue .
4. In the Installation Summary window, set Date&Time , Language Support , Keyboard , Security Policy ,
and Installation Source . The following steps are based on the scenario that the default settings are
used in this step.
5. In the Installation Summary window, click Software Selection and select software packages to be
installed. The following steps are based on the scenario that Server with GUI is selected and all items
in the right pane are selected. Then click Done .
Chapter 3
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Installing an operating system in legacy mode
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