In the YaST Installation Settings screen, do the following:
a. Click the Partitioning option.
b. Select Create Custom Partition, and then click OK.
c. Partition the disk as appropriate.
Refer to the YaST Partitioning instructions for more information.
Note –
If the Solaris OS is preinstalled on the disk, you can choose to partition the disk to
remove the preinstalled OS, or you can choose to keep the preinstalled OS and partition the
disk to support dual-boot operating systems.
Continue the basic installation setup until all the SLES OS files are installed and the system
reboots.
After completing the basic installation setup, refer to the YaST documentation to perform the
following tasks:
a. Create a password for your account.
b. Configure and test the Internet access and network settings.
c. Register the OS, then download available updates to the operating system.
Alternatively, see
“How to Update the SLES Operating System” on page 30
for information
about how to manually update your SLES OS.
Review and, if necessary, perform the post installation tasks described in:
“Post SLES Installation Tasks” on page 29
Post SLES Installation Tasks
After completing the SLES10 or SLES11 installation, review the following post installation tasks
and, if necessary, perform the tasks that are applicable to your system.
■
“How to Update the SLES Operating System” on page 30
■
“Installing System Device Drivers to Support Additional Hardware” on page 31
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