Installing The Suse Linux Enterprise Server 12 Operating System - Lenovo ThinkServer TD350 Installation Manual

17. In the User Authentication Method window, select a user authentication method, for example, Local
(/etc/passwd), and then click Next.
18. In the New Local User window, configure the settings and then click Next ➙ Yes.
19. In the Release Notes window, click Next.
20. In the Hardware Configuration window, click Next.
21. In the Installation Completed window, click Finish.
Note: If the YaST2 window is displayed, click Continue.
22. Follow the instructions on the screen to log in to the operating system.

Installing the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 operating system

This topic provides instructions on installing the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 operating system (x64).
Before you start the operating system installation, do the following to prepare the driver for RAID:
• Onboard RAID:
1. Download the driver for RAID from the Lenovo Web site. The most up-to-date device drivers for
various server models are always available on the Lenovo Web site at
Unzip the driver file if necessary. The extension of the driver file is .img usually, for example, /sles12/
DUDs/megasr-16.02.2014.1126-1-sles12-x86_64.img.
2. Run the following commands to copy the .img file structure and content to a USB storage device:
"mount -o loop *.image tmp_dir_1"
"mount /dev/usb_drive_partition tmp_dir_2"
"cp -a tmp_dir_1/* tmp_dir_2"
• Add-on RAID:
Download the driver for RAID from the Lenovo Web site, and copy the .iso file to a USB storage device.
Note: Insert the USB storage device into your server before you install the operating system.
To install the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 operating system (x64), 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. In the "SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Welcome" window, depending on the SATA configuration on your
serve, do one of the following:
• If your SATA configuration is set as onboard RAID, do the following:
a. Select Installation and press F6.
b. Select Yes and input brokenmodules=ahci after Boot Options.
c. When "Driver Update added" is displayed, select OK.
d. If the "Please choose the Driver Update medium" window is displayed, click Back.
• If your SATA configuration is set as Add-on RAID, do the following:
a. Select Installation and press F6.
b. Select Yes and press Enter.
c. After the driver is loaded, press Enter. If the "Please choose the Driver Update medium" window is
displayed, select Back.
• If your SATA configuration is set as AHCI or IDE, select Installation, and then press Enter.
• If the operating system is to be installed on SAN, do the following:
http://www.lenovo.com/drivers
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