Installing The Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 Operating System - Lenovo ThinkServer RS140 Installation Manual

• Manually create a boot partition (/boot)
To create a boot partition, do the following:
1) In the Manual Partitionning window, click + in the bottom left corner.
2) In the ADD A NEW MOUNT POINT window, select /boot (or /boot/efi in the UEFI mode) from
the Mount Point drop-down list box.
3) Type the amount of space (in MB) in the Desired Capacity field and then click Add mount
point.
• Manually create a swap partition
To create a swap partition, do the following:
1) In the Manual Partitionning window, click + in the bottom left corner.
2) In the ADD A NEW MOUNT POINT window, select swap from the Mount Point drop-down
list box.
3) Type the amount of space (in MB) in the Desired Capacity field and then click Add mount
point.
c. In the SUMMARY OF CHANGES window, select Accept Changes.
9. In the INSTALLATION SUMMARY window, click Begin Installation. The installation process begins.
10. In the CONFIGURATION window, click ROOT PASSWORD to set the root password. Then, click
Reboot.
11. In the INITIAL SETUP window, click LICENSE INFORMATION.
12. In the LICENSE INFORMATION window, select I accept the license agreement and click Done.
13. In the INITIAL SETUP window, click Finish Configuration.
14. In the Kdump window, click Forward.
15. In the "Subscription Management Registration" window, select No, I prefer to register at a later time
and click Finish.
16. Configure the language and click Next ➙ Next.
17. Set your user name and the password (if needed) and click Next.
18. Select the location as you need and click Next.
19. Select Start using Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server to log in to the operating system.
Note: The local account is used by default when logging in to the operating system for the first time.
Log out and then log in to Root.

Installing the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 operating system

This topic provides instructions on installing the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 (x64) operating system.
To install the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 (x64) operating system, do the following:
1. Download the drivers from the Lenovo Web site at http://www.lenovo.com/drivers. Unzip the drivers if
necessary. Then, copy the drivers to a USB storage device or burn the drivers to a disc.
2. 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.
3. Select Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 and press Enter.
4. Select the language that you want to use during the installation process and click Continue.
5. Configure the date, time, language, and keyboard layout for the system.
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