Lenovo ThinkServer RS140 Installation Manual page 41

To install the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 operating system with Service Pack 4, 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 window, select Installation.
3. In the Welcome window, select your language and keyboard layout and then select I Agree to the
License Terms. Click Next.
Note: If "you are running..." window is prompted, click Yes.
4. In the Media Check window, click Next to go ahead.
5. In the Installation Mode window, select New Installation, and then click Next.
6. Verify your region and time zone, and then click Accept ➙ 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 Partition (for experts). Click Next.
b. In the Expert Partitioner window, select Hard Disks, and then click Add.
c. In the New Partitions Size window, select Custom Size.
d. Type the amount of space (in MB) in the Custom Size field and then click Next.
e. In the Format partition area, select Ex3 from the File system drop-down list box.
f. In the Mount partition area, select the forward slash (/) from the Mount Point drop-down list box.
g. Click Finish.
• Manually create a boot partition (/boot in legacy mode) or (/boot/efi in UEFI mode)
To create a boot partition, do the following:
a. In the Expert Partitioner window, select Hard Disks, and then click Add.
b. In the New Partition Type window, select Primary Partition and then click Next.
c. In the New Partitions Size window, select Custom Size.
d. Type the amount of space (in MB) in the Custom Size field and then click Next.
e. In the Formatting Options area, select Ex3 (or FAT in UEFI mode) from the File System drop-
down list box.
f. In the Mount partition area, select the forward dash /boot (or /boot/efi in UEFI mode) from the
Mount Point drop-down list box.
g. Click Finish.
• Manually create a swap partition
To create a swap partition, do the following:
a. In the Expert Partitioner window, select Hard Disks, and then click Add.
b. In the New Partitions Size window, select Custom Size.
c. Type the amount of space (in MB) in the Custom Size field.
d. In the Formatting Options area, select Swap from the File system drop-down list box.
e. In the Mount partition area, select Swap from the Mount Point drop-down list box.
f. Click Finish.
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