Installing The Vmware Esxi Hypervisor - Lenovo ThinkServer RS140 Installation Manual

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g. Click Finish.

• Manually create a swap partition

a. In the Expert Partitioner window, select Hard Disks from System view. Then select the disk (for

example, sda) for installing the operating system and click Add. In the New Partition Type

window, select Primary Partition and click Next.

b. In the New Partitions Size window, select Custom Size.

c. Type the amount of space (for example, 2 GB) in the Custom Size field and click Next.

d. Select Swap from Role and click Next.

e. In the Format partition area, select Swap from the File system drop-down list box.

f. In the Mount partition area, select Swap from the Mount Point drop-down list box.

g. Click Finish.

Go to the Expert Partitioner window. The created swap partition and root partition are displayed in the

window. Ensure that the created partitions are correct and click Accept.

Note: If the "Really use this setup?" window is displayed, click Yes.

9. In the Clock and Time Zone window, set the time zone and time and click Next.

For example, set Region to Asia and set TimeZone to Beijing. Clear the Hardware Clock Set to UTC

check box and set the time to local time. If the "Do you want to continue with your selection (local

time)?" window is displayed, click Continue.

10. In the Create New User window, set a user name and password, and then click Next.

Note: If the "Really use this password?" window is displayed, change the password according to your

need or click Yes to keep the current password.

11. In the "Password for the System Administrator–root" window, set a root password and click Next.

Note: If the "Really use this password?" window is displayed, change the password according to your

need or click Yes to keep the current password.

12. In the Installation Settings window, click Software to select software applications to be installed.

For example, if you want to install all software, do the following:

a. Click Software.

b. In the Software Selection and System Tasks window, select any software application and then right-

click. Choose All in This List-Install.

c. Click OK ➙ Install. If the Confirm Installation window is displayed, click Install.

d. In the "System will reboot now" window, click OK or restart the server to finish.