Lenovo ThinkServer TS150 Operating System Installation Manual page 20

1. Insert the operating system installation disc into the optical drive that you have set as the first startup
device, and start the server from the optical drive.
2. In the Language, Keyboard and License Agreement window, select your language and keyboard layout
and then select I Agree to the License Terms. Click Next.
3. In the Registration window, configure the information as prompted and click Next. The following steps
are based on the scenario that Skip Registration is selected in this step.
4. In the Add On Product window, select add-ons to be installed and click Next. The following steps are
based on the scenario that default options are selected in this step.
5. In the Suggested Partitioning window, use the suggested partitioning method and click Next. If you
want to create a drive partition, do one of the following:
• Manually create a root partition (/)
a. Click Create Partition Setup and select Custom Partitioning (for experts). Click Next.
b. In the Expert Partitioner window, select Hard Disks from System view. Then select the drive (for
example, sda) for installing the operating system and click Add.
c. In the New Partitions Size window, select Custom Size.
d. Type the amount of space (for example, 80 GB) in the Size field and then click Next.
e. Select Operating System from Role and click Next.
f. In the Formatting Options area, select BtrFS from the File system drop-down list box.
g. In the Mount partition area, select the forward slash (/) from the Mount Point drop-down list box.
h. Click Finish.
• Manually create a boot partition (/boot/efi)
a. In the Expert Partitioner window, select Hard Disks from System view. Then select the drive (for
example, sda) for installing the operating system and click Add.
b. In the New Partitions Size window, select Custom Size.
c. Type the amount of space (for example, 2 GB) in the Size field and then click Next.
d. Select Operating System from Role and click Next.
e. In the Formatting Options area, select FAT from the File System drop-down list box.
f. In the Mounting partition area, select /boot/efi from the Mount Point drop-down list box.
g. Click Finish.
• Manually create a swap partition
a. In the Expert Partitioner window, select Hard Disks from System view. Then select the drive (for
example, sda) for installing the operating system and click Add.
b. In the New Partitions Size window, select Custom Size.
c. Type the amount of space (for example, 2 GB) in the Size field.
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 root partition, boot partition, or swap partition is
displayed in the window. Ensure that the created partition is correct and click Accept. Then, click
Next.
6. In the Clock and Time Zone window, set the time zone and time and click Next.
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ThinkServer TS150 Operating System Installation Guide