Installing The Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11 Operating System With Service Pack 4 - Lenovo ThinkServer TS150 Operating System Installation Manual

13. When the Administrator window is displayed, follow the instructions on the screen to change the
password.
14. When the message Your password has been changed is displayed, click OK to log in to the operating
system.
Installing the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 operating system with
Service Pack 4
This topic provides instructions on installing the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 operating system with
Service Pack 4.
Note: During the installation, ensure that the boot partition (/boot) is within the first 1 TB of the hard disk drive.
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, and start the server from the optical drive.
2. In the "SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Welcome" window, select Installation and then press Enter.
3. In the Welcome window, select your language and keyboard layout and then select I Agree to the
License Terms. Click Next.
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 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 Formatting partition area, select Ext3 from the File system drop-down list box.
f. In the Mounting partition area, select the forward slash (/) from the Mount Point drop-down
list box.
g. Click Finish.
• Manually create a boot partition (/boot)
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 Partitions Size window, select Custom Size.
c. Type the amount of space (in MB) in the Custom Size field and then click Next.
d. In the Formatting Options area, select Ex3 from the File System drop-down list box.
e. In the Mounting partition area, select /boot from the Mount Point drop-down list box.
f. Click Finish.
• Manually create a swap partition
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