Installing The Suse Linux Enterprise Server 12.3 Operating System - Lenovo ThinkServer RD650 Operating System Installation Manual

h. Click Finish.
• Manually create a boot partition (/boot)
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. Select the default partition type,
then 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 then click Next.
d. Select Operating System from Role.
e. In the Formatting Options area, select Ext4 from the File System drop-down list box.
f. In the Mounting partition area, select /boot 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 disk (for
example, sda) for installing the operating system and click Add. Select the default partition type,
then 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.
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.
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 "Do you want to continue with your selection (local time)?" 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.

Installing the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12.3 operating system

This topic provides instructions on installing the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12.3 operating system (x64).
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