Installing The Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 Operating System - Lenovo ThinkServer RD650 Operating System Installation Manual

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.

Installing the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 operating system

This topic provides instructions on installing the following two operating systems:
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 (x86)
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 (x64)
Note: If the SATA configuration for your server is set to OB SATA RAID or Add on RAID, be sure to install
the drivers for RAID after the operating system installation is finished. See "Installing the driver for a RAID
card" on page 111.
To install the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 operating system, 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. Depending on the SATA configuration on your server, do one of the following:
• If the SATA configuration is set to IDE, AHCI, or Add on RAID, go to step 3.
• If the SATA configuration is set to OB SATA RAID, do the following to upgrade your driver:
a. When "RHEL installation welcome screen" is displayed, press Tab.
b. Enter a space and type linux dd blacklist=ahci nodmraid, and then press Enter.
c. In the "Do you have a driver disk?" window, select Yes.
d. In the Driver Disk Source window, go to the folder where the driver is stored and then click OK.
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