Installing The Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11 Operating System With Service Pack 3 - Lenovo ThinkServer RD550 Operating System Installation Manual

• If your SATA configuration is set as AHCI: go to step 8. Be sure to install the AHCI driver after the
operating system installation is completed, see "Installing the driver for the SATA AHCI" on page 35.
8. In the "Where do you want to install Windows?" window, click Drive options (advanced) ➙ New.
9. Type the amount of space (in MB), and then click Apply.
10. In the Windows Storage Server Setup window, click OK.
11. Ensure that the drive partition is correct, and then click Next. The installation begins.
Note: The server restarts several times during the installation.
12. When the Settings window is displayed, click Next.
13. When the Windows Update window is displayed, click Next.
14. Change your password when prompted, and then click Finish.
Note: The password must be a combination of upper case letters, lower case letters, and numbers.
15. When the message MultiPoint Server Configuration Error is displayed, press any key. The user name will
be configured as "Administrator" after your server restarts. Follow the instructions on the screen to log
in to the operating system.
Installing the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 operating system with
Service Pack 3
This topic provides instructions on installing the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 operating system with
Service Pack 3 (x64).
Before you start the operating system installation, do the following:
1. Download the driver for RAID from the Lenovo Web site to your server. The most up-to-date
device drivers for various server models are always available on the Lenovo Web site at
http://www.lenovo.com/drivers. Unzip the driver file if necessary. The extension of the driver file is
.img usually.
2. Save the driver file to the root directory, and then type the following commands:
cd/root
mkdir img
mount -oloop *.img
3. A folder named as 01 or 02 is created. Copy the folder to the root directory of a USB storage device.
To install the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 operating system with Service Pack 3 (x64), 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. In the "SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Welcome" window, depending on the SATA configuration on
your serve, do one of the following:
• If your SATA configuration is set as onboard RAID, select Installation. Then press E to enter
editing mode. Modify the start parameter from linuxefi /boot/x86_64/loader/linux to linuxefi
/boot/x86_64/loader/linux brokenmosules=ahci.
• If your SATA configuration is set as Add–on RAID, select Installation and then press Enter.
• If the operating system is to be installed on SAN through ISCIS/FCOE, do the following:
a. Select Installation.
b. Press E to enter editing mode. Then modify the start parameter from
linuxefi/boot/x86_64/loader/linux to linuxefi /boot/x86_64/loader/linux driverupdate=1.
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