Lenovo ThinkServer RD550 Operating System Installation Manual page 32

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, do the following:
a. Select Installation.
b. Press F6.
c. Select Yes and then type brokenmodules=ahci after Boot Options.
d. In the Driver Update added window, select OK.
e. In the Please choose the Driver Update medium window, click Back.
• 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 iSCSI, do the following:
a. Select Installation.
b. Press F6.
c. Type withiscsi=1 after Boot Options, and then select Yes.
d. In the Please choose the Driver Update medium window, locate the disk in which the drive is
located, and then click OK.
e. When the window opens again, select Back.
f. In the Choose the network device window, select the correct network device, and then click OK.
g. In the Automatic configuration via DHCP window, select Yes.
• If the operating system is to be installed on SAN through FCOE, do the following:
a. Select Installation.
b. Press F6.
c. Select Yes, the window Please choose the Driver Update medium is displayed.
d. Locate the disk in which the drive is located, and then click Yes.
e. When the window opens again, select Back.
• If your SATA configuration is set as non-RAID, 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.
Notes: If the operating system is to be installed on the SAN card through an iSCSI card, the Disk
Activation window is opened. Do the following:
a. Click Configuration ISCSI Disks to open the ISCSI Initiator Overview window.
b. Ensure that the ISCSI configuration information is correct and then click OK.
c. Click Next.
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 as you need.
• Manually create a root partition (/)
To create a root partition, do the following:
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