Lenovo ThinkServer RD340 Operating System Installation Manual page 38

Notes:
• The maximum system memory that the Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 5.10 (x86) operating system can
support is 16 GB.
• The driver for the Ethernet card is installed during the operating system installation.
• Download the driver for onboard SAS software RAID from the Lenovo Web site to your server. Then, copy
the driver to a USB storage device. 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
To install the Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 5.10 (x64 or x86) 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. When the welcome window is displayed, press Tab and input the following command line after boot:,
and then press Enter:
linux dd blocklist=isci noprobe=ata2 noprobe=ata3 noprobe=ata4
3. In the Driver disk window, select Yes and then press Enter.
4. In the Insert Driver Disk window, select OK and then press Enter.
5. In the More Driver Disks window, select No.
6. In the CD Found window, depending on your needs, select OK to begin the installation media test or
select Skip to skip the media test and start the installation. Press Enter.
7. When the installation window is displayed, click Next.
8. Select the language that you want to use during the installation process and click Next.
9. Select the appropriate keyboard layout for the system and click Next.
10. When prompted to type the installation number, type your installation number in the Installation
Number field and then click OK. The installation number enables the automatic installation of some
software programs such as the storage clustering programs and the virtualization programs.
Notes:
• Click Yes if a warning message is displayed.
• When the "Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server" window is displayed, configure the options as
you need and press Enter. The following steps are based on the scenario that Install Red Hat
Enterprise Linux Server is selected in this step.
11. When you are prompted to partition your hard disk drive, select the option as you need and then
click Next.
Note: The following steps are based on the scenario that Create custom layout is selected in this step.
12. Create a partition as you need and then click Next.
• Manually create a root partition (/)
To create a root partition, do the following:
a. Click New.
b. In the Add Partition window, select the forward slash (/) from the Mount Point drop-down list box.
c. Select ext3 from the File System Type drop-down list box.
d. Type the amount of space (in MB) in the Size field, and then click OK.
• Manually create a boot partition (/boot)
To create a boot partition, do the following:
a. Click New.
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