Installing The Suse Linux Enterprise Server 10 Operating System With Service Pack 4 - Lenovo ThinkServer RD540 Operating System Installation Manual

• For instructions on how to install the driver for an Ethernet card, see "Installing the driver for an Ethernet
card" on page 5.
• For instructions on how to install the driver for an onboard graphics card, see "Installing the driver for
an onboard graphics card" on page 5.
• For instructions on how to install the driver for an HBA card, see "Installing the driver for an HBA card"
on page 5.
• For instructions on how to install the driver for a CNA card, see "Installing the driver for a CNA card"
on page 6.
Installing the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 operating system with
Service Pack 4
This topic provides instructions on how to install the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (x64 or x86) operating
system with Service Pack 4.
Note: The maximum system memory for the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (x86) operating system
with Service Pack 4 is 16 GB.
To install the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (x64 or x86) operating system with Service Pack 4, 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. Connect the USB storage device that contains the RAID card driver to your server.
3. On the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Welcome window, press F5 and select Yes.
4. Select Installation and press Enter.
5. When you are prompted to choose the driver update medium, select Back.
6. Select your language and keyboard layout as you need and then select Yes, I Agree to the License
Agreement. Click Next.
7. On the Installation Mode window, click New Installation, and then click Next.
8. Verify your region and time zone on the Clock and Time Zone window, and then click Next.
9. When the Installation Settings window is displayed, create a drive partition as you need.
• Manually create a root partition (/)
To create a new root partition, do the following:
a. Click Partitioning and select Create Custom Partition Setup. Click Next.
b. On the Preparing Hard Disk window, select Custom Partitioning (for experts), and then click
Next.
c. On the Expert Partitioner window, select Hard Disks ➙ sda in the System View area, and then
click Create.
d. Type the amount of space (in MB or GB) in the Custom Size field.
e. In the Format area, select Ext3 from the File system drop-down list box.
f. In the Mounting Options area, select / from the Mount Point drop-down list box.
g. Click OK.
• Manually create a boot partition (/boot)
To create a new boot partition, do the following:
a. Click Partitioning and select Create Custom Partition Setup. Click Next.
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