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ThinkServerTS150
OperatingSystemInstallationGuide
Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthesafety
informationprovidedontheLenovoWebsiteat:
https://support.lenovo.com/documents/LNVO-DOCS
SixthEdition(June2017)
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Contents
Chapter1.Introduction........1
Chapter2.Installinganoperating
systeminUEFImode.........3
BeforeinstallinganoperatingsysteminUEFI
mode..................3
Preparingthedriver...........3
ConfiguringtheBIOSsetting.......3
InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2012
operatingsystem..............3
InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2012
Essentialsoperatingsystem.........4
InstallingaMicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2
operatingsystem..............5
InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2
Essentialsoperatingsystem.........6
InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsMultipointServer
2012operatingsystem...........7
InstallingtheMicrosoftWindows10Professional
operatingsystem..............8
InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2016
Standardoperatingsystem..........9
InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2016
Essentialsoperatingsystem.........9
InstallingtheHyper-VServer2012operating
system..................10
InstallingtheHyper-VServer2012R2operating
system..................11
InstallingtheHyper-VServer2016operating
system..................12
InstallingtheSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer11
operatingsystemwithServicePack4.....12
InstallingtheSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer12.1
operatingsystem..............14
InstallingtheSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer12.2
operatingsystem..............15
InstallingtheRedHatEnterpriseLinux6.7
operatingsystem..............17
InstallingtheRedHatEnterpriseLinux6.8
operatingsystem..............19
InstallingtheRedHatEnterpriseLinux7.2
operatingsystem..............21
InstallingtheRedHatEnterpriseLinux7.3
operatingsystem..............22
InstallingtheVMwarehypervisor.......23
Chapter3.Installinganoperating
systeminlegacymode........25
Beforeinstallinganoperatingsysteminlegacy
mode..................25
Preparingthedriver...........25
ConfiguringtheBIOSsetting.......25
InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2012
operatingsystem..............25
InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2012
Essentialsoperatingsystem.........26
InstallingaMicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2
operatingsystem..............28
InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2
Essentialsoperatingsystem.........29
InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsMultipointServer
2012operatingsystem...........30
InstallingtheMicrosoftWindows10Professional
operatingsystem..............31
InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2016
Standardoperatingsystem..........31
InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2016
Essentialsoperatingsystem.........32
InstallingtheHyper-VServer2012operating
system..................32
InstallingtheHyper-VServer2012R2operating
system..................33
InstallingtheHyper-VServer2016operating
system..................34
InstallingtheSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer11
operatingsystemwithServicePack4.....35
InstallingtheSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer12.1
operatingsystem..............37
InstallingtheSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer12.2
operatingsystem..............38
InstallingtheRedHatEnterpriseLinux6.7
operatingsystem..............40
InstallingtheRedHatEnterpriseLinux6.8
operatingsystem..............41
InstallingtheRedHatEnterpriseLinux7.2
operatingsystem..............43
InstallingtheRedHatEnterpriseLinux7.3
operatingsystem..............44
InstallingtheVMwarehypervisor.......46
Chapter4.Installingdrivers......47
InstallingdriversforWindowsoperatingsystems.47
Installingthedriverforthechipset.....47
Installingthedriverforanonboardgraphics
card.................47
InstallingthedriverfortheIntelEthernet
card.................48
InstallingthedriverforUSB3.0......48
InstallingdriversforHyper-Voperatingsystems.48
Installingthedriverforthechipset.....48
Installingdriversforanonboardgraphics
card.................49
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InstallingthedriverfortheIntelEthernet
card.................49
InstallingdriversfortheSUSELinuxEnterprise
Serveroperatingsystem...........49
Installingthedriverforthechipset.....49
Installingthedriverforanonboardgraphics
card.................49
InstallingthedriverfortheIntelEthernet
card.................50
InstallingdriversfortheRedHatEnterpriseLinux
operatingsystem..............51
Installingthedriverforthechipset.....51
Installingthedriverforanonboardgraphics
card.................51
InstallingthedriverfortheIntelEthernet
card.................51
AppendixA.Trademarks.......53
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Chapter1.Introduction
ThisguideprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallanoperatingsystemontheLenovo
®
ThinkServer
®
TS150
servers.
Thesupportedoperatingsystemsvarybytheconfigurationonyourserver.Thefollowingtableprovidesalist
onthesupportedoperatingsystemofyourserver.
SupportedoperatingsystemsAHCISAT A
RAID
Add-On
RAID
Skylake
Kaby
Lake
Microsoft
®
WindowsServer
®
2012StandardEdition
YesYesYesYesNo
MicrosoftWindowsServer2012FoundationEdition
YesYesYesYesNo
MicrosoftWindowsServer2012EssentialsEdition
YesYesYesYesNo
MicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2StandardEdition
YesYesYesYesYes
MicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2FoundationEdition
YesYesYesYesYes
MicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2EssentialsEdition
YesYesYesYesYes
MicrosoftWindowsServer2016DatacenterEdition
YesYesYesYesYes
MicrosoftWindowsServer2016StandardEdition
YesYesYesYesYes
MicrosoftWindowsServer2016EssentialsEdition
YesYesYesYesYes
MicrosoftWindows
®
MultipointServer2012
YesYesYesYesNo
MicrosoftWindows10
YesYesYesYesYes
MicrosoftWindows10Professional
YesYesYesYesYes
Hyper-V
®
Server2012
YesNoYesYesYes
Hyper-VServer2012R2
YesNoYesYesYes
Hyper-VServer2016
YesNoYesYesYes
SUSELinux
®
EnterpriseServer11withServicePack4
YesYesYesYesYes
SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer12.1
YesYesYesYesNo
SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer12.2
YesYesYesYesYes
RedHat
®
EnterpriseLinux6.7YesYesYesYesNo
RedHatEnterpriseLinux6.8YesYesYesYesNo
RedHatEnterpriseLinux7.2YesYesYesYesNo
RedHatEnterpriseLinux7.3YesYesYesYesYes
VMwareESXi
®
5.5p07
YesNoYesYesNo
VMwareESXi6.0p02
YesNoYesYesNo
VMwareESXi6.0U2
YesNoYesYesNo
VMwareESXi6.0U3
YesNoYesNoYes
VMwareESXi6.5
YesNoYesYesYes
VMwareESXi6.5a
YesNoYesYesYes
Notes:
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•TheHyper-VServer2012operatingsystemcannotbeinstalledontheSDcardorUSBstoragedevicethat
doesnothavethefixed_diskproperty.ItisrecommendedbyMicrosoftthatyouinstalltheHyper-VServer
2012operatingsystemonthefollowingstoragedevices:
–KingstonDataTravelerUltimate
–SuperT alentExpressRC8
–WesternDigitalMyPassportEnterprise
Fordetailedinformation,goto:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj733589.aspx
• Windows Server 2012 R2 operating system doesn’t support auto-update on servers using processors
based on the Kaby Lake platform. For detailed information, go to:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4012982/the-processor-is-not-supported-together-with-the-windows-
version
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Chapter2.InstallinganoperatingsysteminUEFImode
ThischapterprovidesinformationaboutinstallingoperatingsystemsinUEFImode.
BeforeinstallinganoperatingsysteminUEFImode
Thistopiccontainsthefollowingitems:
•“Preparingthedriver”onpage3
•“ConfiguringtheBIOSsetting”onpage3
Preparingthedriver
BeforeinstallinganoperatingsysteminUEFImode,downloadyourdesireddriverfromtheLenovoWebsite
athttp://www.lenovo.com/drivers.Then,copythedrivertoaUSBstoragedevice.
ConfiguringtheBIOSsetting
BeforeinstallinganoperatingsysteminUEFImode,configuretheBIOSsettingbydoingthefollowing:
1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.
2.OntheStartupmenu,selectCSMandclickDisable.
InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2012operatingsystem
Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallthefollowingoperatingsystemsandthedrivers:
•MicrosoftWindowsServer2012StandardEdition
•MicrosoftWindowsServer2012FoundationEdition
ToinstalltheMicrosoftWindowsServer2012operatingsystem,dothefollowing:
1.Inserttheoperatingsysteminstallationdiscintotheopticaldrivethatyouhavesetasthefirststartup
device,andstarttheserverfromtheopticaldrive.
Note:IfthemessagePressanykeytobootfromcdordvdisdisplayed,pressanykey.Ifthemessage
WindowsSetup[EMSEnabled]isdisplayed,pressEnter.ThemessageLoadingles...willbedisplayed.
Waitseveralminutesforthesystemtoloadthefiles.
2.IntheWindowsServer2012window,selectthelanguageandotheroptions.ThenclickNext.
3.ClickInstallnow.
4.TypeyourproductkeyandthenclickNext.TheproductkeyinformationisavailableontheMicrosoft
CertificateofAuthenticitylabelorproductpackaging.
5.Selecttheoperatingsystemyouwanttoinstall,andthenclickNext.
6.ReadthelicensetermsandselectIacceptthelicenseterms.ThenclickNext.
7.Selectthetypeofinstallationyouneed.ThefollowingstepsarebasedonthescenariothatCustom:
InstallWindowsonly(Advanced)isselectedinthisstep.
8.Inthe“WheredoyouwanttoinstallWindows?”window,dependingontheSATAconfigurationon
yourserver,dooneofthefollowing:
•IfyourSATAconfigurationissetasRAID(bothOBSATARAIDorADDonRAIDcard):dothe
following:
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a.ConnecttheUSBstoragedevicethatcontainsthedrivertoyourserverandclickLoadDriver.
b.ClickBrowsetolocatetherequireddriverandthenclickOK.
c.Inthe“Selectthedrivertobeinstalled”window,selectHidedriversthataren’tcompatiblewith
hardwareonthiscomputer.Selectthedriverthatyouwanttoinstall,andthenclickNext
toinstallthedriver.
•IfyourSATAconfigurationissetasAHCI:gotostep9.
9.Inthe“WheredoyouwanttoinstallWindows?”window,clickDriveoptions(advanced).
10.Selectthedriveonwhichyouwanttoinstalltheoperatingsystem,andthenclickNew.
11.Typetheamountofspace(inMB),andthenclickApply.
12.IntheWindowsSetupwindow,clickOK.
13.Ensurethatthedrivepartitioniscorrect,andthenclickNext.Theinstallationbegins.Yourserver
willrestartseveraltimesduringtheinstallation.
14.IntheSettingswindow,typeyourpasswordandclickFinish.
Note:Thepasswordmustcontainatleasteightcharactersandconsistofuppercaseletters,lower
caseletters,andnumbers.
15.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentologintotheoperatingsystemwhenprompted.
InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2012Essentialsoperating
system
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstalltheWindowsServer2012Essentialsoperatingsystem.
Note:Beforeinstallingthisoperatingsystem,connectyourservertothenetwork.
ToinstalltheWindowsServer2012Essentialsoperatingsystem,dothefollowing:
1.Inserttheoperatingsysteminstallationdiscintotheopticaldrivethatyouhavesetasthefirststartup
device,andstarttheserverfromtheopticaldrive.
2.WhenthemessagePressanykeytobootfromcdisdisplayed,pressanykey.IfthemessageWindows
Setup[EMSEnabled]isdisplayed,pressEnter.IfthemessageTheWindowsisloadingles...isdisplayed.
Waitseveralminutesforthesystemtoloadthefiles.
3.WhentheWindowsServer2012windowisdisplayed,configurethelanguageandotheroptionsyou
need,andthenclickNext.
4.ClickInstallnow.
5.TypeyourproductkeyandthenclickNext.TheproductkeyinformationisavailableontheMicrosoft
CertificateofAuthenticitylabelorproductpackaging.
6.ReadthelicensetermsandselectIacceptthelicenseterms.ThenclickNext.
7.Selectthetypeofinstallationyouneed.ThefollowingstepsarebasedonthescenariothatCustom:
InstallWindowsonly(Advanced)isselectedinthisstep.
8.Inthe“WheredoyouwanttoinstallWindows?”window,dependingontheSATAconfigurationon
yourserver,dooneofthefollowing:
•IfyourSATAconfigurationissetasRAID(bothOBSATARAIDandADDonRAID):dothefollowing:
a.ConnecttheUSBstoragedevicethatcontainsthedrivertoyourserverandclickLoadDriver.
b.ClickBrowsetolocatetherequireddriverandthenclickOK.
c.Inthe“Selectthedrivertobeinstalled”window,selectHidedriversthataren’tcompatiblewith
hardwareonthiscomputer.Selectthedriverthatyouwanttoinstall,andthenclickNext
toinstallthedriver.
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•IfyourSATAconfigurationissetasAHCI:gotostep9.
9.Inthe“WheredoyouwanttoinstallWindows?”window,clickDriveoptions(advanced).Thenclick
New.
10.Typetheamountofspace(inMB),andthenclickApply.
11.IntheWindowsSetupwindow,clickOK.
12.Ensurethatthedrivepartitioniscorrect,andthenclickNext.Theinstallationbegins.Yourserver
willrestartseveraltimesduringtheinstallation.
Notes:
•Ifthefollowingmessagedisplays“Errorsoccurredduringinstallation”,youneedtomanuallyinstall
theEthernetdriver.Toinstallthedriver,dothefollowing:
a.DownloadthedriverforanEthernetcardfromtheLenovoWebsite.Ifthedriverisacompressed
file,unzipittoafolder.Themostup-to-datedevicedriversforvariousservermodelsarealways
availablefordownloadontheLenovoWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/drivers
b.CopythefolderthatcontainsthedrivertoyourUSBstoragedeviceandconnecttheUSBstorage
devicetoyourserver.
c.OpentheDeviceManagerwindow.Right-clickonthegraphicscardthatrequiresdrivers,and
thenselectUpdateDriverSoftware.
d.Inthe“Howdoyouwanttosearchfordriversoftware”window,clickBrowsemycomputer
fordriversoftware.
e.Inthe“Browsefordriversoftwareonyourcomputer”window,clickBrowsetolocatethedriver
youwanttoinstall.
f.LocatethedriverandclickNext.
g.Whenthemessage“Windowshassuccessfullyupdatedyourdriversoftware”isdisplayed,click
Close.
13.Configurethedateandtime,andthenclickNext.
14.Choosethetypeofinstallationyouneed.ThefollowingstepsarebasedonthescenariothatClean
installisselected.
15.PersonalizetheserverbytypingthecomputernameandthenclickNext.
16.Inthe“Provideyouradministratorinformation(account1of2)”window,typeyourusernameand
password,andthenclickNext.
Note:Thepasswordmustcontainatleasteightcharactersandconsistofuppercaseletters,lower
caseletters,andnumbers.
17.Inthe“Provideyouradministratorinformation(account2of2)”window,typeyourusernameand
password,andthenclickNext.
18.Inthe“Keepyourserverup-to-dateautomatically”window,configurethesettingsyouneed.Y our
serverwillrestartseveraltimes.
19.Whenthe“Yourserverisnowreadytobeused”windowprompted,clickClose.Theinstallationis
completed.
InstallingaMicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2operatingsystem
Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallthefollowingoperatingsystems:
•MicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2StandardEdition
•MicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2FoundationEdition
Chapter2.InstallinganoperatingsysteminUEFImode5
ToinstallaMicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2operatingsystem,dothefollowing:
1.Inserttheoperatingsysteminstallationdiscintotheopticaldrivethatyouhavesetasthefirststartup
device,andstarttheserverfromtheopticaldrive.
2.WhenthemessagePressanykeytobootfromcdisdisplayed,pressanykey.IfthemessageWindows
Setup[EMSEnabled]isdisplayed,pressEnter.ThemessageLoadingles...willbedisplayed.Wait
severalminutesforthesystemtoloadthefiles.
3.WhentheWindowsServer2012R2windowisdisplayed,configurethelanguageandotheroptionsyou
need,andthenclickNext.
4.ClickInstallnow.
5.TypeyourproductkeyandthenclickNext.TheproductkeyinformationisavailableontheMicrosoft
CertificateofAuthenticitylabelorproductpackaging.
6.SelecttheWindowsoperationsystemeditionthatyouwanttoinstall.ThenclickNext.Thefollowing
stepsarebasedonthescenariothatWindowsServer2012R2Standard(ServerwithaGUI)is
selectedinthisstep.
7.ReadthelicensetermsandselectIacceptthelicenseterms.ThenclickNext.
8.Selectthetypeofinstallationyouneed.ThefollowingstepsarebasedonthescenariothatCustom:
InstallWindowsonly(Advanced)isselectedinthisstep.
9.Inthe“WheredoyouwanttoinstallWindows?”window,dependingontheSATAconfigurationon
yourserver,dooneofthefollowing:
•IfyourSATAconfigurationissetasRAID(bothOBSATARAIDandADDonRAID):dothefollowing:
a.ConnecttheUSBstoragedevicethatcontainsthedrivertoyourserverandclickLoadDriver.
b.ClickBrowsetolocatetherequireddriverandthenclickOK.
c.Inthe“Selectthedrivertobeinstalled”window,selectHidedriversthatarenotcompatible
withhardwareonthiscomputer.Selectthedriverthatyouwanttoinstall,andthenclickNext
toinstallthedriver.
•IfyourSATAconfigurationissetasAHCI:gotostep10.
10.Inthe“WheredoyouwanttoinstallWindows?”window,clickNew.
11.Typetheamountofspace(inMB),andthenclickApply.TheWindowsSetupwindowisdisplayed.
12.ClickOK.
13.Ensurethatthedrivepartitioniscorrect,andthenclickNext.Theinstallationbegins.
14.WhentheSettingswindowisdisplayed,setanadministratorpasswordandclickFinish.Then,follow
theinstructionsonthescreentosigninwhenprompted.
Note:Thepasswordmustbeacombinationofuppercaseletters,lowercaseletters,andnumbers.
InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2Essentialsoperating
system
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstalltheWindowsServer2012R2Essentialsoperatingsystem.
Note:Beforeinstallingthisoperatingsystem,connectyourservertothenetwork.
ToinstalltheWindowsServer2012R2Essentialsoperatingsystem,dothefollowing:
1.Inserttheoperatingsysteminstallationdiscintotheopticaldrivethatyouhavesetasthefirststartup
device,andstarttheserverfromtheopticaldrive.
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2.WhenthemessagePressanykeytobootfromcdisdisplayed,pressanykey.IfthemessageWindows
Setup[EMSEnabled]isdisplayed,pressEnter.ThemessageTheLoadingles...willbedisplayed.Wait
severalminutesforthesystemtoloadthefiles.
3.WhentheWindowsServer2012R2windowisdisplayed,configurethelanguageandotheroptionsyou
need,andthenclickNext.
4.ClickInstallnow.
5.TypeyourproductkeyandthenclickNext.TheproductkeyinformationisavailableontheMicrosoft
CertificateofAuthenticitylabelorproductpackaging.
6.ReadthelicensetermsandselectIacceptthelicenseterms.ThenclickNext.
7.Selectthetypeofinstallationyouneed.ThefollowingstepsarebasedonthescenariothatCustom:
InstallWindowsonly(Advanced)isselectedinthisstep.
8.Inthe“WheredoyouwanttoinstallWindows?”window,dependingontheSATAconfigurationon
yourserver,dooneofthefollowing:
•IfyourSATAconfigurationissetasRAID(bothOBSATARAIDandADDonRAID):dothefollowing:
a.ConnecttheUSBstoragedevicethatcontainsthedrivertoyourserverandclickLoadDriver.
b.ClickBrowsetolocatetherequireddriverandthenclickOK.
c.Inthe“Selectthedrivertobeinstalled”window,selectHidedriversthatarenotcompatible
withhardwareonthiscomputer.Selectthedriverthatyouwanttoinstall,andthenclickNext
toinstallthedriver.
•IfyourSATAconfigurationissetasAHCI:gotostep9.
9.Inthe“WheredoyouwanttoinstallWindows?”window,clickNew.
10.Typetheamountofspace(inMB),andthenclickApply.
11.IntheWindowsSetupwindow,clickOK.
12.Ensurethatthedrivepartitioniscorrect,andthenclickNext.Theinstallationbegins.
Notes:
•Y ourserverwillrestartseveraltimesduringtheinstallation.
13.WhentheSettingswindowisdisplayed,setanadministratorpasswordandclickFinish.Then,follow
theinstructionsonthescreentosigninwhenprompted.
Note:Thepasswordmustbeacombinationofuppercaseletters,lowercaseletters,andnumbers.
InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsMultipointServer2012operating
system
Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallthefollowingoperatingsystemsandthedrivers:
•MicrosoftWindowsMultipointServer2012StandardEdition
•MicrosoftWindowsMultipointServer2012PremiumEdition
Note:EnsurethatthekeyboardandmouseneedtobeconnectedwithserverbyHUB.
ToinstalltheMicrosoftWindowsMultipointServer2012operatingsystem,dothefollowing:
1.Inserttheoperatingsysteminstallationdiscintotheopticaldrivethatyouhavesetasthefirststartup
device,andstarttheserverfromtheopticaldrive.
2.WhenthemessagePressanykeytobootfromcdisdisplayed,pressanykey.IfthemessageWindows
Setup[EMSEnabled]isdisplayed,pressEnter.ThemessageLoadingles...willbedisplayed.Wait
severalminutesforthesystemtoloadthefiles.
Chapter2.InstallinganoperatingsysteminUEFImode7
3.WhentheWindowsServer2012windowisdisplayed,configurethelanguageandotheroptionsyou
need,andthenclickNext.
4.ClickInstallnow.
5.TypeyourproductkeyandthenclickNext.TheproductkeyinformationisavailableontheMicrosoft
CertificateofAuthenticitylabelorproductpackaging.
6.ReadthelicensetermsandclickIacceptthelicenseterms.ThenclickNext.
7.Selectthetypeofinstallationyouneed.ThefollowingstepsarebasedonthescenariothatCustom:
InstallWindowsonly(Advanced)isselectedinthisstep.
8.Inthe“WheredoyouwanttoinstallWindows?”window,dependingontheSATAconfigurationon
yourserver,dooneofthefollowing:
•IfyourSATAconfigurationissetasRAID(bothOBSATARAIDandADDonRAID):dothefollowing:
a.ConnecttheUSBstoragedevicethatcontainsthedrivertoyourserverandclickLoadDriver.
b.ClickBrowsetolocatetherequireddriverandthenclickOK.
c.Inthe“Selectthedrivertobeinstalled”window,selectHidedriversthatarenotcompatible
withhardwareonthiscomputer.Selectthedriverthatyouwanttoinstall,andthenclickNext
toinstallthedriver.
•IfyourSATAconfigurationissetasAHCI:gotostep9.
9.Inthe“WheredoyouwanttoinstallWindows?”window,clickDriveoptions(advanced).Thenclick
New.
10.Typetheamountofspace(inMB),andthenclickApply.
11.IntheWindowsSetupwindow,clickOK.
12.Ensurethatthedrivepartitioniscorrect,andthenclickNext.Theinstallationbegins.
Notes:
•Y ourserverwillrestartseveraltimesduringtheinstallation.
13.WhentheSettingswindowisdisplayed,clickNext.
14.IntheWindowsUpdatewindow,clickNext.Then,setanadministratorpasswordandclickFinish.
Note:Thepasswordmustbeacombinationofuppercaseletters,lowercaseletters,andnumbers.
15.WhenthemessageMultiPointServerCongurationErrorisdisplayed,pressanykey.Followthe
instructionsonthescreentosigninwhenprompted.
16.Typetheusernameandpassword,andpressEnter.Theusernamewillbeconfiguredas“administrator”
afteryourserverrestarts.
InstallingtheMicrosoftWindows10Professionaloperatingsystem
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstalltheMicrosoftWindows10Professional(x64)operating
system.
ToinstalltheMicrosoftWindows10Professional(x64)operatingsystem,dothefollowing:
1.Inserttheoperatingsysteminstallationdiscintotheopticaldrivethatyouhavesetasthefirststartup
device,andstarttheserverfromtheopticaldrive.
2.IfthemessagePressanykeytobootfromcdisdisplayed,pressanykey.IfthemessageWindowsSetup
[EMSEnabled]isdisplayed,pressEnter.
3.IntheWindowswindow,selectthelanguageandotheroptions.ThenclickNext.
4.ClickInstallnow.
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5.TypeyourproductkeyandthenclickNext.TheproductkeyinformationisavailableontheMicrosoft
CertificateofAuthenticitylabelorproductpackaging.
6.ReadthelicensetermsandselectIacceptthelicenseterms.ThenclickNext.
7.Selectthetypeofinstallationyouneed.ThefollowingstepsarebasedonthescenariothatCustom:
InstallWindowsonly(Advanced)isselectedinthisstep.
8.Inthe“WheredoyouwanttoinstallWindows?”window,selectthedriveonwhichyouwanttoinstall
theoperatingsystem,andthenclickNew.
9.Typetheamountofspace,andthenclickApply.
10.IntheWindowsSetupwindow,clickOK.
11.Ensurethatthedrivepartitioniscorrect,andthenclickNext.Theinstallationbegins.Yourserver
willrestartseveraltimesduringtheinstallation.
12.IntheGetgoingfastwindow,selectUseexpresssettings.
13.IntheCreateanaccountforthisPCwindow,typeyourusernameandpassword,andthenclickNextto
logintotheoperatingsystem.
InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2016Standardoperatingsystem
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstalltheMicrosoftWindowsServer2016Standardoperating
system.
ToinstalltheMicrosoftWindowsServer2016Standardoperatingsystem,dothefollowing:
1.Inserttheoperatingsysteminstallationdiscintotheopticaldrivethatyouhavesetasthefirststartup
device.Then,starttheserverfromtheopticaldrive.
2.IfthemessagePressanykeytobootfromcdordvdisdisplayed,pressanykey.IfthemessageWindows
Setup[EMSEnabled]isdisplayed,pressEnter.Waitseveralminutesforthesystemtoloadthefiles.
3.IntheWindowsServer2016window,selectthelanguageandotheroptions.Then,clickNext.
4.ClickInstallnow.
5.TypeyourproductkeyandthenclickNext.
6.SelectWindowsServer2016Standard(DesktopExperience),andthenclickNext.
7.ReadthelicensetermsandselectIacceptthelicenseterms.Then,clickNext.
8.Selectthetypeofinstallationasyouneed.ThefollowingstepsarebasedonthescenariothatCustom:
InstallWindowsonly(Advanced)isselectedinthisstep.
9.Inthe“WheredoyouwanttoinstallWindows?”window,choosethestoragedevicetoinstallthe
operatingsystem,andthenclickNew.
10.Typetheamountofspace,andthenclickApply.
11.IntheWindowsSetupwindow,clickOK.
12.Ensurethatthedrivepartitioniscorrect,andthenclickNext.Theinstallationbegins.
13.InSettingswindow,typeyourpasswordandclickFinish.
14.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentologintotheoperatingsystemwhenprompted.
InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2016Essentialsoperating
system
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstalltheMicrosoftWindowsServer2016Essentialsoperating
system.
ToinstalltheMicrosoftWindowsServer2016Essentialsoperatingsystem,dothefollowing:
Chapter2.InstallinganoperatingsysteminUEFImode9
1.Inserttheoperatingsysteminstallationdiscintotheopticaldrivethatyouhavesetasthefirststartup
device.Then,starttheserverfromtheopticaldrive.
2.IfthemessagePressanykeytobootfromcdordvdisdisplayed,pressanykey.IfthemessageWindows
Setup[EMSEnabled]isdisplayed,pressEnter.Waitseveralminutesforthesystemtoloadthefiles.
3.IntheWindowsServer2016window,selectthelanguageandotheroptions.Then,clickNext.
4.ClickInstallnow.
5.TypeyourproductkeyandthenclickNext.
6.ReadthelicensetermsandselectIacceptthelicenseterms.Then,clickNext.
7.Selectthetypeofinstallationyouneed.ThefollowingstepsarebasedonthescenariothatCustom:
InstallWindowsonly(Advanced)isselectedinthisstep.
8.Inthe“WheredoyouwanttoinstallWindows?”window,choosethestoragedevicetoinstallthe
operatingsystem,andthenclickNew.
9.Typetheamountofspace,andthenclickApply.
10.IntheWindowsSetupwindow,clickOK.
11.Ensurethatthedrivepartitioniscorrect,andthenclickNext.Theinstallationbegins.
12.InSettingswindow,typeyourpasswordandclickFinish.
13.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentologintotheoperatingsystemwhenprompted.
InstallingtheHyper-VServer2012operatingsystem
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstalltheHyper-VServer2012operatingsystem.
ToinstalltheHyper-VServer2012operatingsystem,dothefollowing:
1.Inserttheoperatingsysteminstallationdiscintotheopticaldrivethatyouhavesetasthefirststartup
device,andstarttheserverfromtheopticaldrive.
2.WhenthemessagePressanykeytobootfromCDorDVD...isdisplayed,pressanykey.Ifthemessage
WindowsSetup[EMSEnabled]isdisplayed,pressEnter.ThemessageLoadingles...willbedisplayed.
Waitseveralminutesforthesystemtoloadthefiles.
3.Whenthe“MicrosoftHyper-VServer2012”windowisdisplayed,configurethelanguageandother
optionsyouneedandthenclickNext.
4.ClickInstallnow.
5.ReadthelicensetermsandselectIacceptthelicenseterms.ThenclickNext.
6.Selectthetypeofinstallationyouneed.ThefollowingstepsarebasedonthescenariothatCustom:
InstallthenewerversionofHyper-VServeronly(advanced)isselectedinthisstep.
7.Inthe“WheredoyouwanttoinstallWindows?”window,dependingontheSATAconfigurationon
yourserver,dooneofthefollowing:
•IfyourSATAconfigurationissetasRAID(bothOBRAIDandADDonRAID):dothefollowing:
a.ConnecttheUSBstoragedevicethatcontainsthedrivertoyourserverandclickLoadDriver.
b.ClickBrowsetolocatetherequireddriverandthenclickOK.
c.Inthe“Selectthedrivertobeinstalled”window,selectHidedriversthatarenotcompatible
withhardwareonthiscomputer.Selectthedriverthatyouwanttoinstall,andthenclickNext
toinstallthedriver.
•IfyourSATAconfigurationissetasAHCI:gotostep8.
8.Inthe“WheredoyouwanttoinstallHyper-VServer?”window,clickDriveoptions(advanced).
9.Selecttheharddiskdriveonwhichyouwanttoinstalltheoperatingsystem,andthenclickNew.
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10.Typetheamountofspace(inMB),andthenclickApply.
11.IntheInstallMicrosoftHyper-VServerSetupwindow,clickOK.
12.Ensurethatthedrivepartitioniscorrect,andthenclickNext.Theinstallationbegins.
Note:Y ourserverwillrestartseveraltimesduringtheinstallation.
13.WhenthePressCtrl+Alt+Deletetosigninwindowprompted,pressCtrl+Alt+Delete.
14.ClickAdministrator.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentochangethepasswordandthenlog
intotheoperatingsystem.
InstallingtheHyper-VServer2012R2operatingsystem
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstalltheHyper-VServer2012R2operatingsystem.
ToinstalltheHyper-VServer2012R2operatingsystem,dothefollowing:
1.Inserttheoperatingsysteminstallationdiscintotheopticaldrivethatyouhavesetasthefirststartup
device,andstarttheserverfromtheopticaldrive.
2.WhenthemessagePressanykeytobootfromcdordvd...isdisplayed,pressanykey.Ifthemessage
WindowsSetup[EMSEnabled]isdisplayed,pressEnter.ThemessageLoadingles...willbedisplayed.
Waitseveralminutesforthesystemtoloadthefiles.
3.Whenthe“MicrosoftHyper-VServer2012R2”windowisdisplayed,configurethelanguageandother
optionsyouneedandthenclickNext.
4.ClickInstallnow.
5.ReadthelicensetermsandselectIacceptthelicenseterms.ThenclickNext.
6.Selectthetypeofinstallationyouneed.ThefollowingstepsarebasedonthescenariothatCustom:
InstallthenewerversionofHyper-VServeronly(advanced)isselectedinthisstep.
7.Inthe“WheredoyouwanttoinstallHyper-VServer?”window,dependingontheSATAconfigurationon
yourserver,dooneofthefollowing:
•IfyourSATAconfigurationissetasRAID(bothOBRAIDandADDonRAID):dothefollowing:
a.ConnecttheUSBstoragedevicethatcontainsthedrivertoyourserverandclickLoadDriver.
b.ClickBrowsetolocatetherequireddriverandthenclickOK.
c.Inthe“Selectthedrivertobeinstalled”window,selectHidedriversthatarenotcompatible
withhardwareonthiscomputer.Selectthedriverthatyouwanttoinstall,andthenclickNext
toinstallthedriver.
•IfyourSATAconfigurationissetasAHCI:gotostep8.
8.Inthe“WheredoyouwanttoinstallHyper-VServer?”window,selecttheharddiskdriveonwhichyou
wanttoinstalltheoperatingsystem,andthenclickNew.
9.Typetheamountofspace(inMB),andthenclickApply.
10.Inthe“MicrosoftHyper-VServerSetup”window,clickOK.
11.Ensurethatthedrivepartitioniscorrect,andthenclickNext.Theinstallationbegins.
Note:Y ourserverwillrestartseveraltimesduringtheinstallation.
12.Whenthefollowingmessagedisplays“Theuser’spasswordmustbechangedbeforesigningin.”,
clickOK.
13.ClickAdministrator.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentochangethepasswordandthenlog
intotheoperatingsystem.
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InstallingtheHyper-VServer2016operatingsystem
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstalltheHyper-VServer2016operatingsystem.
ToinstalltheHyper-VServer2016operatingsystem,dothefollowing:
1.Inserttheoperatingsysteminstallationdiscintotheopticaldrivethatyouhavesetasthefirststartup
device,andstarttheserverfromtheopticaldrive.
2.IfthemessagePressanykeytobootfromCDorDVD...isdisplayed,pressanykey.Ifthemessage
WindowsSetup[EMSEnabled]isdisplayed,pressEnter.
3.ThemessageLoadingles...willbedisplayed.Waitseveralminutesforthesystemtoloadthefiles.
4.Inthe“MicrosoftHyper-VServer2016”window,selectthelanguageandotheroptionsandthenclick
Next.
5.ClickInstallnow.
6.ReadtheapplicablenoticesandlicensetermsandselectIacceptthelicenseterms.ThenclickNext.
7.Selectthetypeofinstallationyouneed.ThefollowingstepsarebasedonthescenariothatCustom:
InstallthenewerversionofHyper-VServeronly(advanced)isselectedinthisstep.
8.Inthe“WheredoyouwanttoinstallHyper-VServer?”window,choosethestoragedevicetoinstall
theoperatingsystem.
9.ClickNew,typetheamountofspace,andthenclickApply.
10.Inthe“MicrosoftHyper-VServerSetup”window,clickOK.
11.Ensurethatthedrivepartitioniscorrect,andthenclickNext.Theinstallationbegins.Yourserver
willrestartseveraltimesduringtheinstallation.
12.Whenthemessage“Theuser’spasswordmustbechangedbeforesigning”isdisplayed,clickOK.
13.WhentheAdministratorwindowisdisplayed,followtheinstructionsonthescreentochangethe
password.
14.WhenthemessageYourpasswordhasbeenchangedisdisplayed,clickOKtologintotheoperating
system.
InstallingtheSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer11operatingsystemwith
ServicePack4
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsoninstallingtheSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer11operatingsystemwith
ServicePack4.
ToinstalltheSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer11operatingsystemwithServicePack4,dothefollowing:
1.Inserttheoperatingsysteminstallationdiscintotheopticaldrivethatyouhavesetasthefirststartup
device,andstarttheserverfromtheopticaldrive.
2.Inthe“SUSELinuxEnterpriseServerWelcome”window,selectInstallationandthenpressEnter.
3.IntheWelcomewindow,selectyourlanguageandkeyboardlayoutandthenselectIAgreetothe
LicenseTerms.ClickNext.
4.IntheMediaCheckwindow,clickNexttogoahead.
5.IntheInstallationModewindow,selectNewInstallation,andthenclickNext.
6.Verifyyourregionandtimezone,andthenclickAccept➙Next.
7.IntheServerBaseScenariowindow,selectPhysicalMachine(AlsoforFullyVirtualizedGuests)
andthenclickNext.
8.WhentheInstallationSettingswindowisdisplayed,createadrivepartitionyouneed.
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•Manuallycreatearootpartition(/)
Tocreatearootpartition,dothefollowing:
a.ClickPartitioningandselectCustomPartition(forexperts).ClickNext.
b.IntheExpertPartitionerwindow,selectHardDisks,andthenclickAdd.
c.IntheNewPartitionsSizewindow,selectCustomSize.
d.Typetheamountofspace(inMB)intheCustomSizefieldandthenclickNext.
e.IntheFormattingOptionsarea,selectExt3fromtheFilesystemdrop-downlistbox.
f.IntheMountingpartitionarea,selecttheforwardslash(/)fromtheMountPointdrop-down
listbox.
g.ClickFinish.
•Manuallycreateabootpartition(/boot)
Tocreateabootpartition,dothefollowing:
a.IntheExpertPartitionerwindow,selectHardDisks,andthenclickAdd.
b.IntheNewPartitionsSizewindow,selectCustomSize.
c.Typetheamountofspace(inMB)intheCustomSizefieldandthenclickNext.
d.IntheFormattingOptionsarea,selectFATfromtheFileSystemdrop-downlistbox.
e.IntheMountingpartitionarea,select/boot/efifromtheMountPointdrop-downlistbox.
f.ClickFinish.
•Manuallycreateaswappartition
Tocreateaswappartition,dothefollowing:
a.IntheExpertPartitionerwindow,selectHardDisks,andthenclickAdd.
b.IntheNewPartitionsSizewindow,selectCustomSize.
c.Typetheamountofspace(inMB)intheCustomSizefield.
d.IntheFormattingOptionsarea,selectSwapfromtheFilesystemdrop-downlistbox.
e.IntheMountpartitionarea,selectSwapfromtheMountPointdrop-downlistbox.
f.ClickFinish.
GototheExpertPartitionerwindow.Thecreatedrootpartition,bootpartition,orswappartitionis
displayedinthewindow.EnsurethatthecreatedpartitioniscorrectandclickAccept.Thedrive
partitionisfinished.
9.IntheInstallationSettingswindow,clickSoftwaretoselectyourdesiredsoftwareprograms,andthen
clickOK.IftheYaSTwindowisdisplayed,clickAccept.
10.ClickInstalltoinstallthesoftwareprogramsthatyouhaveselected.
Notes:
•IfaWarningwindowisdisplayed,selecttheoptionyouneed.Thefollowingstepsarebasedonthe
scenariothatIgnorethisconflictof...isselected.Dothefollowing:
a.ClickOK-TryAgain.
b.IntheYaSTwindow,clickAccept.
c.IntheInstallationSettingswindow,clickInstalltobegintheinstallation.
•IftheYaST2windowisdisplayed,clickInstalltobegintheinstallation.
11.WhentheConfirmInstallationwindowisdisplayed,clickInstall.Whentheinstallationprocessis
completed,theserverwillrestartautomatically.
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12.Thesetupprocesscontinuesaftertheserverrestarts.Setyourrootuserpassword.ThenclickNext.
WhentheYaST2windowisdisplayed,clickY es.
Note:Thepasswordisoptionalandmustcontainatleastsixcharactersandconsistofuppercase
letters,lowercaseletters,andnumbers.
13.SetyourhostnameanddomainnameintheHostnameandDomainNamewindow.ThenclickNext.
14.ConfigureyournetworkintheNetworkConfigurationwindow.ThenclickNext.
Note:IftheTestInternetConnectionwindowisdisplayed,configurethesettingsyouneed.Then
clickNext.
15.IntheNetworkServicesConfigurationwindow,clickNext.
16.IntheUserAuthenticationMethodwindow,configurethesettingsyouneed.Then,clickNext.
17.IntheNewLocalUserwindow,configurethesettingsyouneed.Then,clickNext➙Yes.
18.IntheReleaseNoteswindow,clickNext.
19.IntheHardwareConfigurationwindow,clickNext.
20.IntheInstallationCompletedwindow,clickFinish.
Note:IftheYaST2windowisdisplayed,clickContinueorY es.
21.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentologintotheoperatingsystem.
InstallingtheSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer12.1operatingsystem
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstalltheSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer12.1(x64)operating
system.
ToinstalltheSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer12.1(x64)operatingsystem,dothefollowing:
1.Inserttheoperatingsysteminstallationdiscintotheopticaldrivethatyouhavesetasthefirststartup
device,andstarttheserverfromtheopticaldrive.
2.IntheLanguage,KeyboardandLicenseAgreementwindow,selectyourlanguageandkeyboardlayout
andthenselectIAgreetotheLicenseTerms.ClickNext.
3.IntheRegistrationwindow,configuretheinformationaspromptedandclickNext.Thefollowingsteps
arebasedonthescenariothatSkipRegistrationisselectedinthisstep.
4.IntheAddOnProductwindow,selectadd-onstobeinstalledandclickNext.Thefollowingstepsare
basedonthescenariothatdefaultoptionsareselectedinthisstep.
5.IntheSuggestedPartitioningwindow,usethesuggestedpartitioningmethodandclickNext.Ifyou
wanttocreateadrivepartition,dooneofthefollowing:
•Manuallycreatearootpartition(/)
a.ClickCreatePartitionSetupandselectCustomPartitioning(forexperts).ClickNext.
b.IntheExpertPartitionerwindow,selectHardDisksfromSystemview.Thenselectthedrive(for
example,sda)forinstallingtheoperatingsystemandclickAdd.
c.IntheNewPartitionsSizewindow,selectCustomSize.
d.Typetheamountofspace(forexample,80GB)intheSizefieldandthenclickNext.
e.SelectOperatingSystemfromRole.
f.IntheFormattingOptionsarea,selectBtrFSfromtheFilesystemdrop-downlistbox.
g.IntheMountpartitionarea,selecttheforwardslash(/)fromtheMountPointdrop-downlistbox.
h.ClickFinish.
•Manuallycreateabootpartition(/boot/efi)
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a.IntheExpertPartitionerwindow,selectHardDisksfromSystemview.Thenselectthedrive(for
example,sda)forinstallingtheoperatingsystemandclickAdd.
b.IntheNewPartitionsSizewindow,selectCustomSize.
c.Typetheamountofspace(forexample,2GB)intheSizefieldandthenclickNext.
d.SelectOperatingSystemfromRole.
e.IntheFormattingOptionsarea,selectFATfromtheFileSystemdrop-downlistbox.
f.IntheMountingpartitionarea,select/boot/efifromtheMountPointdrop-downlistbox.
g.ClickFinish.
•Manuallycreateaswappartition
a.IntheExpertPartitionerwindow,selectHardDisksfromSystemview.Thenselectthedrive(for
example,sda)forinstallingtheoperatingsystemandclickAdd.
b.IntheNewPartitionsSizewindow,selectCustomSize.
c.Typetheamountofspace(forexample,2GB)intheSizefield.
d.SelectSwapfromRoleandclickNext.
e.IntheFormatpartitionarea,selectSwapfromtheFilesystemdrop-downlistbox.
f.IntheMountpartitionarea,selectSwapfromtheMountPointdrop-downlistbox.
g.ClickFinish.
GototheExpertPartitionerwindow.Thecreatedrootpartition,bootpartition,orswappartitionis
displayedinthewindow.EnsurethatthecreatedpartitioniscorrectandclickAccept.Then,click
Next.
6.IntheClockandTimeZonewindow,setthetimezoneandtimeandclickNext.
Forexample,setRegiontoAsiaandsetTimeZonetoBeijing.CleartheHardwareClockSettoUTC
checkboxandsetthetimetothelocaltime.If“Doyouwanttocontinuewithyourselection(local
time)?”isdisplayed,clickContinue.
7.IntheCreateNewUserwindow,setausernameandpassword,andthenclickNext.
Note:Ifthe“Reallyusethispassword?”windowisdisplayed,changethepasswordaccordingtoyour
needorclickYestokeepthecurrentpassword.
8.Inthe“PasswordfortheSystemAdministrator–root”window,setarootpasswordandclickNext.
Note:Ifthe“Reallyusethispassword?”windowisdisplayed,changethepasswordaccordingtoyour
needorclickYestokeepthecurrentpassword.
9.IntheInstallationSettingswindow,clickSoftwaretoselectsoftwareapplicationstobeinstalled.
Forexample,ifyouwanttoinstallallsoftware,dothefollowing:
a.ClickSoftware.
b.IntheSoftwareSelectionandSystemTaskswindow,right-clickanysoftwareapplicationandchoose
AllinThisList-Install.
c.ClickOK➙Install.IftheConfirmInstallationwindowisdisplayed,clickInstall.
10.Thesystemwillrestartaftertheinstallationisfinished.
InstallingtheSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer12.2operatingsystem
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstalltheSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer12.2(x64)operating
system.
ToinstalltheSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer12.2(x64)operatingsystem,dothefollowing:
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1.Inserttheoperatingsysteminstallationdiscintotheopticaldrivethatyouhavesetasthefirststartup
device,andstarttheserverfromtheopticaldrive.
2.IntheLanguage,KeyboardandLicenseAgreementwindow,selectyourlanguageandkeyboardlayout
andthenselectIAgreetotheLicenseTerms.ClickNext.
3.IntheRegistrationwindow,configuretheinformationaspromptedandclickNext.Thefollowingsteps
arebasedonthescenariothatSkipRegistrationisselectedinthisstep.
4.IntheAddOnProductwindow,selectadd-onstobeinstalledandclickNext.Thefollowingstepsare
basedonthescenariothatdefaultoptionsareselectedinthisstep.
5.IntheSuggestedPartitioningwindow,usethesuggestedpartitioningmethodandclickNext.Ifyou
wanttocreateadrivepartition,dooneofthefollowing:
•Manuallycreatearootpartition(/)
a.ClickCreatePartitionSetupandselectCustomPartitioning(forexperts).ClickNext.
b.IntheExpertPartitionerwindow,selectHardDisksfromSystemview.Thenselectthedrive(for
example,sda)forinstallingtheoperatingsystemandclickAdd.
c.IntheNewPartitionsSizewindow,selectCustomSize.
d.Typetheamountofspace(forexample,80GB)intheSizefieldandthenclickNext.
e.SelectOperatingSystemfromRoleandclickNext.
f.IntheFormattingOptionsarea,selectBtrFSfromtheFilesystemdrop-downlistbox.
g.IntheMountpartitionarea,selecttheforwardslash(/)fromtheMountPointdrop-downlistbox.
h.ClickFinish.
•Manuallycreateabootpartition(/boot/efi)
a.IntheExpertPartitionerwindow,selectHardDisksfromSystemview.Thenselectthedrive(for
example,sda)forinstallingtheoperatingsystemandclickAdd.
b.IntheNewPartitionsSizewindow,selectCustomSize.
c.Typetheamountofspace(forexample,2GB)intheSizefieldandthenclickNext.
d.SelectOperatingSystemfromRoleandclickNext.
e.IntheFormattingOptionsarea,selectFATfromtheFileSystemdrop-downlistbox.
f.IntheMountingpartitionarea,select/boot/efifromtheMountPointdrop-downlistbox.
g.ClickFinish.
•Manuallycreateaswappartition
a.IntheExpertPartitionerwindow,selectHardDisksfromSystemview.Thenselectthedrive(for
example,sda)forinstallingtheoperatingsystemandclickAdd.
b.IntheNewPartitionsSizewindow,selectCustomSize.
c.Typetheamountofspace(forexample,2GB)intheSizefield.
d.SelectSwapfromRoleandclickNext.
e.IntheFormatpartitionarea,selectSwapfromtheFilesystemdrop-downlistbox.
f.IntheMountpartitionarea,selectSwapfromtheMountPointdrop-downlistbox.
g.ClickFinish.
GototheExpertPartitionerwindow.Thecreatedrootpartition,bootpartition,orswappartitionis
displayedinthewindow.EnsurethatthecreatedpartitioniscorrectandclickAccept.Then,click
Next.
6.IntheClockandTimeZonewindow,setthetimezoneandtimeandclickNext.
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