Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 Operating System Installation Guide - Page 11

• "Installing a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.0 or 6.2 operating system" on page 19 Installing a SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 operating system with Service Pack 4 This topic provides instructions on how to install a SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 10 operating system (32-bit or 64-bit) with Service Pack 4. To install a SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 operating system (32-bit or 64-bit) with Service Pack 4, do the following: Notes: • Ensure that you have prepared all the required items before installing an operating system. See "Before installing an operating system" on page 1. • Ensure that the SATA mode in the Setup Utility program is set as AHCI or RAID. For information about using the Setup Utility program, refer to the User Guide on the documentation DVD that comes with your server. You always can obtain all the most up-to-date documentation for your server from the Lenovo Web site at: http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkServerUserGuides • Follow the instructions on the screen in addition to the instructions in this topic. 1. Connect the prepared USB storage device to the server. The USB storage device should contain the basic kernel device driver for the onboard SATA RAID. 2. 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. 3. When the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 welcome window is displayed, do one of the following depending on your server configuration: • If the server configuration is onboard AHCI mode, you do not need to install mass storage device drivers. When the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 welcome window is displayed, select Installation and press Enter. • If the server configuration is not onboard AHCI mode, press F5. Then, select Yes. Type brokenmodules=ahci after Boot Options. Then, select Installation and press Enter. 4. When the message "Driver Update added" is displayed, press Enter. 5. When you are prompted to choose the driver update medium, connect a USB storage device that contains the virtual kernel device driver to the server. Select OK and then press Enter. 6. When the message "No new Driver Update found" is displayed, press Enter. Note: If the server configuration is onboard AHCI mode, go to step 9. 7. When you are prompted to choose the driver update medium, select the required virtual kernel driver. Then, select OK and press Enter. 8. When the message "Driver Update added" is displayed, press Enter. 9. When you are prompted to choose the driver update medium, select Back and press Enter. 10. Configure the language option and click Next. 11. When the license agreement is displayed, select Yes, I Agree to the License Agreement and click Next. 12. In the Installation Mode window, select New Installation and then click Next. 13. Configure your region and time zone in the Clock and Time Zone window. Then, click Next. 14. When the Installation Settings window opens, do one of the following to select or create a drive partition on which you want to install the operating system: 11