Users Guide

Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 in the UEFI

mode

To install SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 in the UEFI mode:

1. Boot the system and press <F2> to go to the system setup.

2. Select Boot Settings and change Boot Mode from BIOS to UEFI.

Reboot the system.

3. Insert the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 media in the CD/DVD drive.

4. Ensure that the first boot device is your optical drive.

If the first boot device is not your optical drive, go to UEFI Boot Settings and change the boot order.

5. Select Continue to boot from the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 media.

The YaST installation screen is displayed.

6. Proceed with the installation until the Installation Settings screen is displayed.

7. Click Partitioning.

8. Select Custom Partitioning (for experts) and click Next.

NOTE: Delete the previous partitions and volume groups if any.

9. Click Expert and select Create New Partition Table.

10. Select GPT and click OK.

11. Add a primary partition of 200 MB for the boot partition.

12. Select mount point for the partition created as /boot/efi. Select Format Partition and File System type as FAT.

13. Create other partitions according to your requirement.

14. Continue the installation process.

After the installation is complete, check that the entry for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 is added in UEFI Boot Manager and use it

to boot the system.

Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 on systems with

a Dell EMC Utility Partition

The Dell EMC Utility Partition (DUP ) contains diagnostics and other utilities that can be initiated during system boot. If you are installing or

reinstalling SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 on a system with a Dell EMC Utility Partition, install the boot loader on the first sector of the

boot partition. This retains the option of booting from the Utility Partition as the system does not overwrite the Master Boot Record

(MBR).

To install SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 on systems with a Dell EMC Utility Partition:

1. In the Installation Settings screen, click Expert, and then click Booting.

The Boot Loader Settings window is displayed.

2. Click Boot Loader Installation.

3. Select Boot from Boot Partition.

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 is installed on your system.

NOTE:

If you have a utility partition, view the existing partitions in the installer. The utility partition is located on

the/dev/sda1 partition. By default, YaST does not overwrite this partition.

Device drivers

Device driver packages available with the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 media may not support newer Dell EMC PowerEdge systems.

Dell EMC provides these device drivers as RPM packages that can be installed on your system.

If you need the latest drivers to complete installation, Dell EMC provides device drivers as KMP/DKMS packages that can be installed

using the standard RPM installation procedure.

You can download the following from Dell.com/support:

• Latest drivers or a driver disk image

• The Dynamic Kernel Module Support (DKMS) framework

Installation Instructions