Owner's Manual

6 Installation Instructions and Important Information
Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 Using the SUSE Linux media
NOTE: For consistent mounting of storage partitions, it is recommended that you place
file system labels on all file systems, and mount the file systems by file system label.
This provides a consistent file system naming and identification, and allow the system
to continue to boot correctly as storage is added to or removed from the system.
File system labels should be added when the operating system is being installed.
To do this, complete the following steps during the installation process:
1
Select Create custom partition setup in the partitioning tool.
2 Select Custom partitioning – for experts .
3 On the Expert Partitioner dialog screen, select Create .
4 Configure your partition, and then select Fstab Options .
5 Select the Volume Label option in Mount in /etc/fstab by , and then specify a
volume label when prompted.
6 Complete these steps for all partitions that you created.
To perform a custom installation using the SUSE Linux media, follow
these steps:
1
Insert the Service Pack CD 1 into your CD/DVD drive and reboot the system.
After the system boots to the media, an installation option menu and six
installation configuration choices appear along the bottom of the screen.
2 Make your preferred installation configuration selection if necessary, and
then select
Installation from the menu.
The
SUSE Linux Yet Another Startup Tool (YaST) installer loads.
3 Review the notes on the left side of the screen as you proceed through the
installation choices.
For more information, see the operating system manuals contained in the /docu
directory on Installation CD 1 of 6.
book.book Page 6 Friday, February 1, 2008 2:13 PM