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====Set raid type====
=====Set raid type=====
sme raid=[none,0,1,5,6]
sme raid=[none,0,1,5,6]
====Set number of spares====
=====Set number of spares=====
In case you have 3 or more hard disks in your server and don't want to have a spare disk
In case you have 3 or more hard disks in your server and don't want to have a spare disk
sme spares=[0-(disks-2)]
sme spares=[0-(disks-2)]
====Set drive type to include====
=====Set drive type to include=====
Nominate which drives the installer will use to put the OS onto, not nominating a drive will exclude it from use, if left blank will include all drives
Nominate which drives the installer will use to put the OS onto, not nominating a drive will exclude it from use, if left blank will include all drives
sme drives=[hda,sda,xvda,...]
sme drives=[hda,sda,xvda,...]
====Set drives to exclude====
=====Set drives to exclude=====
Nominate which drives the installer will not try to install the OS to eg a boot USB with the iso on it, or other connected backup USB drives, see note below
Nominate which drives the installer will not try to install the OS to eg a boot USB with the iso on it, or other connected backup USB drives, see note below
sme exclude= sdc
sme exclude= sdc
====To install SME without software RAID====
=====To install SME without software RAID=====
For example MB with fake raid or with 'Config Disk' issue [[bugzilla:5850]]
For example MB with fake raid or with 'Config Disk' issue [[bugzilla:5850]]
sme raid=0
sme raid=0
====To install SME without a logical volume manager type====
=====To install SME without a logical volume manager type=====
sme nolvm
sme nolvm
====To have /, /tmp, /var, /home/e-smith/files and swap on separate partitions type====
=====To have /, /tmp, /var, /home/e-smith/files and swap on separate partitions type=====
sme multipart
sme multipart
====If you have a driver disk type====
=====If you have a driver disk type=====
sme dd
sme dd
====Installation hangs====
=====Installation hangs=====
The last screen shown is "Welcome to SME Server".
The last screen shown is "Welcome to SME Server".
sme ide=nodma
sme ide=nodma
====Installation errors when disks previously used with fake raid.====
=====Installation errors when disks previously used with fake raid.=====
sme ide=nodmraid
sme ide=nodmraid
====SATA Driver installation error====
=====SATA Driver installation error=====
eg IBM IntelliStation M Pro stalls
eg IBM IntelliStation M Pro stalls
sme acpi=off
sme acpi=off
====Intel DG965 Motherboards (G33xx)====
=====Intel DG965 Motherboards (G33xx)=====
sme pci=nommconf acpi=off all-generic-ide
sme pci=nommconf acpi=off all-generic-ide
====To enable the [[Booting#Rescue_Mode_Help|rescue mode]] type====
=====To enable the [[Booting#Rescue_Mode_Help|rescue mode]] type=====
sme rescue
sme rescue
====To use an ext4 file system====
=====To use an ext4 file system=====
(except for /boot) instead of the default ext3.
(except for /boot) instead of the default ext3.
sme ext4
sme ext4
