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{{Note box|If installing on a i586 machine you will need to replace ''sme'' with ''smei586'' in the following commands.}}
{{Note box|If installing on a i586 machine you will need to replace ''sme'' with ''smei586'' in the following commands.}}
===Normal installation===
sme
sme
===Set raid type===
sme raid=[none,0,1,5,6]
sme raid=[none,0,1,5,6]
====Set number of spares====
* For SME Server 8 raid=none and raid=0 are for no software raid, other arguments are for raid levels (eg Raid1, Raid5, Raid6)
* For SME Server 9 raid=none is for no software raid, other arguments are for raid levels (eg Raid0, Raid1, Raid5, Raid6)
{{Note box|msg=For SME Server 9 the option '''sme raid=none''' have a different behaviour since the /boot is always made on a software '''raid 1''' called /dev/md0. All other partitions (/ and swap) are without software raid. (see [[bugzilla:8369]])}}
===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===
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===
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===
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=none
{{Note box|msg=For SME Server 9 '''raid=0''' means that the raid level required is 0 (eg : Raid0). If you want no software raid you have to choose '''raid=none'''}}
===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===
sme multipart
sme multipart
===If you have a driver disk type===
sme dd
sme dd
===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.====
===dmraid (SME8.1 off by default)===
If required can be appended at boot time
sme dmraid
===Installation errors when disks previously used with fake raid.===
sme ide=nodmraid
sme ide=nodmraid
===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)===
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===
sme rescue
sme rescue
===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
{{note box|For SME Server 9 it is no longer needed to set '''sme ext4''' to have a ext4 file system since it is the default file system}}
===Notes===
The installer without anything being passed should behave identically for disks
The installer without anything being passed should behave identically for disks
raid 5 as 5-2=3 useable drives).
raid 5 as 5-2=3 useable drives).
From SME ISO releases 7.5.1 and SME 8.0beta6 the installer will automatically exclude the drive containing the install media or ks files. Refer http://forums.contribs.org/index.php/topic,46866.msg230681.html#msg230681
From SME ISO releases 7.5.1 and SME 8.0 the installer will automatically exclude the drive containing the install media or ks files. Refer http://forums.contribs.org/index.php/topic,46866.msg230681.html#msg230681
==General Boot Help==
==General Boot Help==
==More==
==More==
Some problems with booting that cannot or will not be fixed through development of SME7 and solutions how to bypass them can be found [[KnownProblems#Boot_options_for_install|here]].
Some problems with booting that cannot or will not be fixed through development of SME8 and solutions on how to bypass them can be found [[KnownProblems#Boot_options_for_install|here]].
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