Installing SLES 11 SP1 Using Local or Remote Media

The following procedure describes how to boot the SLES operating system from local or remote media. It assumes that you are booting the SLES installation media from one of the following sources:

• SLES 11 SP1 (or subsequent release) CD or DVD set (internal or external CD/DVD)

• SLES 11 SP1 (or subsequent release) ISO DVD image (network repository)

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  Note - If you are booting the installation media from a PXE environment, refer to Installing SLES 11 SP1 Using a PXE Network Environment for boot instructions.

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To install SLES using local or remote media, refer to the following topics:

• Before You Begin

• Install SLES 11 SP1 Using Local or Remote Media

For further details about installing SLES, see the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server documentation collection from Novell at:

http://www.novell.com/documentation/suse

Before You Begin

Prior to performing the installation, the following requirements must be met:

• All applicable installation prerequisites for installing this operating system should have been met. For further information about these prerequisites, see Chapter 2, Getting Started.

• An installation method (for example, console, boot media, and install target) for booting the SLES installation media should have been chosen and established prior to performing the installation. For more information about these setup requirements, see Appendix A, Supported Installation Methods.

After completing this procedure, you should review and perform the required post installation tasks described later in this chapter. For more details, see SLES Post Installation Tasks.

Install SLES 11 SP1 Using Local or Remote Media

1. Ensure that the install media is available to boot.
   • For Distribution CD/DVD. Insert the SLES 11 SP1 boot disc (CD labeled number 1 or DVD) into the local or remote USB CD/DVD-ROM drive.
   • For ISO images. Ensure that the SLES 11 SP1 ISO images are available and that the boot disc image (CD labeled number 1 or DVD) has been selected in the Oracle ILOM Remote Console application (Devices menu > CD-ROM Image).

   For additional information about how to set up the install media, see Appendix A, Supported Installation Methods.

2. Reset the power on the server.

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   Note - The following steps use Oracle ILOM 3.1 command syntax. If you are using Oracle ILOM3.0, refer to the Oracle ILOM 3.0 Documentation Collection at http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=ilom30.

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   For example:

   • From the Oracle ILOM web interface, select Host Management > Power Control in the navigation tree. Then, select Reset from the Select Action list box and click Save.
   • From the local server, press the Power button (approximately 1 second) on the front panel of the server to power off the server, then press the Power button again to power on the server.
   • From the Oracle ILOM CLI on the server SP, type: reset /System

   The BIOS screen appears.

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   Note - The next events occur very quickly; therefore, focused attention is needed for the following steps. Watch carefully for the messages as they appear on the screen for a brief time. You might want to enlarge the size of your screen to eliminate scroll bars.

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3. In the BIOS screen, press F8 to specify a temporary boot device for the SLES installation.

   The Please Select Boot Device menu appears.

4. In the Boot Device menu, select either the external or virtual CD/DVD device as the first boot device, then press Enter.

   The device strings listed on the Boot Device menu are in the format of: device type, slot indicator, and product ID string.

   After a few seconds the initial SUSE boot screen appears.

   
   
5. In the initial SUSE boot installation screen, select the second option Installation and press Enter.

   The Welcome screen appears.

6. In the Welcome screen, do the following:
   • Select the appropriate Language.
   • Select the Keyboard Layout.
   • Read the license agreement and select the check box for: I Agree to the License Terms.
   • Click Next.

     The System Probing screen appears with a progress bar. Upon completion of the system analysis, the Yast Installation Mode screen appears.

     
     
7. In the Installation Mode screen, select New Installation, then click Next.

   The Clock and Time Zone screen appears.

8. In the Clock and Time Zone screen, select the appropriate region and time zone, then click Next.

   The Server Base Scenario screen appears.

9. In the Server Base Scenario screen, select Physical Machine, then click Next.

   The Installation Settings screen appears.

   
   
10. In the Installation Settings screen, do the following:
    • Click Next to accept the installation settings shown.

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    • Click Change to edit the settings, then click Next to accept the installation settings.

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      Note - For more information about how to create custom partitions or edit other installation settings, refer to the Novell SLES 11 documentation.

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    The Confirm Package License screen appears.

11. In the Confirm Package License screen, do the following:
    • Read the License Agreement.
    • Click I Agree.
    • Click Install.

    A Confirm Installation dialog appears.

12. In the Confirm Installation dialog, read the message and click Install to start the installation.

    The Perform Installation dialog appears.

    
    
13. Continue the basic installation setup until all the SLES 11 OS files are installed and the system reboots.
14. After the completing the basic installation setup, refer the SLES 11 documentation to perform the following tasks:
    1. Create a password for your account.
    2. Configure and test the Internet access and network settings.
    3. Register the OS then download the latest updates available to the operating system.
15. Review and, if necessary, perform the post installation tasks described later in this chapter.

    For details, see SLES Post Installation Tasks.