How to Install SLES10 Using Local or Remote Media

Before You Begin

Before you perform the installation, the following requirements must be met:

• All applicable installation prerequisites for installing this operating system have been met.

• An installation method (for example, console, boot media, and installation target) has been chosen and established prior to performing the installation.

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  Note - The following procedure explains the initial steps for booting the installation media and launching the SLES installation program. For further details about installing SLES, see the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server documentation collection from Novell at: http://www.novell.com/documentation/suse

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1. Ensure that the installation media is available to boot.
   • For a distribution CD/DVD, insert the SLES10 boot disc (CD labeled number 1 or DVD) into the local or remote CD/DVD-ROM drive.
   • For ISO images, ensure that the ISO images are available and that the boot disc image (CD labeled number 1 or DVD) has been selected in the ILOM Remote Console application (Device menu —> CD-ROM Image).
2. Reset the power on the server.

   For example:

   • From the ILOM web interface, select Remote Control —> Remote Power Control, then select the Power Cycle option from the Host action drop-down list.
   • On 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 ILOM CLI on the server SP, type reset /SYS.

     The BIOS screen appears.

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     Note - The following events occur very quickly. Watch carefully for the messages, which appear on the screen for only a brief time.

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3. With the BIOS power-on self-test screen displayed, 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 SUSE initial boot screen appears.

5. In the initial SUSE boot installation screen, use the Tab key to select the second option Installation, then press Enter.

   This option continues the normal user interactive installation process.

   The Language screen appears.

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   Note - The Language screen might take several minutes to appear.

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6. In the Language screen, select the appropriate language option, then click Next.

   The License Agreement screen appears.

7. In the SUSE Linux Novell License Agreement screen, click Accept.

   The SUSE YaST installation program initializes. The YaST graphical installation screen appears.

   Depending on the AutoYaST file configuration, the YaST Language Selection screen might appear.

8. If the YaST Language Selection screen appears, specify which language to use.

   Depending on the AutoYaST file configuration, the YaST Installation Mode screen might appear.

9. If the YaST Installation Mode screen appears, select New Installation, then click OK to continue.

   The system’s hardware is detected. The YaST Installation Settings screen appears.

10. In the YaST Installation Settings screen, do the following:
    1. Click the Partitioning option.
    2. Select Create Custom Partition, then click OK.
    3. Partition the disk as appropriate.

       Refer to the YaST Partitioning instructions for more information.

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       Note - If the Solaris OS is preinstalled on the disk, you can choose to partition the disk to remove the preinstalled OS, or you can choose to keep the preinstalled OS and partition the disk to support dual-boot operating systems.

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11. Continue the basic installation setup until all the SLES OS files are installed and the system reboots.
12. After completing the basic installation setup, refer to the YaST 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 available updates to the operating system.

       Alternatively, see How to Update the SLES Operating System for information about how to manually update your SLES OS.

13. Review and, if necessary, perform the post installation tasks described later in this chapter.

    Refer to Post SLES Installation Tasks.

14. After completing this procedure, review and perform the required post installation tasks in Post SLES Installation Tasks.