This procedure describes how to boot the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11 SP3 operating system from local or remote media. It assumes that you are booting the SLES 11 installation media from one of the following sources:
SLES 11 SP3 CD or DVD set (internal or external CD/DVD)
SLES 11 SP3 ISO DVD image
If you are booting the installation media from a PXE environment, refer to Install SLES OS Using PXE Network Boot for boot instructions.
For further details about installing SLES 11 SP3, see the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server documentation collection at:
http://www.suse.com/documentation
For Distribution CD/DVD, insert the SLES 11 SP3 boot disc (CD labeled number 1 or DVD) into the local or external CD/DVD-ROM drive.
For ISO image, ensure that the SLES 11 SP3 ISO image is available and that the ISO image has been mounted to the Oracle ILOM Remote System Console Plus application using the KVMS menu.
For additional information about how to set up the install media, see Selecting the Boot Media Option.
For example, do one of the following:
From the local server, press the Power button (approximately 1 second) on the front panel of the server to turn the server off, then press the Power button again to power on the server.
From the Oracle ILOM web interface, click Host Management → Power Control, select Reset from the Select Action list box, then click Save.
From the Oracle ILOM CLI, type: reset /System
The server begins the boot process and the BIOS screen appears.
[Boot Pop Up Menu Selected] appears at the bottom of the BIOS screen, and then the Please Select Boot Device menu appears. The screen that appears will differ depending on whether you have the UEFI/BIOS Boot Mode configured for Legacy BIOS or UEFI.
For Legacy BIOS Boot Mode, a screen similar to the following appears:
For UEFI Boot Mode, a screen similar to the following appears:
For example, if you elected to use the remote console delivery method, select USB:VIRTUAL:Remote Iso CDROM2.04 from the Legacy BIOS screen or [UEFI]USB:VIRTUAL:Remote Iso CDROM.04 from the UEFI Boot Mode screen.
The SUSE Linux Enterprise Server boot screen appears.
The Welcome screen appears.
The System Probing screen appears.
Upon completion of the system analysis, the Installation Mode screen appears.
The Clock and Time Zone screen appears.
The Server Base Scenario screen appears.
The Installation Settings screen appears.
or
The Confirm Package License screen appears.
A Confirm Installation dialog appears.
The Perform Installation dialog appears.