For Linux Hosts - Installing YAST

YAST is an operating system setup and configuration tool that comes as a standard tool as part of SUSE Linux distribution. The Linux administration feature uses YAST to run scripts, installing YAST RPM from the following location will also install the Enterprise Manager scripts:

http://oss.oracle.com/projects/yast

For SUSE, you need to download the Enterprise Manager scripts and additional remote access module from the following location:

http://oss.oracle.com/projects/yast/files/sles9

Before you install YAST, you need to determine the following:

1. Determine the version of Linux on your machine. For example, the uname -a command lists the RHEL (RedHat), Oracle Linux, or SUSE versions, and if it is on a 32 or 64 bit environment.
2. Verify that you have root privileges.

To install YAST, perform the following steps:

1. Go to http://oss.oracle.com/projects/yast.
2. Click the here link. The Project Downloads: YAST page appears. Click the link that matches your Linux version.
3. Click the link associated with your machine, either i386 for 32 bits or x86-64 for 64 bits.
4. Click yast_el5_x86_64.tar to download the tar file.
5. Once the tar is downloaded, go to the directory where the tar file was downloaded.
6. Extrace the file using tar -xvf yast_el5_x86_64.tar
7. cd to the yast_el5_x86_64 directory.
8. Type sudo ./install.sh
9. To verify that YAST is installed, type: /sbin/yast2. This should display the YAST control center. If it does not, the YAST installation has failed.
10. When you return to the Administration menu, the options should now display the available Linux administration features.

For a demonstration of how to install YAST, see the YouTube video located at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZiwmxZVmAw.