Setting Up The Server Holding The Installation Sources - Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE DESKTOP 11 - DEPLOYMENT GUIDE 17-03-2009 Deployment Manual

6 On the controlling workstation, start an SSH client and connect to the target
7 Perform the installation as described in
8 Finish the installation.
11.2 Setting Up the Server Holding
Depending on the operating system running on the machine to use as network installation
source for SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop, there are several options for the server
configuration. The easiest way to set up an installation server is to use YaST on SUSE
Linux Enterprise Server 11 or SUSE Linux 9.3 and higher.
TIP
You can even use a Microsoft Windows machine as installation server for your
Linux deployment. See
(page 134) for details.
11.2.1 Setting Up an Installation Server
YaST offers a graphical tool for creating network installation sources. It supports HTTP,
FTP, and NFS network installation servers.
1 Log in as root to the machine that should act as installation server.
2 Start YaST > Miscellaneous > Installation Server.
3 Select the server type (HTTP, FTP, or NFS). The selected server service is
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system as described in
(page 17). Reconnect to the target system after it reboots for the final part of the
installation.
the Installation Sources
Section 11.2.5, "Managing an SMB Installation Source"
Using YaST
started automatically every time the system starts. If a service of the selected
Section 11.5.2, "SSH Installation"
Chapter 3, Installation with YaST
(page 152).