Deployment Strategies; Deploying Up To 10 Workstations - Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE DESKTOP 10 SP2 - DEPLOYMENT GUIDE 08-05-2008 Deployment Manual

Deployment Strategies

There are several different ways to deploy SUSE® Linux Enterprise. Choose from
various approaches ranging from a local installation using physical media or a network
installation server to a mass deployment using a remote-controlled, highly-customized,
and automated installation technique. Select the method that best matches your require-
ments.
TIP: Using Xen Virtualization with SLED
You may use the Xen virtualization technology to test virtual instances of SUSE
Linux Enterprise Desktop prior to rolling it out to real hardware. You could also
experiment with basic Windows*-in-SLED setups. For more information about
the virtualization technology available with SUSE Linux Enterprise, refer to
http://www.novell.com/documentation/vmserver/index.html.

2.1 Deploying up to 10 Workstations

If your deployment of SUSE Linux Enterprise only involves 1 to 10 workstations, the
easiest and least complex way of deploying SUSE Linux Enterprise is a plain manual
installation as featured in
tion can be done in several different ways depending on your requirements:
Installing from the SUSE Linux Enterprise Media
Consider this approach if you want to install a single, disconnected workstation.
Chapter 3, Installation with YaST (page 17). Manual installa-
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