Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE DESKTOP 10 SP2 - DEPLOYMENT GUIDE 08-05-2008 Deployment Manual page 31

Control and Monitoring
Best Suited For
Drawbacks
Details
Table 2.11 Rule-Based Autoinstallation
Installation Source
Preparations
• Setting up network boot (DHCP, TFTP, PXE, WOL)
or
Booting the target from installation media
Local or remote through VNC or SSH
• Large scenarios
• Identical hardware
• No access to system (network boot)
Applies only to machines with identical hardware
Section 5.1, "Simple Mass Installation"
Preferably network
• Gathering hardware information
• Creating AutoYaST profiles
• Creating AutoYaST rules
• Setting up the installation server
• Distributing the profile
• Setting up network boot (DHCP, TFTP, PXE, WOL)
or
Booting the target from installation media
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