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6 Upload the installation data. The most lengthy step in configuring an installation
To deactivate an installation source, select the installation source to remove then select
Delete. The installation data are removed from the system. To deactivate the network
service, use the respective YaST module.
If your installation server should provide the installation data for more than one product
of product version, start the YaST installation server module and select Add in the
overview of existing installation sources to configure the new installation source.
4.2.2 Setting Up an NFS Installation Source
IMPORTANT
This assumes that are using any kind of SUSE Linux-based operating system on
the machine that will serve as installation server. If this is not the case, turn to
the others vendor's documentation on NFS instead of following these directions.
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Consider announcing your installation source via OpenSLP if your network
setup supports this option. This saves you from entering the network in-
stallation path on every target machine. The target systems are just
booted using the SLP boot option and find the network installation source
without any further configuration. For details on this option, refer to
Section 4.4, "Booting the Target System for Installation"
server is copying the actual installation CDs. Insert the media in the sequence
requested by YaST and wait for the copying procedure to end. When the sources
have been fully copied, return to the overview of existing information sources
and close the configuration by selecting Finish.
Your installation server is now fully configured and ready for service. It is auto-
matically started every time the system is started. No further intervention is re-
quired. You only need to configure and start this service correctly by hand if you
have deactivated the automatic configuration of the selected network service
with YaST as an initial step.
Manually
(page 68).