Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE SERVER 10 SP2 - INSTALLATION AND ADMINISTRATION Installation Manual page 111

Boot from SUSE Linux Enterprise Media, Get the Profile over the Network
Use this approach if a totally network-based scenario is not possible (for example,
if your hardware does not support PXE) and you have physical access to system
to install during most of the process.
You need:
• The SUSE Linux Enterprise media
• A network server providing the profile data (see Section 5.1.2, "Distributing the
Profile and Determining the autoyast Parameter" (page 88) for details)
• A floppy containing the info file that tells the installation routines where to find
the profile
or
Access to the boot prompt of the system to install where you manually enter the
autoyast= parameter
Boot and Install from SUSE Linux Enterprise Media, Get the Profile from a Floppy
Use this approach if an entirely network-based installation scenario would not
work. It requires physical access to the system to install for turning on the target
machine, or, in the second case, to enter the profile's location at the boot prompt.
In both cases, you may also need to change media depending on the scope of instal-
lation.
You need:
• The SUSE Linux Enterprise media
• A floppy holding both the profile and the info file
or
Access to the boot prompt of the target to enter the autoyast= parameter
Boot and Install from Custom Media, Get the Profile from the Media
If you just need to install a limited number of software packages and the number
of targets is relatively low, creating your own custom CD holding both the installa-
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