Deployment Strategies; Deploying Up To 10 Workstations - Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE SERVER 10 SP2 - INSTALLATION AND ADMINISTRATION Installation 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.

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 Chapter 3, Installation with YaST (page 17). Manual installa-
tion can be done in several different ways depending on your requirements:
Installing from the SUSE Linux Enterprise Media (page 8)
Consider this approach if you want to install a single, disconnected workstation.
Installing from a Network Server Using SLP (page 8)
Consider this approach if you have a single workstation or a small number of
workstations and if a network installation server announced via SLP is available.
Installing from a Network Server (page 9)
Consider this approach if you have a single workstation or a small number of
workstations and if a network installation server is available.
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