Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE SERVER 10 SP2 - INSTALLATION AND ADMINISTRATION Installation Manual page 72

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For this type of installation, make sure that the following requirements are met:
• Remote installation source: NFS, HTTP, FTP, or SMB with working network
connection
• Target system with working network connection
• Controlling system with working network connection and working SSH client
software
• Physical boot medium (CD or DVD) for booting the target system
• Running DHCP server providing IP addresses
To perform this kind of installation, proceed as follows:
1 Set up the installation source as described in Section 4.2, "Setting Up the Server
2 Boot the target system using the first CD or DVD of the SUSE Linux Enterprise
3 When the boot screen of the target system appears, use the boot options prompt
4 On the controlling workstation, open a terminal window and connect to the target
5 Perform the installation as described in Chapter 3, Installation with YaST
6 Finish the installation.
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Holding the Installation Sources" (page 56). Choose an NFS, HTTP, or FTP
network server. For an SMB installation source, refer to Section 4.2.5, "Managing
an SMB Installation Source" (page 64).
media kit.
to pass the appropriate parameters for network connection, location of the instal-
lation source, and SSH enablement. See Section 4.4.3, "Using Custom Boot
Options" (page 78) for detailed instructions on the use of these parameters.
The target system boots to a text-based environment, giving you the network
address under which the graphical installation environment can be addressed by
any SSH client.
system as described in Section "Connecting to the Installation Program"
(page 83).
(page 17). Reconnect to the target system after it reboots for the final part of the
installation.

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