Installing The Server Software; Prerequisites; Procedure - Novell OPEN ENTERPRISE SERVER 2 SP2 - LAB GUIDE 01-19-2010 Manual

1.3 Installing the Server Software

Complete the instructions in the following sections.
Section 1.3.1, "Prerequisites," on page 14
Section 1.3.2, "Procedure," on page 14

1.3.1 Prerequisites

Before installing OES 2 on your server, you must complete the following tasks:
Ensure that the server computer meets the requirements outlined in
Requirements," on page
Prepare the software for installation as explained in
Media," on page

1.3.2 Procedure

WARNING: This procedure permanently erases any data currently on your server's hard drive.
1 Prepare the BIOS on your server machine so that it will boot from the CD-ROM drive first.
2 Insert the SLES 10 SP3 CD1 or DVD1 into your server and reboot the machine.
3 When the boot selection page appears, immediately press the Down-arrow key to select the
Installation option, then press Enter.
If you don't respond before the machine starts booting from the hard disk, reboot the server and
repeat this step.
4 After the boot process finishes, select an installation language, then click Next.
5 Read and agree to the software license agreement, then click Next.
6 Select New Installation, select the Include Add-On Products from Separate Menu option, then
click Next.
7 On the Add-on Product Installation page, click Add.
8 Select CD, then click Next.
9 Insert the OES 2 SP2 CD as prompted, then click Continue.
10 After the catalog is added, read and agree to the OES 2 license agreement, then click Next >
Next.
11 Select the time zone for the server, then click Next.
12 On the Installation Settings page, click Partitioning.
If your server has existing partitions, the OES install tries to add new SLES partitions to them.
13 To ensure a clean install, use the following table to navigate the partitioning pages and prepare
your system disk.
IMPORTANT: The steps in the following table prepare the system disk for management by
the EVMS volume manager. This is only required if you want to have NSS volumes on the
system disk, and is not the default use case. We have included the process in the lab guide to
provide exposure to installing NSS volumes on a single-drive server.
14 OES 2 SP2: Lab Guide for Linux and Virtualized NetWare
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Section 1.1, "Lab Setup
Section 1.2, "Obtaining Installation