Installing Oes 2; What's Next - Novell OPEN ENTERPRISE SERVER - PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE 12-2010 Implementation Manual

Installing OES 2

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IMPORTANT: Before you install Open Enterprise Server 2, be sure to review the information in
Chapter 3, "Planning Your OES 2 Implementation," on page
Consider Before You Install," on page
This section briefly covers the following:

Section 5.1, "Installing OES 2," on page 57

Section 5.2, "Installing OES 2 Servers in a Xen VM," on page 58

5.1 Installing OES 2

The OES 2 installation leverages the SUSE Linux YaST graphical user interface. You can install
OES 2 services on an existing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 server, or you can install both OES
2 and SLES 10 at the same time, making the installation of SLES 10 and OES 2 services a seamless
process.
To ensure a successful installation:
1. Read and follow all instructions in the
oes2/oes_readme/data/oes_readme.html#bsen7me).
2. Carefully follow the instructions in the
in

"Preparing to Install OES 2

"Installing OES 2 SP3 as a New
3. Make sure you always download the latest patches as part of the Customer Center
configuration during the install. This ensures the most stable configuration and installation
process and prevents some issues that are documented in the product Readme.
4. After updating the server, red text appears under the CA Management section, indicating that
the CA must be configured before proceeding.
This happens because the server reboots as part of the upgrade process and the
is no longer in memory.
Click CA Management, type and confirm the
Next. The installation proceeds.
5. During the installation, you have the option to disable each service for later configuration.
However, we recommend that you configure all services at install time simply because the
process is more streamlined.
For more information on configuring services later, see
on an Existing Server" in the

5.1.1 What's Next

After installing OES 2 and before starting to use your new OES 2 server, be sure to review the
information in Chapter 6, "Caveats for Implementing OES 2 Services," on page
34.
OES 2 Readme (http://www.novell.com/documentation/
OES 2 SP3: Installation
SP3"
Installation"
password in the indicated fields, then click
root
OES 2 SP3: Installation Guide.
25, especially Section 3.9, "Caveats to
Guide, especially those found
root
"Installing or Configuring OES 2 SP3
59.
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password
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