Installing Or Configuring Oes 2 Sp2 On An Existing Server; Before You Install Oes Services On An Existing Server; Always Use Yast To Install And Initially Configure Oes; Don't Install Oes While Running The Xen Kernel - Novell OPEN ENTERPRISE SERVER 2 SP2 Installation Manual

Installing or Configuring OES 2
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SP2 on an Existing Server
After installing or upgrading to Novell
additional products or services and configure them to work in the new environment. If you have
installed or upgraded a server to SUSE
OES 2 SP2 services to the server.
Section 4.1, "Before You Install OES Services on an Existing Server," on page 103
Section 4.2, "Installing or Configuring OES Services on an Existing Server," on page 104
Section 4.3, "Adding/Configuring OES Services on a Server That Another Administrator
Installed," on page 107
Section 4.4, "What's Next," on page 107
IMPORTANT: If you have updated a server with a Support Pack, make sure the installation source
is pointing to the latest Support Pack media.
4.1 Before You Install OES Services on an
Existing Server
Section 4.1.1, "Always Use YaST to Install and Initially Configure OES," on page 103
Section 4.1.2, "Don't Install OES While Running the Xen Kernel," on page 103

4.1.1 Always Use YaST to Install and Initially Configure OES

Linux administrators sometimes wrongly assume that OES services can be installed or uninstalled
by simply installing the associated RPMs. OES services require additional configuration that is only
supported in YaST .
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4.1.2 Don't Install OES While Running the Xen Kernel

If you are adding supported OES 2 components to a server that is running the Xen kernel, you must
reset the boot loader to boot the standard kernel before adding the OES 2 SP2 components.
1 In YaST, select System > Boot Loader > SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP3 > Set As
Default > Finish.
2 Reboot the server.
After adding the supported OES 2 components, reset the boot loader option to Xen.
1 In YaST, select System > Boot Loader > XEN > Set As Default > Finish.
2 Reboot the server.
Be sure to add only those OES 2 SP2 components that are supported on a VM host server. For more
information, see Step 3 on page
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Open Enterprise Server (OES 2 SP2), you can also install
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Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10 SP3, you can also add
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