Creating The Boot Media - Novell SLRS 8 Admin Manual

If the --output and --template options are not used, the autoinst.iso and
autoinst.xml file is created in the current directory.

13.5 Creating the Boot Media

The previously created ISO file autoinst.iso is used to create a bootable CD-
ROM. In this example, 'cdrecord'
recorder. Use the following command:
cdrecord -scanbus
to find your CD recorder device in the system, for example, 2,0,0:
cdrecord dev=2,0,0
2,0,0 200) 'PIONEER ' 'DVD-RW DVR-106D' '1.07' Removable CD-ROM
then record the CD image (autoinst.iso) to the CD:
cdrecord dev=2,0,0 autoinst.iso
Create a file called 'info', which controls the AutoYaST process, containing
the lines:
install=cd:///
autoyast=floppy:///autoinst.xml
autoyast2=floppy:///autoinst.xml
Create a file called 'posInitBranchserver.auto.cfg', which controls the au-
tomatic setup of the branch server software, containing the lines:
COMPANYNAME="suse"
COUNTRY="de"
ADMINSERVER="172.16.51.23"
POSADMINDN="cn=admin,o=suse,c=de"
PASSWORD="secret"
Instead of the example data, specify the information requested by posInit-
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in this file. If the password should not be set up automatically
Branchserver.sh
for security reasons, it may be omitted from the file and will be requested in-
teractively when the branch server is started.
Create a floppy disk ('MS-DOS' formatted) containing the files:
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cdrecord is a Linux command line–based program, which is used to record data or audio
on a DVD/CD-Recorder.
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For further information, refer to Section
13.5 Creating the Boot Media
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is used to create a CD-ROM on a CD
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