7 Deploying Customized Preinstallations - Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE DESKTOP 11 - DEPLOYMENT GUIDE 17-03-2009 Deployment Manual

Deploying Customized
Preinstallations
Rolling out customized preinstallations of SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop to a large
number of identical machines spares you from installing each one of them separately
and provides a standardized installation experience for the end users. With YaST first-
boot, create customized preinstallation images and determine the workflow for the final
personalization steps that involve end user interaction. This is different from AutoYaST
that allows completely automated installations; for more information, see
Automated Installation
Creating a custom installation, rolling it out to your hardware, and personalizing the
final product involves the following steps:
1 Prepare the master machine whose disk should be cloned to the client machines.
For more information, refer to
(page 198).
2 Customize the firstboot workflow. For more information, refer to
"Customizing the Firstboot Installation"
3 Clone the master machine's disk and roll this image out to the clients' disks. For
more information, refer to
(page 207).
4 Have the end user personalize the instance of SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop.
For more information, refer to
(page 207).
(page 211).
Section 17.1, "Preparing the Master Machine"
Section 17.3, "Cloning the Master Installation"
Section 17.4, "Personalizing the Installation"
(page 198).
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Section 17.2,
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