Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE DESKTOP 11 - DEPLOYMENT GUIDE 17-03-2009 Deployment Manual page 21

Rule-Based Autoinstallation
Consider this approach for large deployments to various types of hardware. If
configured to use network booting, physical interaction with the target systems is
not needed at all. A network, a network installation server, a remote controlling
application such as a VNC viewer or an SSH client, and several AutoYaST confi-
guration profiles as well as a rule setup for AutoYaST are required. If using network
boot, a network boot image and network bootable hardware are required as well.
Table 2.4 Simple Remote Installation via VNC—Static Network Configuration
Installation Source
Preparations
Control and Monitoring
Best Suited For
Drawbacks
Details
Table 2.5 Simple Remote Installation via VNC—Dynamic Network Configuration
Installation Source
Preparations
Control and Monitoring
(page 15)
Network
• Setting up an installation source
• Booting from the installation media
Remote: VNC
small to medium scenarios with varying hardware
• Each machine must be set up individually
• Physical access is needed for booting
Section 11.1.1, "Simple Remote Installation via
VNC—Static Network Configuration"
Network
• Setting up the installation source
• Booting from the installation media
Remote: VNC
(page 118)
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