Deploying System Manually From Rescue Image - Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE DESKTOP 11 - DEPLOYMENT GUIDE 17-03-2009 Deployment Manual

19.1 Deploying system manually from
Deploying with generated ISO file from KIWI:
1. Burn the ISO image you get from the KIWI building process, see
2. Boot from this medium on the machine you want to install the system.
3. Select the hard disk you want to install.
4. Restart the machine and boot from hard disk.
Deploying over rescue system:
1. Boot the client to install with a rescue system. Such systems are available on
2. Log in as root. Leave the password empty, no need to enter anything.
3. Configure your network. If you have DHCP available in your network, this is
4. Listen on an unused port of your network like 1234 and dump the incoming
5. On the imaging server, send the raw image to the client to install with the com-
6. When the image is transferred, remove the rescue system from your CD or DVD
230 Deployment Guide
rescue image
"Creating an Image"
all SUSE installation CDs or DVDs.
merely the command ifup-dhcp eth0. If you must do this manually, use
the command ip to configure your network. The output starting DHCP also
tells you the IP address of the computer.
data to disk with the command:
netcat -l -p 1234 > /dev/sda
mand:
netcat <IP of client> 1234 < $HOME/preload_image/<image_name>
drive and shutdown the client computer. At the next boot, the boot loader GRUB
should be started on the client and the firstboot system will take over.
(page 187) on CD/DVD
Section 14.4.2,