Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE SERVER 10 - INSTALLATION AND ADMINISTRATION 04-08-2006 Installation Manual page 112

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install=http://192.168.0.22/install/suse-enterprise/ \
autoyast=nfs://192.168.0.23/profiles/autoyast.xml
Replace the example IP addresses and paths with the data used in your setup.
Preparing to Boot from CD-ROM
There are several ways in which booting from CD-ROM can come into play in Auto-
YaST installations. Choose from the following scenarios:
Boot from SUSE Linux Enterprise Media, Get the Profile over the Network
Use this approach if a totally network-based scenario is not possible (for example,
if your hardware does not support PXE) and you have physical access to system
to install during most of the process.
You need:
• The SUSE Linux Enterprise media
• A network server providing the profile data (see
• A floppy containing the info file that tells the installation routines where to find
Boot and Install from SUSE Linux Enterprise Media, Get the Profile from a Floppy
Use this approach if an entirely network-based installation scenario would not
work. It requires physical access to the system to install for turning on the target
machine, or, in the second case, to enter the profile's location at the boot prompt.
In both cases, you may also need to change media depending on the scope of instal-
lation.
You need:
• The SUSE Linux Enterprise media
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Installation and Administration
Profile and Determining the autoyast Parameter"
the profile
or
Access to the boot prompt of the system to install where you manually enter the
autoyast= parameter
Section 5.1.2, "Distributing the
(page 108) for details)

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