System Start-Up For Installation - Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE SERVER 10 - INSTALLATION AND ADMINISTRATION 11-05-2007 Installation Manual

3.2 System Start-Up for Installation

You can install SUSE Linux Enterprise from local installation sources, such as the
SUSE Linux Enterprise CDs or DVD, or from network source of an FTP, HTTP, or
NFS server. Any of these approaches requires physical access to the system to install
and user interaction during the installation. The installation procedure is basically the
same regardless of the installation source.
3.2.1 Boot Options
Boot options other than CD or DVD exist and can be used if problems arise booting
from CD or DVD. These options are described in
Table 3.1
Boot Option
CD-ROM
Floppy
PXE or BOOTP
Hard Disk
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Boot Options
Description
This is the easiest boot option. This option can be used if the
system has a local CD-ROM drive that is supported by Linux.
The images for generating boot floppies are located on CD 1 in
the /boot directory. A README is available in the same direc-
tory.
This must be supported by the system's BIOS or firmware and a
boot server must be available in the network. This task can also
be handled by another SUSE Linux Enterprise system.
SUSE Linux Enterprise can also be booted from the hard disk.
To do this, copy the kernel (linux) and the installation system
(initrd) from the directory /boot/loader on CD 1 to the
hard disk and add the appropriate entry to the boot loader.
Table 3.1, "Boot Options" (page 18).