Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE SERVER 11 - DEPLOYMENT Deployment Manual page 102

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server supports several different boot options from which you
can choose depending on the hardware available and on the installation scenario you
prefer. Booting from the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server media is the most straightforward
option, but special requirements might call for special setups:
Table 6.1
Boot Option
DVD
Floppy
PXE or
BOOTP
Hard Disk
TIP: Booting from DVD on UEFI machines
►amd64 em64t: DVD1 can be used as a boot medium for machines equipped
with UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface). Refer to your vendor's doc-
umentation for specific information. If booting fails, try to enable CSM (Com-
patibility Support Module) in your firmware. ◄
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Boot Options
Description
This is the easiest boot option. This option can be used if the system
has a local DVD-ROM drive that is supported by Linux.
The data for generating boot floppies are located on DVD 1 in the
/boot/architecture/ directory. A README with instructions
on how to create the boot floppies is available in the same directory.
Booting over the network 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
Server system. Refer to
for more information.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server installation can also be booted from
the hard disk. To do this, copy the kernel (linux) and the installa-
tion system (initrd) from the directory
/boot/architecture/ on the installation media to the hard
disk and add an appropriate entry to the existing boot loader of a
previous SUSE Linux Enterprise Server installation.
Chapter 14, Remote Installation (page 189)