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• Will the system run as physical host, a virtual machine or as a virtual machine?
• Will the system be in a hostile environment? Have a look at Chapter 1, Security
and Confidentiality (↑Security Guide) to get an overview of consequences.
• How will you get regular updates? All patches are provided online for registered
users. Find the registration and patch support database at
.com/linux/suse/portal/index.html.
• Do you need help for your local installation? Novell provides training, support,
and consulting for all topics around SUSE Linux Enterprise Server. Find more in-
formation about this at http://www.novell.com/products/server/.
• Do you need third-party products? Make sure that the required product is also
supported on the desired platform. Novell can also provide help to port software
to different platforms when needed.
1.2 Deployment of SUSE Linux
Enterprise Server
To make sure that your system will run flawlessly, always try to use certified hardware.
The hardware certification process is an ongoing process and the database of certified
hardware is updated regularly. Find the search form for certified hardware at
developer.novell.com/yessearch/Search.jsp.
Depending on the number of desired installations, it is beneficial to use installation
servers or even completely automatic installations. Have a look at
Strategies
(page 79) for more information. When using the Xen virtualization technolo-
gies, network root file systems or network storage solutions like iSCSI should be con-
sidered.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server provides you with a broad variety of services. Find an
overview of the documentation in this book in About This Guide (↑Administration
Guide). Most of the needed configurations can be made with YaST, the SUSE configu-
ration utility. In addition to that, many manual configurations are described in the cor-
responding chapters.
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