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2.4 Boot and Installation Media

When installing the system, the media for booting and for installing the system may be
different. All combinations of supported media for booting and installing may be used.
2.4.1 Boot Media
Booting a computer depends on the capabilities of the hardware used and the availabil-
ity of media for the respective boot option.
Booting from DVD
This is the most common possibility of booting a system. It is straightforward for
most computer users, but requires a lot of interaction for every installation process.
Booting from a USB Hard Drive or Floppy Disk
Depending on the hardware used, it is possible to boot from a USB hard drive or
a floppy disk. The respective media must be created with the utility mkbootdisk,
which can be found together with its documentation on the first CD or DVD in the
directory /boot/<architecture>.
Booting from the Network
You can only boot a computer directly from the network if this is supported by the
computer's firmware or BIOS. This booting method requires a boot server that
provides the needed boot images over the network. The exact protocol depends on
your hardware. Commonly you need several services, such as tftp and dhcp or
pxeboot. If you need a boot server, also read
via VNC—PXE Boot and Wake on LAN"
2.4.2 Installation Media
The installation media contain all the necessary packages and meta information that is
necessary to install a SUSE Linux Enterprise Server. These must be available to the
14 Deployment Guide
Chapter 21, Automated Installation
(page 255).
(page 285) and KIWI in
Section 14.1.3, "Remote Installation
(page 193).
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