About This Guide - Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE SERVER 11 - DEPLOYMENT Deployment Manual

About This Guide

Installations of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server are possible in many different ways. It
is impossible to cover all combinations of boot, or installation server, automated instal-
lations or deploying images. This manual should help with selecting the appropriate
method of deployment for your installation.
Part I, "Architecture Specific Installation Considerations"
The standard deployment instructions differ depending on the architecture used.
For differences and requirements regarding the architecture, see this part.
Part II, "Manual Deployment"
Most tasks that are needed during installations are described here. This includes
the manual setup of your computer as well as additional software and remote instal-
lations.
Part III, "Imaging and Creating Products"
Mass installations often require to prepare images or products furnished with the
features that are needed in this special case. Several options are described that allow
the administrator to prepare this deployment methods.
Part IV, "Automated Installations"
To do unattended installations, either use the installation with AutoYaST or prepare
an image with kiwi or firstboot. This part describes methods to deploy these instal-
lations with a minimum of user interaction.
Many chapters in this manual contain links to additional documentation resources. This
includes additional documentation that is available on the system as well as documen-
tation available on the Internet.
For an overview of the documentation available for your product and the latest docu-
mentation updates, refer to
the following section.
1 Available Documentation
We provide HTML and PDF versions of our books in different languages. The following
manuals for users and administrators are available on this product:
(page 77)
(page 253)
(page 283)
http://www.novell.com/documentation
(page 5)
or to