Prerequisites; Preparing The Installation Software; Downloading The Installation Software; Preparing The Installation Source Files - Novell OPEN ENTERPRISE SERVER 2 SP2 Installation Manual

10.2 Prerequisites

Before creating an OES 2 SP2 virtual machine, you need the following:
If you want to use AutoYaST to specify the Installation settings, create an AutoYaST profile
(control) file and download it to a directory on the host machine server or make it available on
the network. For more information, see
Multiple OES Servers," on page
A static IP address for each virtual server that you want to create.

10.3 Preparing the Installation Software

Section 10.3.1, "Downloading the Installation Software," on page 179
Section 10.3.2, "Preparing the Installation Source Files," on page 179

10.3.1 Downloading the Installation Software

For information on downloading the following ISO image files, see the
Server 2 Download Instructions
OES ISO Images and CD Labels for i386 (32-Bit Installations)
Table 10-1
ISO Image File
OES2-SP2-i386-CD1.iso
SLES-10-SP3-DVD-i386-GM-DVD1.iso
OES ISO Images and CD Labels for x86_64 (64-Bit Installations)
Table 10-2
ISO Image File
OES2-SP2-x86_64-CD1.iso
SLES-10-SP3-DVD-x86_64-GM-
DVD1.iso

10.3.2 Preparing the Installation Source Files

To create an OES 2 SP2 VM guest, you must make the installation software available in one of the
following locations:
A Local Installation Source: The 32-bit
to the host server's local drives.
A Network Installation Source: The 32-bit
to create a network installation source. For instructions, see
Installation Sources" in the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Installation and Administration
Guide (http://www.novell.com/documentation/sles10/book_sle_reference/data/
sec_deployment_remoteinst_instserver.html).
Chapter 8, "Using AutoYaST to Install and Configure
167.
(http://www.novell.com/documentation/oes2/esd/di_oes2.html).
CD Label
Novell Open Enterprise Server 2 SP2 CD 1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP3 DVD
CD Label
Novell Open Enterprise Server 2 SP2 CD 1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP3 DVD
(Table 10-1) or 64-bit
(Table
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(Table 10-2) ISO files copied
10-1) or 64-bit (Table 10-2) ISO files used
"Setting Up the Server Holding the