Novell OPEN ENTERPRISE SERVER 2 SP2 Installation Manual page 44

Installation—Local APIC Disabled: If the normal installation fails, it might be because
the system hardware does not support local APIC (advanced programmable interrupt
controllers). If this seems to be the case, use this option to install without local APIC
support.
If you are not sure, try Installation—ACPI Disabled or Installation—Safe Settings first.
Installation—Safe Settings: Boots the system with the DMA mode (for CD-ROM
drives) and power management functions disabled. Experts can also use the command line
to enter or change kernel parameters.
At this point you can either
Skip to with
or
Pre-specify the IP address information and/or the boot options parameters on the Boot
Options line (see
Installation and Administration Guide (http://www.novell.com/documentation/sles10/
book_sle_reference/data/
sec_deployment_remoteinst_bootinst.html#sec_deployment_remoteinst_bootinst_custom
)),
2 (Optional) If you want to specify the IP address information, do it now.
Otherwise, continue with
3 (Optional) If you want to specify boot options parameters, do it now. Then press Enter and
continue with
Otherwise, continue with
4 Press F4, and then select the network installation type (SLP, FTP, HTTP, NFS, SMB/CIFS) that
you set up on your network installation server.
See Step 2 on page 40
5 Specify the required information (server name and installation path), then select OK.
6 Press Enter to begin the installation.
7 Follow the screen prompts, referring to the information in the following sections as needed
(remember that not all required selections are documented):
7a "Specifying the Installation Mode" on page
7b "Specifying the Add-On Product Installation Information" on page
7c
"Setting Up the Clock and Time Zone" on page
7d "Specifying the Installation Settings for the SLES Base and OES Installation" on page
7e "Specifying Configuration Information" on page
7f
"Finishing the Installation" on page
8 Complete the server setup by following the procedures in
Upgrade Tasks" on page
Installation Using a Network Installation Source without DHCP
1 From the CD boot menu, select one of the following Installation options that matches your
environment.
Installation: The normal installation mode. All modern hardware functions are enabled.
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Step 4 and input everything as the install prompts you.
"Using Custom Boot Options" in the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
Step 3.
Step 7.
Step 4.
of the Preparing a Network Installation Source
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"Completing OES Installation or
procedure.
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