About Your Installation Options - Novell OPEN ENTERPRISE SERVER 2 SP2 - PLANING AND IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE 11-10-2009 Implementation Manual

Figure 3-1
For detailed instructions, see
Guide.

3.11.2 About Your Installation Options

As illustrated in the previous section, OES 2 lets you install from either physical media or from files
on the network.
"OES 2 Options" on page 51
"Virtual Machine Installation Options" on page 51
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OES 2 Install Preparation
www.novell.com
Or
Novell
Authorized
Reseller
Network
install path
OES 2
Prepare an installation
source server as
instructed in the OES2:
Linux Installation Guide.
You can also install OES 2
Or Or
automatically by using
AutoYaST as described in
the installation guide.
Install OES 2 Linux.
"Setting Up an Installation
Download the SLES 10
and OES 2 ISO image files.
Or get the ISO files or physical
media from a Novell
Authorized Reseller.
Image files or
physical media
Decide whether to install
from files on the network
or directly from physical
media.
Are you installing into an existing
eDirectory tree?
No
(new tree)
OES 2 Linux
Source" in the
Physical media
install path
OES 2
Create physical
media from the
downloaded ISO
files as instructed.
Yes
(existing tree)
Run the
Deployment Manager
> eDirectory
Preparation option.
(Requires access to
the [root] partition.)
OES 2 SP2: Installation