Contents
Introduction
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1 General Information and Requirements
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1.1
System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1.2
Installation Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1.3
IPL Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1.4
The IOCDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2 Preparing for Installation
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2.1
Making the Installation Data Available . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2.2
Installation Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2.3
Preparing the IPL of the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Installation System .
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2.4
IPLing the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Installation System . . . . . . .
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2.5
Network Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2.6
Connecting to the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Installation System . . . .
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A Appendix
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A.1
Network Connection Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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A.2
The parmfile—Automating the System Configuration . . . . . . . . . .
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A.3
Using the vt220 Terminal Emulator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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