Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE SERVER 10 - INSTALLATION AND ADMINISTRATION 11-05-2007, Installation Manual

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IMPORTANT
The configuration of the X Window System is not part of any remote installation
process. After the installation has finished, log in to the target system as
root
,
enter
telinit 3
, and start SaX2 to configure the graphics hardware.
4.1.1 Simple Remote Installation via
VNC—Static Network Configuration
This type of installation still requires some degree of physical access to the target system
to boot for installation. The installation itself is entirely controlled by a remote worksta-
tion using VNC to connect to the installation program. User interaction is required as
with the manual installation in
Chapter 3, Installation with YaST (page 17).
For this type of installation, make sure that the following requirements are met:
• Remote installation source: NFS, HTTP, FTP, or SMB with working network
connection
• Target system with working network connection
• Controlling system with working network connection and VNC viewer software
or Java-enabled browser (Firefox, Konqueror, Internet Explorer, or Opera)
• Physical boot medium (CD or DVD) for booting the target system
• Valid static IP addresses already assigned to the installation source and the control-
ling system
• Valid static IP address to assign to the target system
To perform this kind of installation, proceed as follows:
1 Set up the installation source as described in Section 4.2, “Setting Up the Server
Holding the Installation Sources” (page 52). Choose an NFS, HTTP, or FTP
network server. For an SMB installation source, refer to Section 4.2.5, “Managing
an SMB Installation Source” (page 60).
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