
Best Suited For
• Large scenarios
• Identical hardware
• No access to system (network boot)
Applies only to machines with identical hardware
Drawbacks
Section 21.1, “Simple Mass Installation”
(page 285)
Details
Table 5.11
Rule-Based Autoinstallation
Preferably network
Installation Source
Preparations
• Gathering hardware information
• Creating AutoYaST profiles
• Creating AutoYaST rules
• Setting up the installation server
• Distributing the profile
• Setting up network boot (DHCP, TFTP, PXE, WOL)
or
Booting the target from installation media
Local or remote through SSH or VNC
Control and Monitoring
Best Suited For
• Varying hardware
• Cross-site deployments
Complex rule setup
Drawbacks
Deployment Strategies
87
Summary of Contents for LINUX ENTERPRISE SERVER 11 - DEPLOYMENT
Page 1: ...SUSE Linux Enterprise Server www novell com 11 March 23 2009 Deployment Guide...
Page 8: ......
Page 17: ...Part I Architecture Specific Installation Considerations...
Page 18: ......
Page 50: ......
Page 89: ...Part II Manual Deployment...
Page 90: ......
Page 152: ......
Page 192: ......
Page 200: ......
Page 238: ......
Page 258: ......
Page 265: ...Part III Imaging and Creating Products...
Page 266: ......
Page 282: ......
Page 294: ......
Page 295: ...Part IV Automated Installations...
Page 296: ......