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