Novell OPEN ENTERPRISE SERVER - CONVERSION GUIDE 12-2010, Implementation Manual

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54 OES 2 SP3: Planning and Implementation Guide
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If you have purchased OES 2 previously and received purchased OES 2 and SLES 10
activation codes, skip to
Step 15 .
Otherwise, in the Evaluating Open Enterprise Server 2 section, click the Get Activation Codes
link in the Novell Open Enterprise Server 2—Linux paragraph.
60-day evaluation codes are sent in separate e-mail messages to the e-mail address associated
with your Novell account.
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Access your e-mail account and print the messages or write down the activation codes.
Both the OES 2 and the SLES codes are required for product registration and downloading
software updates.
14 Click Back to return to the download page.
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In the download table at the top of the page, click the Install Instructions > View link at the end
of the list of files to download.
Although you might have printed this file earlier, the online version is required for the steps
that follow.
16 Scroll past the download decision tables; while you wait for the downloads, read through the
brief installation instructions, clicking the links for more information.
17 Verify the integrity of each downloaded file by running an MD5-based checksum utility on it
and comparing the values against the list you printed in
Step 15 .
For example, on a Linux system you can enter the following command:
md5sum filename
where filename is the name of the
.iso
file you are verifying.
For a Windows system, you need to obtain a Windows-compatible MD5-based checksum
utility from the Web and follow its usage instructions.
18 (Optional) If you plan to install OES 2 from files on your network, see the instructions in
“
Setting Up a Network Installation Source ” in the OES 2 SP3: Installation Guide .
4.4.3 Preparing the Installation Media
IMPORTANT: If you have downloaded
.iso
image files from the Web, it is critical that you verify
the integrity of each file as explained in Step 17 on page 54 . Failure to verify file integrity can result
in failed installations, especially in errors that report missing files.
Instructions for preparing installation media are located in “ Setting Up a Network Installation
Source ” in the OES 2 SP3: Installation Guide .
4.4.4 Installing OES 2 for Evaluation Purposes
If you followed the instructions in Section 4.4.2, “Downloading OES 2 SP3 Software from the
Novell Web Site,” on page 53 , you now have two activation/evaluation codes: one for OES 2 and
another for SLES 10. As you install OES 2, you should register with the Novell Customer Center
and use these codes to enable your server for online updates from the OES 2 and SLES 10 patch
channels.
IMPORTANT: Always download the current patches during an installation.