Operation Manual
To perform this type of installation, make sure that the following requirements are met:
• Remote repository: NFS, HTTP, FTP, or SMB with working network connection.
• TFTP server.
• Running DHCP server for your network.
• Target system capable of PXE boot, networking, and Wake on LAN, plugged in
and connected to the network.
• Controlling system with working network connection and VNC viewer software
or Java-enabled browser (Firefox, Konqueror, Internet Explorer, or Opera).
To perform this type of installation, proceed as follows:
1
Set up the repository as described in Section 1.2, “Setting Up the Server Holding
the Installation Sources” (page 12). Choose an NFS, HTTP, or FTP network
server or congure an SMB repository as described in Section 1.2.5, “Managing
an SMB Repository” (page 20).
2
Set up a TFTP server to hold a boot image that can be pulled by the target system.
This is described in Section 1.3.2, “Setting Up a TFTP Server” (page 24).
3
Set up a DHCP server to provide IP addresses to all machines and reveal the lo-
cation of the TFTP server to the target system. This is described in Section 1.3.1,
“Setting Up a DHCP Server” (page 22).
4
Prepare the target system for PXE boot. This is described in further detail in
Section 1.3.5, “Preparing the Target System for PXE Boot” (page 31).
5
Initiate the boot process of the target system using Wake on LAN. This is de-
scribed in Section 1.3.7, “Wake on LAN” (page 31).
6
On the controlling workstation, open a VNC viewing application or Web
browser and connect to the target system as described in Section 1.5.1, “VNC
Installation” (page 36).
7
Perform the installation as described in Chapter 1, Installation with YaST (↑Start-
Up). Reconnect to the target system after it reboots for the nal part of the instal-
lation.
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