Operation Manual

To create a directory to hold the installation data, proceed as follows:
1
Log in as root.
2
Create a directory that will later hold all installation data and change into this
directory. For example:
mkdir install/product/productversion
cd install/product/productversion
Replace product with an abbreviation of the product name and
productversion with a string that contains the product name and version.
3
For each DVD contained in the media kit execute the following commands:
3a
Copy the entire content of the installation DVD into the installation server
directory:
cp -a /media/path_to_your_DVD_drive .
Replace path_to_your_DVD_drive with the actual path under which
your DVD drive is addressed. Depending on the type of drive used in your
system, this can be cdrom, cdrecorder, dvd, or dvdrecorder.
3b
Rename the directory to the DVD number:
mv path_to_your_DVD_drive DVDx
Replace x with the actual number of your DVD.
On openSUSE, you can export the repository with NFS using YaST. Proceed as fol-
lows:
1
Log in as root.
2
Start YaST > Network Services > NFS Server.
3
Select Start and Open Port in Firewall and click Next.
4
Select Add Directory and browse for the directory containing the installation
sources, in this case, productversion.
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