Operation Manual

1.2.5 Managing an SMB Repository
Using SMB, you can import the installation sources from a Microsoft Windows server
and start your Linux deployment even with no Linux machine around.
To set up an exported Windows Share holding your openSUSE repository, proceed
as follows:
1
Log in to your Windows machine.
2
Create a new folder that will hold the entire installation tree and name it
INSTALL, for example.
3
Export this share according the procedure outlined in your Windows documenta-
tion.
4
Enter this share and create a subfolder, called product. Replace product
with the actual product name.
5
Enter the INSTALL/product folder and copy each DVD to a separate folder,
such as DVD1 and DVD2.
To use a SMB mounted share as a repository, proceed as follows:
1
Boot the installation target.
2
Select Installation.
3
Press F4 for a selection of the repository.
4
Choose SMB and enter the Windows machine's name or IP address, the share
name (INSTALL/product/DVD1, in this example), username, and password.
After you hit Enter, YaST starts and you can perform the installation.
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