Novell Documentation: Novell Linux Point of Service

4.5 POSBranch Images

For smaller stores where the Branch Server is running only the Point of Service infrastructure (that is, the Branch Server is running no additional applications), the Branch Server can be deployed as a control terminal running on Point of Service hardware.

NOTE:Although the POSBranch Server is intended to run only the Point of Service infrastructure, the POSBranch Server image can be extended to include some Point of Service applications, provided the terminal has adequate hardware and memory resources.

There is no Image Description Tree for the POSBranch image.

The Image Specification Document for the POSBranch image is /opt/SLES/POS/system/templates/support/branch.xml. This template provides the following Branch Server components:

All the RPMs required for a functional Branch Server
The Linux Kernel Crash Dump (LKCD) to provide a system for detecting, saving and examining system crashes
The RPM database so YaST Online Update (YOU) can be used to update the image
Branch Server configuration information obtained from the LDAP directory

To create a POSBranch image, the branch.xml template must included as a child document in one of the four client Image Specification Documents: Minimal, Java, Browser, or Desktop.

For information on creating a POSBranch image, see Section 10.2, Building POSBranch Images.