Download and Create Installation Media

As with many Linux products, Novell Nterprise Linux Services (NNLS) is downloaded from the Web. The components you will download and the processes for preparing the files and CD media required are described in the following steps.

IMPORTANT:  The steps in this section assume that all three processes occur on the same workstation (either a Windows or a Linux workstation) and do not account for the copying and verifying processes required if multiple machines or mixed platforms are used.

  1. To obtain your copy of NNLS, contact your Novell Authorized ResellerSM or see the Linux product page on Novell's Web site.

    You will receive an e-mail with a URL for downloading the following files:

  2. Download the files as instructed.

  3. Verify the integrity of each .iso file by running an MD5-based checksum utility on it.

    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.

    On a Windows system you will need to obtain a Windows-compatible MD5-based checksum utility from the Web and follow the usage instructions for the utility.

    Table 2 lists the MD5 checksum value for each file.


    Table 2. MD5 Checksum Values

    Filename MD5 Checksum Value

    Novell_Nterprise_Linux_Services_1.0.iso

    7111fb9edd285af4a220d91517b6655a

    Novell_Nterprise_Linux_1.0_Companion_CD.iso

    d76a962e6773024cd5a0c8b9ae33f4a4

  4. (Conditional) If you don't have a CD burner, skip to Mount the .iso Image File.

  5. Using your CD burner and two blank CDs, create a CD from each image file.

  6. Label the CDs as follows:

    Novell Nterprise Linux Services 1.0
    Novell Nterprise Linux Services 1.0 Companion CD

Continue with Install the Server Software.