Use a standard SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 9 or SLES 9 SP3 disc to boot up your computer.

You are directed to the initial (GRUB) setup menu; use the arrow keys to select Installation.

Press F3, specify the desired network server type used to connect to the installation server, then specify your connection settings.

Type the following so it appears in Boot Options:

 x11i=fbdev autoyast=PATH_TO_AUTOYAST.XML. 

The format for PATH_TO_AUTOYAST.XML will look similar to the following for HTTP servers: http://www.example.com/nowssbe/autoyast.xml. For other server types, see Novell documentation.

Press the Enter key to continue with install. During installation the NOWS-copyMedia package might fail, but can be safely ignored.

If the /opt/media/nows directory exists, erase the contents. If the directory does not exist, create it.

Over the network, using a portable storage device, copy the i386, i586, i686, noarch, and nosrc directories from the media onto the NOWS SBE server in /opt/media/nows.

After copying, the directory should look like this:

sbsDP:/opt/media/nows # Is -Ia

total 89

drwxr-xr-x 8 root root    192 Aug 30 07:08

drwxr-xr-x 4 root root     96 Aug 30 06:53

drwxr-xr-x 2 root root   3384 Aug 30 2007 i386

drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 75048 Aug 30 07:04 i586

drwxr-xr-x 2 root root   752 Aug 30 2007 i686

drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 13072 Aug 30 2007 noarch

drwxr-xr-x 2 root root   344 Aug 30 2007 nosrc

drwxr-xr-x 3 root root   120 Aug 30 2007 setup

Run the following command: /opt/simba/modules/sbs/bin/copyMedia.sh.

Reboot the server and continue with Step 3.

Insert the NOWS SBE DVD into the DVD drive.

After installation, your computer will reboot. When it boots up, perform the following steps before doing any further configuration or component installation.

Boot the server. You will be presented with the a splash screen, and then the installation screen. Click Installation.

The server starts the installation process, then stops at the installation summary screen. To accept system defaults, click Accept; otherwise, click Change to modify settings.

Click Accept to continue with the installation.

The installation copies the files required to install the SUSE Linux Enterprise server and related service packs. You are also presented with a status screen so you can monitor the time remaining on the installation.You have approximately 20 minutes before the next intervention is necessary.

When the base installation of the server completes, enter the IP address that is presented on the screen. The rest of the server configuration is Web-browser-based.

(Conditional) If you receive an IP address of https://127.0.0.1:8181, or https://:8181 instead of a valid IP address, complete the following steps to fix the problem:

The first page you are presented with is the End User License Agreement (EULA). Read through the agreement and click I Agree to advance to the next page.

The next page is where you set up the network settings for your NOWS SBE server.

Enter the host name for your server and verify the remaining network information. The IP address, netmask, gateway, and DNS address should be those provided by your DHCP server. Verify that this is accurate. The netmask and gateway can be changed to match that of your network. The DNS entry should be the IP address of your DNS server. Specify the host name you want to name your server. Keep in mind that you should not include special characters in the name of your server. The Domain should match the name of your Internet domain name.

After you have specified the pertinent information, click the Next button to continue. This takes a moment to set up.

After your network settings have been specified, you are advanced to the License Key page. Specify your Contact E-mail address and the license key that was provided to you, then click Next.

Click Check for Updates, to check for updates to the system and components. This process goes out to the Internet to check for updates. Make sure you have an active Internet connection for this process. If updates are found, select Install Updates to install the latest updates.

Be sure not to browse away from this page while the updates are installing.

Click Next to continue with installation.

On the User Information page, specify the password information for the administrator login. You have two options:

The difference between these two passwords is that the NOWS SBE Administrator password enables you to add, remove, and configure components on your NOWS SBE server from the NOWS SBE administration console. The server (root) password is what you use to configure or update your server from the console. If you do not choose to make each password different, then the passwords are the same as the NOWS SBE Administrator password you have chosen. Passwords must be at least five characters long and cannot include any special characters.

Click Next to continue with installation.

You are now directed to the Available Software page. This section is optional. You are not required to install any of the components at this time. If you do not install the components, you will have the opportunity to add components from the NOWS SBE administration console later. The components have been grouped together with similar software types for easy location of what you need to install.

Click Next, then click Install to proceed to the NOWS SBE administration login.

Click the Continue to Administration button.

To log in to the administration page, specify the username of the administrator and the password you chose during the installation, then click Login.

You are taken to the NOWS SBE administration console. The NOWS SBE administration console is where you install components.

From this page, you can manage your server, environment, and users. If you grant users access to the NOWS SBE administration console with user privileges, they can get needed resources for their desktop computers.

To log out, click the red button next to You are logged in as. This logs you out of the session and brings you back to the login screen.