4.1 Before You Install OES Services on an Existing Server

4.1.1 Always Use YaST to Install and Initially Configure OES Services

Linux administrators sometimes wrongly assume that OES services can be installed or uninstalled by simply installing the associated RPMs. OES services require additional configuration that is only supported as an add-on product installation in YaST.

IMPORTANT:You must always install OES as an add-on product using the YaST install. For more information, see Section 2.10, Always Install OES as an Add-On Product.

4.1.2 Don’t Install OES While Running the Xen Kernel

If you are adding supported OES 11 SP3 components to a server that is running the Xen kernel, you must reset the boot loader to boot the standard kernel before adding the OES 11 SP3 components.

  1. In YaST, select System > Boot Loader > SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 > Set As Default > Finish.

  2. Reboot the server.

After adding the supported OES 11 SP3 components, reset the boot loader option to Xen.

  1. In YaST, select System > Boot Loader > XEN > Set As Default > Finish.

  2. Reboot the server.

Be sure to add only those OES 11 SP3 components that are supported on a VM host server. For more information, see Step 7.

4.1.3 If You Want OES to Use a Local eDirectory Database on the Server

If you want the OES components to use a local eDirectory database, you should install eDirectory by itself first, and then rerun the installation for the other OES components.