1.2 Obtaining Installation Media

To complete the instructions in this guide, you need to download various ISO files, depending on your hardware.

1.2.1 Downloading the ISO File

  1. Go to Downloading OES 11 SP2 Software from the Novell Web Site in the OES 11 SP2: Planning and Implementation Guide.

  2. Complete all the steps in the section, except the instructions on deciding which files to download. The file you need for the exercises in this guide is

    • OES11-SP2-addon_with_SLES11-SP3-x86_64-DVD.iso

  3. Be sure to print the pages as instructed, record the two activation codes, print and check the MD5 verification checksum, and so on.

  4. After you have downloaded the file, continue with Creating the Installation Media.

1.2.2 Creating the Installation Media

To prepare physical installation media:

  1. Go to Preparing Physical Media for a New Server Installation or an Upgrade in the OES 11 SP2: Installation Guide and use the instructions there to create media for installing your OES 11 SP2 server.

Continue with Installing the Server Software.