1.5 Setting the Root Password and Updating the Server

After the initial system configuration and system reboot, the installation needs a password for the root user. It also needs to update the system with the latest software.

  1. Use the following table to navigate and complete the various configuration pages.

    Page Name

    Action

    Password for the System Administrator “root”

    1. Enter and confirm the root user password, then click Next.

    Hostname and Domain Name

    1. If your DHCP server is working correctly, the server hostname should appear in the Host Name field. If not, type the hostname for the IP address you are assigning to the server. For example, myserver.

    2. In the Domain Name field, if the DNS Domain Name isn’t already populated for your network, type the domain name for the server. For example, mysite.company.example.com.

    3. Deselect Change Hostname via DHCP.

    4. Click Next.

    Network Configuration

    1. Click Next.

      You configured the network in Section 1.4, Installing the Server Software.

    Test Internet Connection

    You will need to register your server on the Internet to download the latest patches, so you should test the Internet connection at this point to make sure that everything is configured correctly.

    1. Select the option to test the connection.

    2. Click Next.

    Running Internet Connection Test

    After a few moments, the Test Status should indicate Success.

    If it does not, you need to click Back and fix your network configuration and the connection to the Internet. It is essential that OES 11 SP2 servers always have the latest security and other critical patches downloaded and installed.

    1. Click Next.

    Novell Customer Center Configuration

    1. Click Next.

    The server establishes a connection with the Novell Customer Center.

    Manual Interaction Required

    1. Click Continue.

    Novell Customer Center System Registration

    1. In the fields indicated, type and confirm the e-mail address to which you want administrative notifications sent.

    2. In the Activation code for SLES components field, type the SLES activation code you noted or printed while downloading the image files.

      If this code is not entered, the server can’t download updates and patches through the Novell patch channels. For the OES 11 SP2 release, downloading the SLES patches is critical for service configuration success.

    3. In the Activation code for OES components field, type the OES 11 SP2 activation code you noted or printed while downloading the image files.

      If this code is not entered, the same patch channel restriction applies as for SLES.

    4. Click Submit.

      Your registration information is sent to the Customer Center. This might take a couple of minutes to complete.

    5. Click Continue.

      The update server is added to your system configuration. Again, this might take a few minutes.

    Novell Customer Center Configuration pop-up

    1. Click OK.

    Online Update

    Depending on the patches that are in the Update channels, you might need to run the update process more than once.

    1. Select Run Update, then click Next.

    2. Click Accept.

    3. If you see one or more YaST pop-ups indicating that changes have been made to resolve dependencies, click Continue.

      If you see pop-ups indicating that you have selected patches that should be installed later, click Cancel.

      The update patches are downloaded and installed.

    4. Click Next > OK.

      The system restarts.

    5. Repeat from Step 2 until no more patches are selected for installation.

    Network Services Configuration

    1. Because the system reboots due to a kernel changes, you must type and confirm the root password, then click OK.

    2. Click Next.

  2. Continue with Configuring eDirectory and OES Services.