This chapter describes the preparatory steps that must be taken before the actual installation. The installation procedure depends on the system used. See the following documentation:
For IBM eServer i5/p5 Systems, see Section 2.1, Preparing for Installation on IBM eServer i5/p5, System i5/p5, and OpenPower Models
For IBM pSeries systems, see Section 2.2, Preparing for Installation on an IBM pSeries Models
For IBM JS20/JS21 Blades, see Section 2.3, Preparing an Installation on IBM JS20/JS21 Blades
For IBM iSeries systems, see Section 2.4, Preparing an Installation on IBM iSeries Models
If SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server should be installed on a number of systems or partitions,
it is recommended to create a network installation source. This eliminates the
need
to change CDs during the installation. The same source can also be used for the
concurrent installation on several partitions or several systems. The
configuration of a network installation source is described in Section 4.2.1, Setting Up an Installation Server Using YaST,
(↑ Installation and Administration ). For eServer i5, System
i5, and iSeries, a network installation source can be set up in a special
partition. See Section 2.4.4, Creating a Network Installation Source for iSeries.
The installation can be controlled with a VNC client. For more information
about VNC, see Section 4.1.1, Simple Remote Installation via VNC—Static Network Configuration,
(↑ Installation and Administration ).
To participate in the linuxppc-dev mailing list, sign up using the forms at https://ozlabs.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxppc-dev. The following links are interesting for the maintenance of an installation:
http://www.novell.com/suselinuxportal is an effective help tool for assisting customers in solving problems. A corresponding article is published whenever SUSE discover that a special case could lead to serious problems. Search the portal using keywords like PPC or POWER.
Find security alerts at http://www.novell.com/linux/security/securitysupport.html. SUSE also maintains two security-related mailing lists to which anyone may subscribe.
suse-security — General discussion of security regarding Linux and SUSE. All security alerts for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server are sent to this list.
suse-security-announce — The SUSE mailing list exclusively for security alerts.