Evaluation Registration

You are downloading the complete Open Enterprise Server 11 SP3 product with full functionality. As you install it, you are required to accept the end user license agreement (EULA). Your rights to use the product (including SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4) are limited to the rights set forth in the EULA.

To download the system patches and updates, OES server requires activation codes for OES 11 SP3 and SLES 11 SP4. Both 60-day evaluation codes and regular activation codes enable server patching.

Important: In order to register for an evaluation copy of the software, you must have an eLogin account. If you do not have an eLogin account, click here to create one.

Evaluation Registration

Product Description

Open Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (OES 11 SP3) is the most trusted, secure and highly available suite of enterprise ready services that provides file, print, networking and application services built on SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP4.

OES 11 SP3 provides:

  • Network file storage and access
  • Network printing and driver deployment
  • Network connectivity for a variety of client devices
  • Identity-based management of all of the above

For more product information, see the following:

You are also entitled to install and use the Identity Manager 4.5 Bundle Edition. For more information, see the Identity Manager 4.5 download page. You can also download the Identity Manager 4.5 Bundled Edition keys from the Customer Care Portal.

Downloading and Installing OES 11 SP3

For information about the files to download and the disc labels to use, see the following table:

Files to Download

Label

OES11-SP3-addon-x86_64-DVD1.iso

Open Enterprise Server 11 SP3 64-bit DVD 1

SLES-11-SP4-DVD-x86_64-GM-DVD1.iso

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 64-bit DVD 1

OES11-SP3-addon_with_SLES11-SP4-x86_64-DVD.iso

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 64-bit bundled with Open Enterprise Server 11 SP3 64-bit

For services planning help, see the following sections in the OES 11 SP3: Planning and Implementation Guide:

Downloading the OES Installation Software

  1. On the Open Enterprise Server Downloads page, click the Download button next to the following files to download them to a directory on your workstation:

    • OES 11 SP3 Addon DVD1 image (.iso) file.

    • SLES 11 SP4 DVD1 image (.iso) file.

    • OES 11 SP3 Addon with SLES 11 SP4 DVD image (.iso) file.

  2. After downloading the image files, burn them to a DVD, and label the discs as indicated in the aforementioned table.

Verifying the Integrity of the Downloaded Files

To ensure a successful installation, you must compare the MD5 checksum value of each downloaded file with the corresponding value listed on the OES Downloads page.

  • On a Linux system at the shell prompt, enter the following command:
    md5sum filename
    where filename is the name of the file you are verifying.

  • On a Windows system, obtain a Windows-compatible MD5-based checksum utility from the Web and follow the usage instructions for the utility.

Installing Open Enterprise Server

For complete installation instructions, see the following installation guides and sections:

Known Issues

For a list of known issues, see the OES 11 SP3 Readme.

Documentation

For more information about OES services, see the OES 11 SP3 Documentation Web site.

Purchasing Open Enterprise Server 11 SP3

To continue receiving patches and updates after the evaluation activation codes expire, you must purchase OES 11 SP3 and configure the system with regular activation codes. Codes are good for one year. Notifications are sent to your registered email address so that you can update your annual maintenance agreements and subscriptions before they expire.

To purchase Micro Focus Open Enterprise Server, contact a Novell Partner in your area.