1.3 Installing the Server Software

Complete the instructions in the following sections.

1.3.1 Prerequisites

Before installing OES 2 on your server, you must complete the following tasks:

1.3.2 Procedure

WARNING:This procedure permanently erases any data currently on your server’s hard drive.

  1. Prepare the BIOS on your server machine so that it will boot from the DVD drive first.

  2. Insert the SLES 10 SP4 DVD1 into your server and reboot the machine.

  3. When the boot selection page appears, immediately press the Down-arrow key to select the Installation option, then press Enter.

    If you don’t respond before the machine starts booting from the hard disk, reboot the server and repeat this step.

  4. After the boot process finishes, select an installation language, then click Next.

  5. Read and agree to the software license agreement, then click Next.

  6. Select New Installation, select the Include Add-On Products from Separate Menu option, then click Next.

  7. On the Add-on Product Installation page, click Add.

  8. Select CD, then click Next.

  9. Insert the OES 2 SP3 CD as prompted, then click Continue.

  10. After the catalog is added, read and agree to the OES 2 license agreement, then click Next > Next.

  11. Select the time zone for the server, then click Next.

  12. On the Installation Settings page, click Partitioning.

    If your server has existing partitions, the OES install tries to add new SLES partitions to them.

  13. To ensure a clean install, use the following table to navigate the partitioning pages and prepare your system disk.

    IMPORTANT:The steps in the following table prepare the system disk for management by the EVMS volume manager. This is only required if you want to have NSS volumes on the system disk, and is not the default use case. We have included the process in this guide to provide exposure to installing NSS volumes on a single-drive server.

    The steps also assume that you are installing on a machine that was previously used, and that you want to remove all of the existing data. If that is not the case, see Installing with EVMS as the Volume Manager of the System Device in the OES 2 SP3: Installation Guide for other installation options.

    Keep in mind that the guide assume that you can use 40GB of the hard drive space on the machine that you are are installing OES 2 on.

    Page Name

    Action

    Suggested Partitioning

    1. Select Create Customer Partition Setup.

    2. Click Next.

    Preparing Hard Disk—Step 1

    1. Select the hard disk you are installing on.

    2. Click Next.

    Preparing Hard Disk—Step 2

    1. Click Use Entire Hard Disk.

      This only appears when the disk contains existing partitions.

      WARNING:This erases all data from the disk you are installing to.

    2. Click Create EVMS Based Proposal > Next.

  14. On the Installation Settings page, click Software.

    Use the following table to navigate and configure the software pages:

    Page Name

    Action

    Software Selection and System Tasks

    1. Under OES Services, select (or confirm the selection of) the following:

      • Novell AFP

      • Novell CIFS

      • Novell eDirectory *

      • Novell iFolder

      • Novell iManager

      • Novell iPrint

      • Novell NCP Server/Dynamic Storage Technology*

      • Novell NetStorage

      • Novell Storage Services*

      Services marked with an asterisk (*) are selected with AFP and CIFS.

      Novell Backup/Storage Management Services (SMS), Novell Linux User Management, and Novell Remote Manager are all selected by default when any OES selections are made, and they are installed on every OES 2 server.

    2. Click Accept.

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    1. Click Accept.

    Installation Settings

    1. Click Accept.

    Confirm Installation

    1. Click Install.

  15. When prompted, insert the SLES 10 media and click Retry.

    Insert DVD 1 when you are prompted for any SLES 10 media.

    After the files are copied, the system configuration takes a few minutes to complete.

  16. Continue with Setting the Root Password, Configuring the Network, and Updating the Server.