3.3 Starting the OES Installation

  1. Insert the OES Install Media that you created into the DVD drive of the computer that you want to be your OES server.

  2. Boot the machine.

  3. Continue with one of the following procedures:

3.3.1 Installing from Physical Media

  1. From the DVD boot menu, select Installation, then press Enter.

    For installation in text mode, from the DVD boot menu, select Installation, press F3, select Text Mode, then press Enter.

    NOTE:If you install in text mode, ensure to set the systemd target to Text mode on the Installation Settings page later in the installation procedure.

  2. Select the language that you want to use, read and accept the license agreement, then click Next.

  3. Follow the prompts, using the information contained in the following sections:

    1. Specifying Network Settings.

    2. Specifying Customer Center Configuration Settings

    3. Specifying the Add-On Product Installation Information.

    4. Specifying System Role

    5. Setting Up Disk Partitions

    6. Setting Up the Clock and Time Zone.

    7. Creating Local User

    8. Specifying the Password for the System Administrator “root”

    9. Specifying the Installation Settings.

    10. Configuring Open Enterprise Server

    11. Finishing the Installation.

  4. Complete the server setup by following the procedures in Completing OES Installation or Upgrade Tasks.

3.3.2 Installing from a Network Source

  1. From the DVD boot menu, select Installation, press F4, select Network Config > Manual.

  2. In the Manual Network Config dialog box, provide the network details and click OK.

    NOTE:If you are performing network configuration in boot parameters, ensure to set an additional parameter sethostname=0 to avoid unnecessary prompts in YaST modules.

  3. Press F4 again, then select the network installation type (SLP, FTP, HTTP, NFS, SMB/CIFS) that you set up on your network installation server.

    See Step 2 of the SUSE Linux as a Network Installation Source Server procedure.

  4. Specify the required information (server name and installation path), then select OK.

  5. Press Enter to begin the installation.

  6. Select the language that you want to use, read and accept the license agreement, then click Next

  7. Follow the screen prompts, referring to the information in the following sections as needed (remember that not all required selections are documented):

    NOTE:Ensure that the network settings are correct before continuing with the installation.

    If you want to specify the network settings, click Network Configuration on the Registration page.

    1. Specifying Customer Center Configuration Settings

    2. Specifying the Add-On Product Installation Information.

    3. Specifying System Role

    4. Setting Up Disk Partitions

    5. Setting Up the Clock and Time Zone.

    6. Creating Local User

    7. Specifying the Password for the System Administrator “root”

    8. Specifying the Installation Settings.

    9. Configuring Open Enterprise Server

    10. Finishing the Installation.

  8. Complete the server setup by following the procedures in Completing OES Installation or Upgrade Tasks.