1.4 Setting the Root Password, Configuring the Network, and Updating the Server

After the initial system configuration and system reboot, the installation needs information about the root user and the network.

  1. Use the following table to navigate and complete the various configuratinovellon 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. In the Host Name field, type the DNS hostname for the IP address you are assigning to the server. For example, myserver.

    2. In the Domain Name field, type the DNS Domain Name for your network. For example, mysite.company.example.com.

    3. Deselct Change Hostname via DHCP.

    4. Click Next.

    Network Configuration

    1. Click Network Interfaces.

    Network Card Configuration Overview

    1. If your server has multiple network cards, select the card the server will use.

    2. Click Edit.

    3. Select Static Address Setup.

    4. In the IP Address field, type the IP address for the server. For example, 192.168.1.100

    5. Change the Subnet Mask if needed. For example, 255.255.255.0.

    6. Click Host Name and Name Server.

    Host Name and Name Server Configuration

    1. Type the IP address of at least one name server and type your DNS domain name in the Domain Search field. For example, company.example.com.

    2. Click OK.

    Network Address Setup

    1. Click Routing.

    Routing Configuration

    1. Type the IP address of the default gateway for your getting-started lab subnet. For example, 192.168.1.1.

    2. Click OK.

    Network Address Setup

    1. Click Next.

    Network Card Configuration Overview

    1. Click Next.

    Network Configuration

    1. Click Next.

    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 everything is configured correctly.

    1. Select Yes, Test Connection to the Internet.

    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 2 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 2 SP3 release, downloading the SLES patches is critical for service configuration success.

    3. In the Activation code for OES components field, type the OES 2 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. WARNING:At this point it is critical that you deselect any patches that will cause the server to reboot before the installation process completes. The fstab file is updated for compatibility with the EVMS volume manager at the end of the installation. If that doesn’t happen before the server reboots, certain system resources, such as your network cards, won’t be available on the system.

      Deselect the slesp3-kernel Security update for the Linux kernel patch by clicking its checkbox twice.

    3. Click Accept.

    4. If you see one or more YaST pop-ups indicating that a reboot is required, then you must click Cancel to deselect the patch or patches indicated.

      The update patches are downloaded and installed.

    5. When both status bars indicate 100%, click Next.

      IMPORTANT:After the server installation completes and you log in as the root user, you will need to complete the update/patch process. Otherwise, your server resources won’t be available the first time you reboot the server.

    Installation Settings

    1. Click Next.

  2. Continue with Configuring eDirectory and OES Services.