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 CD-ROM drive first.

  2. Insert the SLES 10 SP3 CD1 or 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 SP2 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 the getting started guide to provide exposure to installing NSS volumes on a single-drive server.

    For more information, see Installing with EVMS as the Volume Manager of the System Device in the OES 2 SP3: Installation Guide.

    Page Name

    Action

    Suggested Partitioning

    1. Select Create Custom Partition Setup.

    2. Click Next.

    Preparing Hard Disk—Step 1

    1. Select Custom Partitioning (for experts).

    2. Click Next.

    Expert Partitioner

    1. Click Expert > Delete partition table and disk label.

    2. When you are prompted to select a new partition table type, click OK.

    Caution!

    1. Click Yes.

    Expert Partitioner

    1. Click Create.

    Which type of partition do you want to create?

    1. Select Primary partition.

    2. Click OK.

    Create a Primary Partition

    1. In the End field, type 200M.

    2. In the Mount Point drop-down list, select /boot.

    3. Click OK.

    Expert Partitioner

    1. Click Create.

    Which type of partition do you want to create?

    1. Select Primary partition.

    2. Click OK.

    Create a Primary Partition

    1. Select Do not format.

    2. In the File system ID drop-down list, select 0x8E Linux LVM.

    3. In the End field, type 10GB.

    4. Click OK.

    Expert Partitioner

    1. Click EVMS.

    EVMS Configuration

    1. Click Create Container.

    Create EVMS Container

    1. Select the 10 GB partition you just created.

    2. Click Add Volume.

    3. Click OK.

    EVMS Configuration

    1. Click Add.

    Create Logical Volume

    1. In the Volume Name field, type swap.

    2. In the Size field, type 512M.

    3. In the File System drop-down list, select Swap.

    4. Click OK.

    EVMS Configuration

    1. Click Add.

    Create Logical Volume

    1. In the Volume Name field, type sys_linux.

    2. Click Max.

    3. Make sure the Mount Point is set to /.

    4. Click OK.

    EVMS Configuration

    1. Click Next.

    Expert Partitioner

    1. Click Finish.

  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 Primary Functions, deselect Print Server by clicking it twice.

    2. 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 other selections are made, and they are installed on every OES 2 server.

    3. 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.

    If you are installing from DVD, insert DVD 1 when you are prompted for any SLES 10 media. If you are installing from CDs, insert them in order as instructed.

    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.