Sun Microsystems Sun Fire V40z - Manual (Page 26)

20 Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers Linux Operating System Installation Guide • May, 2004
Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
8 Software From a Network
The tasks for installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 software from a networked
PXE server consist of the following procedures.
1. Configure your network to support PXE installation. See “Preconfiguring Your
Network to Support PXE Installation” on page 41.
2. Create a PXE install image on a system that will be the PXE server, from which
the software is downloaded to other systems (PXE clients). See “Creating a PXE
Install Image on the PXE Server” on page 21.
3. Install the SUSE Linux software to the PXE clients from the PXE server. See
“Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 Software From a PXE Server” on
page 25.
4. Update the SUSE Linux software. See “Updating the Operating System and
Drivers” on page 26.
Required Items
The PXE installation procedure requires the following items.
■ The DHCP server that you set up in “Preconfiguring Your Network to Support
PXE Installation” on page 41, equipped with:
■
A CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM drive
■
A PS/2 keyboard
■
Monitor
■ SUSE Linux Enterpise Server 8 Media CD Set
■ Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers Documentation and Support Files CD