• Storage setup for a standard file and print server:
  • Need two logical drives, RAID 1, 5 or 10
  • First logical drive is for /boot, swap and / partitions (recommend 50GB)
  • Second logical drive is for NSS pool (size accordingly)
• Installation options:
  • Local DVD install: Boot SLES 10 SP1 DVD and start a new install
  • Network install: Boot SLES 10 SP1 CD1 and use the following options:
    • hostip=xx.xx.xx.xx/24
    • gateway=xx.xx.xx.xx
    • nameserver=xx.xx.xx.xx
      
    • nfs://servername/install/SLES-10-SP2-DVD-x86_64-GM-DVD1.iso
  • To perform install remotely with VNC (DVD or network), add these options:
    • vnc=1
    • vncpassword=password
• Select Language, Accept License, select New Installation
• Set Clock and Time Zone info:
  • Set Hardware Clock Set To UTC
  • Region: USA, Time Zone: Pacific
  • Set Time and Date to current at your location (look at your watch)
• Click Partitioning:
  • Create Custom Partition Setup, Custom Partitioning (for experts)
  • You should have two logical drives available, sda and sdb:
    • Create 1GB primary partition on sda, format as ext2, mount as /boot
    • Create 2GB primary partition on sda, format as swap
    • Create a primary partition on sda, use remaining space, format as ext3, mount as /
    • sdb will hold the NSS pool, which will be configured after OES installation
• You can leave the defaults for software selection.
• Click Accept to start installation – Server will format partitions, install software, and reboot.

Staging Step 2 – Final Setup After Reboot:

• Enter password for root
• Enter hostname and domain (use lower case)
  • Uncheck Change Hostname via DHCP
• Network Configuration:
  • Click to Enable Firewall for SSH
    
  • Make sure VNC Remote Administration is enabled
  • Click Network Interfaces, Edit:
    • Add Name Servers
    • Add search domains
• Don’t check for Internet connectivity
• Accept defaults on CA Management and click Next
• Leave Authentication Method on Local, click Next
• Don’t create a local user, just click Next, and Yes that it’s OK
• Next on Release Notes
• Next on Hardware Configuration
• Uncheck Clone This System for Autoyast
• Base install is finished at this point. If you’re doing a VNC install, your installation session will die here. You can reconnect to the new server at this point if needed.

Staging Step 3 – Other Settings:

• If it is a normal file server, copy SLES and OES source ISO’s to server:
  • Create /install
  • Copy the following ISO’s to /install:
    • SLES-10-SP2-DVD-x86_64-GM-DVD1.iso
    • OES2-SP1-x86_64-CD1.iso
• Delete CD/DVD or network install source and add local source for SLES:
  • YaST: Software, Installation Source

• YaST: Network Services, NTP Configuration:
  • Change Automatically Start NTP Daemon to start During Boot
  • Go to Advanced Configuration
  • Add server ntp.doc.nv.gov and Enable for initial sync
• Configure and start SNMP:
  • Copy /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf from another server
  • Enter chkconfig snmpd on to set daemon to auto-start
  • Enter rcsnmpd start to start the daemon

• Enable Systat:

• Move on to https://danobarrjr.net/2010/03/oes-2-installation-and-setup.html