1.2 Boot Methods
Depending on the hardware used, the following boot methods are
available for the first boot procedure prior to the installation of
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server:
Table 1-1 Boot Options
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CD or DVD drive |
The simplest booting method. The system requires a locally-available
CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive for this.
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Floppy or USB disks |
Find the images required for creating boot disks on the
first CD or DVD in the /boot
directory. See also the README in the same
directory. Booting from a USB memory stick is only possible if
the BIOS of the machine supports booting from it.
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PXE or bootp |
Must be supported by the BIOS or by the firmware of the system
used. This option requires a boot server in the network. This
task can be handled by another SUSE Linux Enterprise Server.
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Hard disk |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server can also be booted from hard disk. For this, copy the kernel
(linux) and the installation system
(initrd) from the
/boot/loader directory of the first CD or DVD onto
the hard disk and add an appropriate entry to the boot loader.
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