1.3 Installation Source

When installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, the actual installation data must be available in the network, on a hard disk partition, or on a local CD-ROM or DVD. To install from the network, you need an installation sever. To make the installation data available, set up any computer in a Unix or Linux environment as an NFS, HTTP, or FTP server. To make the installation data available from a Windows computer, release the data with SMB.

The installation source is particularly easy to select if you configure an SLP server in the local network. For more information, see “Setting Up the Server Holding the Installation Sources” (Chapter “Remote Installation”, ↑Installation and Administration).