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SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12

Deployment Guide

Shows how to install single or multiple systems and how to exploit the product inherent capabilities for a deployment infrastructure. Choose from various approaches, ranging from a local installation or a network installation server to a mass deployment using a remote-controlled, highly-customized, and automated installation technique.

Publication date: Feb 19 2015

About This Guide

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1 Planning for SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop

1.1 Hardware Requirements
1.2 Reasons to Use SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop

I Manual Deployment

2 Deployment Strategies

2.1 Deploying up to 10 Workstations
2.2 Deploying up to 100 Workstations
2.3 Deploying More than 100 Workstations

3 Installation with YaST

3.1 Choosing the Installation Method
3.2 System Start-up for Installation
3.3 The Installation Workflow
3.4 Language, Keyboard and License Agreement
3.5 Network Settings
3.6 SUSE Customer Center Registration
3.7 Extension Selection
3.8 Suggested Partitioning
3.9 Clock and Time Zone
3.10 Create New User
3.11 Password for the System Administrator root
3.12 Installation Settings
3.13 Performing the Installation

4 Updating SUSE Linux Enterprise

4.1 Background Info: Terminology
4.2 Supported Upgrade Paths for SLE
4.3 General Preparations for Updating
4.4 Upgrading to SUSE Linux Enterprise 12
4.5 Background info: The Product Lifecycle of SUSE Linux Enterprise
4.6 Background: Backporting Source Code
4.7 Background: Migration Hooks for YaST Wagon

5 Setting Up Hardware Components with YaST

5.1 Setting Up Your System Keyboard Layout
5.2 Setting Up Sound Cards
5.3 Setting Up a Printer
5.4 Setting Up a Scanner

6 Installing or Removing Software

6.1 Definition of Terms
6.2 Using the YaST Software Manager
6.3 Managing Software Repositories and Services
6.4 Keeping the System Up-to-date

7 Installing Add-On Products

7.1 SUSE Software Development Kit (SDK) 12
7.2 Registering Your System
7.3 Installing Add-ons and Extensions (without Physical Media)
7.4 Installing Add-ons and Extensions (from Media)

8 Installing Multiple Kernel Versions

8.1 Enabling and Configuring Multiversion Support
8.2 Installing/Removing Multiple Kernel Versions with YaST
8.3 Installing/Removing Multiple Kernel Versions with Zypper

9 Managing Users with YaST

9.1 User and Group Administration Dialog
9.2 Managing User Accounts
9.3 Additional Options for User Accounts
9.4 Changing Default Settings for Local Users
9.5 Assigning Users to Groups
9.6 Managing Groups
9.7 Changing the User Authentication Method

10 Changing Language and Country Settings with YaST

10.1 Changing the System Language
10.2 Changing the Country and Time Settings

11 Remote Installation

11.1 Installation Scenarios for Remote Installation
11.2 Setting Up the Server Holding the Installation Sources
11.3 Preparing the Boot of the Target System
11.4 Booting the Target System for Installation
11.5 Monitoring the Installation Process

12 Advanced Disk Setup

12.1 Using the YaST Partitioner
12.2 LVM Configuration
12.3 Soft RAID Configuration

13 Subscription Management

13.1 Using Kernel Parameters to Access an SMT Server
13.2 Configuring Clients Using AutoYaST Profile
13.3 Configuring Clients Using YaST
13.4 More Information

II Imaging and Creating Products

14 Creating Add-on Products With Add-on Product Creator

14.1 Creating Images
14.2 Add-on Structure

15 Creating Images with YaST Product Creator

15.1 Creating Images

16 Creating Images with YaST Image Creator

16.1 Creating Images

17 Deploying Customized Preinstallations

17.1 Preparing the Master Machine
17.2 Customizing the Firstboot Installation
17.3 Cloning the Master Installation
17.4 Personalizing the Installation

III Automated Installations

18 Automated Installation

18.1 Simple Mass Installation
18.2 Rule-Based Autoinstallation
18.3 For More Information

19 Automated Deployment of Preload Images

19.1 Deploying system manually from rescue image
19.2 Automated Deployment with PXE Boot

A Documentation Updates

A.1 February 2015 (Documentation Maintenance Update)
A.2 October 2014 (Initial Release of SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12)

B GNU Licenses

B.1 GNU Free Documentation License

List of Figures

3.1 The Boot Screen on Machines with a Traditional BIOS
3.2 The Boot Screen on Machines with UEFI
3.3 Language, Keyboard and License Agreement
3.4 Network Settings
3.5 SUSE Customer Center Registration
3.6 Extension Selection
3.7 Add-on Product
3.8 Partitioning
3.9 Clock and Time Zone
3.10 Create New User
3.11 Password for the System Administrator root
3.12 Installation Settings
3.13 Software Selection and System Tasks
4.1 Major Releases and Service Packs
4.2 Long Term Service Pack Support
6.1 Conflict Management of the Software Manager
6.2 Adding A Software Repository
6.3 Update Notification on GNOME Lock Screen
6.4 Update Notification on GNOME Desktop
6.5 GNOME Update Viewer
7.1 Installation of System Extensions
7.2 List of Installed Add-on Products
7.3 Installation of an Add-on Product
8.1 The YaST Software Manager: Multiversion View
9.1 YaST User and Group Administration
12.1 The YaST Partitioner
12.2 Btrfs Subvolumes in YaST Partitioner
12.3 Physical Partitioning versus LVM
12.4 Creating a Volume Group
12.5 Logical Volume Management
12.6 RAID Partitions
16.1 Editing Repository in Image Creator
16.2 KIWI Detailed Configuration in Image Creator
18.1 Editing an AutoYaST Profile with the AutoYaST Front-End
18.2 AutoYaST Rules

List of Tables

2.1 Installing from the SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop Media
2.2 Installing from a Network Server Using SLP
2.3 Installing from a Network Server
2.4 Simple Remote Installation via VNC—Static Network Configuration
2.5 Simple Remote Installation via VNC—Dynamic Network Configuration
2.6 Remote Installation via VNC—PXE Boot and Wake on LAN
2.7 Simple Remote Installation via SSH—Static Network Configuration
2.8 Remote Installation via SSH—Dynamic Network Configuration
2.9 Remote Installation via SSH—PXE Boot and Wake on LAN
2.10 Simple Mass Installation
2.11 Rule-Based Autoinstallation
3.1 Boot Options
3.2 Installation Sources
3.3 Network Configuration
3.4 Miscellaneous
4.1 Security Updates and Bug Fixes
4.2 Repository Layout for SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP2 and SP3 and for SUSE Linux Enterprise 12
11.1 Generated and Added Kernel Command Line Options from IFAPPEND

List of Examples

4.1 List with df -h
4.2 Hook Script with Full Path
17.1 Configuring the Proposal Screens
17.2 Configuring the Workflow Section
17.3 Configuring the List of Workflow Components

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