SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop Documentation Part I. Deployment / Chapter 2. Deployment Strategies
	1.2. Reasons to Use SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop		2.2. Deploying up to 100 Workstations

Deployment Strategies

Contents

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

There are several different ways to deploy SUSE® Linux Enterprise. Choose from various approaches ranging from a local installation using physical media or a network installation server to a mass deployment using a remote-controlled, highly-customized, and automated installation technique. Select the method that best matches your requirements.

	Using Xen Virtualization with SLED
You may use the Xen virtualization technology to test virtual instances of SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop prior to rolling it out to real hardware. You could also experiment with basic Windows*-in-SLED setups. For more information about the virtualization technology available with SUSE Linux Enterprise, refer to http://www.novell.com/documentation/vmserver/index.html.

Deploying up to 10 Workstations

If your deployment of SUSE Linux Enterprise only involves 1 to 10 workstations, the easiest and least complex way of deploying SUSE Linux Enterprise is a plain manual installation as featured in Chapter 3, Installation with YaST. Manual installation can be done in several different ways depending on your requirements:

Installing from the SUSE Linux Enterprise Media: Consider this approach if you want to install a single, disconnected workstation.
Installing from a Network Server Using SLP: Consider this approach if you have a single workstation or a small number of workstations and if a network installation server announced via SLP is available.
Installing from a Network Server: Consider this approach if you have a single workstation or a small number of workstations and if a network installation server is available.

Table 2.1. Installing from the SUSE Linux Enterprise Media

Installation Source	SUSE Linux Enterprise media kit
Tasks Requiring Manual Interaction	Inserting the installation media Booting the installation target Changing media Determining the YaST installation scope Configuring the system with YaST system
Remotely Controlled Tasks	None
Details	Section 3.1.2, “Installing from the SUSE Linux Enterprise Media”

Table 2.2. Installing from a Network Server Using SLP

Installation Source	Network installation server holding the SUSE Linux Enterprise installation media
Tasks Requiring Manual Interaction	Inserting the boot disk Booting installation target Determining the YaST installation scope Configuring the system with YaST
Remotely Controlled Tasks	None, but this method can be combined with VNC
Details	Section 3.1.3, “Installing from a Network Server Using SLP”

Table 2.3. Installing from a Network Server

Installation Source	Network installation server holding the SUSE Linux Enterprise installation media
Tasks Requiring Manual Interaction	Inserting the boot disk Providing boot options Booting the installation target Determining the YaST installation scope Configuring the system with YaST
Remotely Controlled Tasks	None, but method can be combined with VNC
Details	Section 3.1.4, “Installing from a Network Source without SLP”