SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2

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: October 19, 2016

About This Guide

Required Background
Available Documentation
Feedback
Documentation Conventions

1 Planning for SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop

1.1 Hardware Requirements
1.2 Reasons to Use SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop

I The Installation Workflow

2 Installation with YaST

2.1 Choosing the Installation Method
2.2 System Start-up for Installation
2.3 Steps of the Installation
2.4 Installer Self-Update
2.5 Language, Keyboard and License Agreement
2.6 Network Settings
2.7 SUSE Customer Center Registration
2.8 Extension Selection
2.9 Suggested Partitioning
2.10 Clock and Time Zone
2.11 Create New User
2.12 Password for the System Administrator root
2.13 Installation Settings
2.14 Performing the Installation

II Setting up an Installation Server

3 Setting Up the Server Holding the Installation Sources

3.1 Setting Up an Installation Server Using YaST
3.2 Setting Up an NFS Repository Manually
3.3 Setting Up an FTP Repository Manually
3.4 Setting Up an HTTP Repository Manually
3.5 Managing an SMB Repository
3.6 Using ISO Images of the Installation Media on the Server

4 Preparing the Boot of the Target System

4.1 Setting Up a DHCP Server
4.2 Setting Up a TFTP Server
4.3 Using PXE Boot
4.4 PXELINUX Configuration Options
4.5 Preparing the Target System for PXE Boot
4.6 Preparing the Target System for Wake on LAN
4.7 Wake on LAN
4.8 Wake on LAN with YaST

III Remote Installation

5 Remote Installation

5.1 Installation Scenarios for Remote Installation
5.2 Booting the Target System for Installation
5.3 Monitoring the Installation Process

IV Initial System Configuration

6 Setting Up Hardware Components with YaST

6.1 Setting Up Your System Keyboard Layout
6.2 Setting Up Sound Cards
6.3 Setting Up a Printer
6.4 Setting Up a Scanner

7 Advanced Disk Setup

7.1 Using the YaST Partitioner
7.2 LVM Configuration
7.3 Soft RAID Configuration with YaST

8 Installing or Removing Software

8.1 Definition of Terms
8.2 Using the YaST Software Manager
8.3 Managing Software Repositories and Services
8.4 Keeping the System Up-to-date

9 Installing Modules, Extensions, and Third Party Add-On Products

9.1 Installing Modules and Extensions from Online Channels
9.2 Installing Extensions and Third Party Add-On Products from Media
9.3 SUSE Software Development Kit (SDK) 12 SP2

10 Installing Multiple Kernel Versions

10.1 Enabling and Configuring Multiversion Support
10.2 Installing/Removing Multiple Kernel Versions with YaST
10.3 Installing/Removing Multiple Kernel Versions with Zypper

11 Managing Users with YaST

11.1 User and Group Administration Dialog
11.2 Managing User Accounts
11.3 Additional Options for User Accounts
11.4 Changing Default Settings for Local Users
11.5 Assigning Users to Groups
11.6 Managing Groups
11.7 Changing the User Authentication Method

12 Changing Language and Country Settings with YaST

12.1 Changing the System Language
12.2 Changing the Country and Time Settings

V Updating and Upgrading SUSE Linux Enterprise

13 Life Cycle and Support

13.1 Terminology
13.2 Product Life Cycle
13.3 Support Levels
13.4 Repository Model

14 Upgrading SUSE Linux Enterprise

14.1 General Preparations
14.2 Disk Space
14.3 Supported Upgrade Paths for SLE
14.4 Supported Methods for Upgrading SUSE Linux Enterprise
14.5 Upgrading Manually from SLE 11 SP3 to SLE 12 SP1, Using an Installation Source
14.6 Migrating Automatically from SLE 11 SP3 or SP4 to SLE 12 SP1
14.7 Starting the Upgrade Process After Booting
14.8 Updating via SUSE Manager
14.9 Updating Registration Status After Rollback
14.10 Registering Your System
14.11 Retaining Kernel Packages

15 Service Pack Migration

15.1 Conceptual Overview
15.2 Supported Software Scenarios and Product Versions
15.3 Service Pack Migration Workflow
15.4 Canceling Service Pack Migration
15.5 Migrating with the Online Migration Tool (YaST)
15.6 Migrating with Zypper
15.7 Migrating with Plain Zypper
15.8 Rolling Back a Service Pack

16 Backporting Source Code

16.1 Reasons for Backporting
16.2 Reasons against Backports
16.3 The Implications of Backports for Interpreting Version Numbers
16.4 How to Check Which Bugs are Fixed and Which Features are Backported and Available

A Documentation Updates

A.1 October 2016 (Initial Release of SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2)
A.2 March 2016 (Maintenance Release of SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1)
A.3 December 2015 (Initial Release of SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1)
A.4 February 2015 (Documentation Maintenance Update)
A.5 October 2014 (Initial Release of SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12)

B GNU Licenses

B.1 GNU Free Documentation License

List of Figures

2.1 The Boot Screen on Machines with a Traditional BIOS
2.2 The Boot Screen on Machines with UEFI
2.3 Language, Keyboard and License Agreement
2.4 Network Settings
2.5 SUSE Customer Center Registration
2.6 Extension Selection
2.7 Add-on Product
2.8 Partitioning
2.9 Clock and Time Zone
2.10 Create New User
2.11 Password for the System Administrator root
2.12 Installation Settings
2.13 Software Selection and System Tasks
2.14 Import SSH Host Keys and Configuration
7.1 The YaST Partitioner
7.2 Btrfs Subvolumes in YaST Partitioner
7.3 Creating a Volume Group
7.4 Logical Volume Management
7.5 RAID Partitions
8.1 Conflict Management of the Software Manager
8.2 Adding A Software Repository
8.3 Update Notification on GNOME Lock Screen
8.4 Update Notification on GNOME Desktop
8.5 GNOME Update Viewer
9.1 Installation of System Extensions
9.2 List of Installed Add-on Products, Modules and Extensions
9.3 Installation of an Add-on Product or an Extension
10.1 The YaST Software Manager: Multiversion View
11.1 YaST User and Group Administration
13.1 Major Releases and Service Packs
13.2 Long Term Service Pack Support

List of Tables

2.1 Boot Options
2.2 Installation Sources
2.3 Network Configuration
2.4 Miscellaneous
4.1 Generated and Added Kernel Command Line Options from IFAPPEND
13.1 Security Updates and Bug Fixes
13.2 Repository Layout for SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP3/SP4 and for SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP1

List of Examples

2.1 regcodes.txt
2.2 regcodes.xml
14.1 List with df -h

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