Installation with SSH

If you do not have direct access to the computer hardware and, for example, the installation should be launched from a management console, control the entire installation process over the network. To do this, enter the parameters UseSSH=1 and SSHPassword=<secret> at the boot prompt. An SSH daemon is then launched in the system and you can log in to the system as user root with the password “secret”. To connect, use the command ssh -X root@<ipaddr>.

If you do not have a DHCP server available in your local network, manually assign an IP address to the installation system. Do this by entering the option HostIP=<ipaddr> at the boot prompt.

As soon as you are logged in to the installation system, launch the actual installation with the command yast for a text-based installation or yast2 to proceed with the graphical installation. This then guides you through the installation. This procedure is described in detail in Section “Simple Remote Installation via SSH—Dynamic Network Configuration” (Chapter 4, Remote Installation, ↑Installation and Administration).