SUSE Linux Documentation Chapter 1. Installation Considerations / 1.2. Boot Methods
	Chapter 1. Installation Considerations		1.3. Installation Source

Boot Methods

Depending on the hardware used, the following boot methods are available for the first boot procedure prior to the installation of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server:

Table 1.1. Boot Options

Boot Option	Use
CD or DVD drive	The simplest booting method. The system requires a locally-available CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive for this.
Floppy or USB disks	Find the images required for creating boot disks on the first CD or DVD in the `/boot` directory. See also the `README` in the same directory. Booting from a USB memory stick is only possible if the BIOS of the machine supports booting from it.
PXE or bootp	Must be supported by the BIOS or by the firmware of the system used. This option requires a boot server in the network. This task can be handled by another SUSE Linux Enterprise Server.
Hard disk	SUSE Linux Enterprise Server can also be booted from hard disk. For this, copy the kernel (`linux`) and the installation system (`initrd`) from the `/boot/loader` directory of the first CD or DVD onto the hard disk and add an appropriate entry to the boot loader.