This manual describes the steps necessary to prepare for the installation of SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server on x86, AMD64, Intel 64, and Itanium computers. It introduces the steps required to prepare for various installation methods and provides useful information. Chapters of the Reference manual are referenced where applicable. The list of hardware requirements provides an overview of supported systems supported by SUSE Linux Enterprise Server. Find information about available installation methods and several common known problems. Also learn how to control the installation, provide installation media, and boot with regular methods.
To keep the scope of these guidelines manageable, certain technical assumptions have been made. It is assumed that:
You have some computer experience and are familiar with common technical terms.
You are familiar with the documentation for your system and the network on which it runs.
You have a basic understanding of Linux systems.
The following typographical conventions are used in this manual:
/etc/passwd: filenames and directory
names
placeholder: replace
placeholder with the actual value
PATH: the environment variable PATH
ls, --help: commands, options,
and parameters
user: users or
groups
Alt, Alt+F1: a key to press or a key combination; keys are shown in uppercase as on a keyboard
, +: menu items, buttons
►amd64 ipf: This paragraph is only relevant for the specified architectures. The arrows mark the beginning and the end of the text block.◄
Dancing Penguins (Chapter Penguins, ↑Another Manual): This is a reference to a chapter in another manual.
The Linux operating system has developed over a period of several years from a one-man show of the inventor, Linus Torvalds, into a fantastic project to which countless developers from all over the world have contributed. Thanks are due to everyone who has helped make this project a success.