SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

Architecture-Specific Information

Publication Date 04 Feb 2011

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Contents

Introduction
1. Required Background
2. Documentation Conventions
3. Acknowledgments
1. System Requirements for Operating Linux
1.1. Hardware for x86
1.2. Hardware for Itanium
1.3. Hardware for AMD64 and Intel 64
2. Controlling the Installation
2.1. Installation on the Computer Console
2.2. Installation Using a Serial Console
2.3. Installation with SSH
2.4. Installation over VNC
2.5. Installation with AutoYaST
3. Boot and Installation Media
3.1. Boot Media
3.2. Installation Media
4. Dealing with Boot and Installation Problems
4.1. Problems Booting
4.2. Problems Installing
4.3. Redirecting the Boot Source to the Boot CD

List of Tables

1.1. CPUs Supported by the Kernel