SUSE & #174; Linux Enterprise Serve 12 trial experience (1)

SUSE®Linux Enterprise Serve 12 trial experience (1)

We all know that German models such as Mercedes-Benz and BMW are exquisite, reliable, and durable. Suse Linux, also from the hands of Germans, suse is the only company that provides enterprise-ready and commercial support for IBM large hosts, the IBM System z architecture has been optimized to simplify the installation process. In addition, it is very convenient to deploy SAP and Oracle Applications on The Suse platform. In October 28 this year, Suse Enterprise Server 12 (SLES 12) was released four years after its release in version 11. After several improvements, a more mature and stable system was released. I got the Beta version of SLES 12 in March this year. After trial, I finally decided to upgrade all the servers running SLES 10 + SP4 in the company. We will share the experience of this system with you.

Step 1: system deployment

Here we use the local optical drive installation method. After configuring RAID on the server, place the suse linux 12 system disc to restart the server and press F12 to select the disc boot. Then we will enter the following interface:

After entering the Installation Start menu, select "Installation" for Installation ).

Press the F3 key to adjust the video mode.

Press the F4 key to select whether to install FTP, HTTP, NFS, SMB, and other installation methods through a DVD, hard disk, or Network.) Select the Network Config button to configure the Network, for network installation.

After the initialization is completed according to your own situation, the installation will begin.

If more than 10 workstations need to be deployed, it will take a lot of time for manual installation. There are several executable installation options that can minimize user interaction.

• Simple Remote Installation through VNC static/dynamic network configuration
• Remote Installation via VNC-PXE boot
• Remote Installation through SSH-Network Configuration
• Use AutoYaST to create mature rules and level frameworks

Enter the following content in the Boot Options column of the system Boot interface:

Install = http: // 192.168.1.1/suse/sles12/autoyast = http: // 192.168.1.1/suse/autoyast/host. xml

After the input is complete, press enter to start installing a microkernel to boot the Startup Program.

After a while, the following welcome page appears. In the Language option box, select "simplified Chinese ".

After selecting the language box, click Next. The system detection page appears. This is to check the system and media.

Registration here is important. If you do not have a registration system, you cannot use the Suse site to upgrade, support, and other services. If it is a test, it will not be affected.

Next, install additional products and driver updates. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 supports additional products to provide extensions such as SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension) third-party products and drivers or additional software. For example, Suse Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension is an innovative cluster suite and it is easier to configure clusters than on the Redhat system. Suse Linux Enterprise Mono Extension is a. NET development framework based on open-source Mono technology. It allows you to conveniently develop. net-based Microsoft Server Applications on Linux.

The next important step is to create a partition. By default, the system will give you a suggested partition. You can also modify it on your own. Suse Linux supports hardware RAID devices and software RAID devices. If you use a hardware RAID device, you do not need to use a software RAID device.

Select the clock and time zone. You only need to select the default time zone.

Next synchronization time

In the next stage, the create user page is displayed.

In this step, select the software installation and firewall settings.

Take installing software as an example. We can customize the installed software package. Note that at the end of the installation setting column, the Autoyast appears to copy the system. "It can automatically generate an autoinst under the/root/directory. use the xml configuration file to control the installation of the operating system.

After the selection, the installation will start.