Advanced SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Administration (Course 3038)

Advanced SUSE Linux
Enterprise Server
Administration (Course 3038)
Chapter 1
Install SLES 9
Objectives
Perform the SLES 9 Base Installation
Configure the SLES 9 Installation
Troubleshoot the Installation Process
Advanced SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Administration (Course 3038)
Perform the SLES 9 Base Installation

Objectives
Boot from the Installation Media

Select the System Language
Select the Installation Mode
Understand and Change the Installation Proposal
Partition the Hard Disk
Select the Software
Configure the Boot Loader
Start the Installation Process

Insert SLES 9 DVD, and reboot the computer
Booting options
Boot from Hard Disk

Installation
Installation ACPI Disabled
Installation Safe Settings
Manual Installation
Rescue System
Memory Test

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Use function keys to change installation settings
F1 - Opens context-sensitive help

F2 - Selects graphical display modes
F3 - Selects an installation media type
F4 - Selects an installation language
F5 - Selects the debugging output level
F6 - Adds a driver update CD or DVD to the
installation process
Select the System Language
Select the Installation Mode
Understand and Change the

Installation Proposal
Installation settings
System
Mode
Keyboard layout
Mouse
Partitioning
Software
Booting
Time zone
Understand and Change the

Installation Proposal (continued)
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Partition the Hard Disk

The basics of hard drive partitioning
Partitions divide available space of a hard drive into
smaller portions
Primary partition
Continuous range of cylinders assigned to a particular
operating system
Extended partitions
Continuous ranges of disk cylinders, but can be
subdivided into logical partitions
Logical partitions
Do not require entries in the main partition table
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Partition the Hard Disk (continued)

The basics Linux partition scheme
SLES 9 needs at least two partitions
Swap partition
Root partition
Root partition size guidelines

500 MB for a minimal installation
700 MB for an installation with minimal graphical
interface
1.5 GB for a default installation proposed by YaST
2.5 GB for a full installation
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Partitioning schemes for different server types
File server
Creates extra partition with enough space for the data
Web server
Creates an extra partition for the Web space hosted
Compute server
Uses more than one swap partition
Distributes swap partitions to multiple hard disks
Desktop workstation
Creates a separate partition for users home directories
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How to change YaSTs partitioning proposal
Select Partitioning
YaST displays the automatically generated partitioning
proposal
Select Create custom partition setup

Change YaSTs partitioning proposal
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How to use YaST Expert Partitioner
Entries displayed for every hard disk
Hard disk itself
One entry for every partition on the hard disk
Create new partitions

You are asked to select a disk for the new partition first
You are asked if you want to create a primary or an extended
partition
You are asked if you want to create a primary or a logical
partition
If you have three primary partitions and an extended
partition, you can only create logical partitions
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How to use YaST Expert Partitioner (continued)
Create primary or logical partitions
Primary or logical partition file systems
Ext2
Ext3
FAT
JFS
Reiser
XFS
Swap
Fstab options
Edit the fstab entry for this partition
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Create an extended partition
See Figure 1-9
Edit existing partitions

Select a partition from the list and select Edit
You can edit only primary and logical partitions
Delete existing partitions

Select a partition from the list, select Delete
Then select Yes in the confirmation dialog box
You also delete all logical partitions when you delete an
extended partition
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Resize existing partitions
Fat file system
First run Scan Disk and Defrag
Disable optimized virtual memory settings for
Windows
NTFS file system
Run Scan Disk and Defrag
Select Resize
See Figure 1-10
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Manage LVM volumes
Create logical volumes
Spread over several physical disks and partitions
You can use a logical volume like a physical partition
Logical volume group is a group of physical partitions
Logical volume is a part of a logical volume group
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Manage LVM volumes (continued)
Advantages
Can be resized more easily than a physical partition
They can spread over multiple disks
You can easily add new hard disks to logical volume
groups
You can create extremely large logical volumes
Provide a snapshot functionality for consistent
backups
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Manage LVM volumes (continued)
File system types
Ext2
Ext3
FAT
JFS
Reiser
XFS
Swap
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Manage EVMS (enterprise volume management)
volumes
EVMS is a similar approach to LVM
YaSTs configuration tools are not as developed for
EVMS as they are for LVM
Logical volume groups are called containers in EVMS
In 2008 Novell announced that the company would be
moving from EVMS to LVM in future editions of their
SUSE products, while continuing to fully support
customers using EVMS.
Manage soft RAID Setups

Types of RAID configurations
Hardware RAID and Software RAID
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Manage soft RAID Setups (continued)
Important RAID levels include
RAID 0 (striping), 1 (mirroring), and 5 (striping with
parity) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_RAID_levels)
Create software RAID with YaST
Partition your hard disk
Set up RAID - Select Persistent Superblock
Create crypt file partitions

Select Crypt File
Perform expert tasks

Select Expert
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Select the Software

Predefined installation proposals
Minimal System
Minimal Graphical System
Default System
Full Installation
Software management terms

Package
An RPM file
Dependencies
Sometimes one software package needs another one to
run
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Select the Software (continued)
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Configure the Boot Loader

YaST proposes a boot configuration for your system
You can change this configuration
Use Edit Configuration Files

To edit the configuration files in a text editor
Options in the Boot Loader Setup
Boot Loader Type

Boot Loader Location
Disk Order
Default Selection
Available Selections
Activate Boot Loader Partition
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Configure the Boot Loader (continued)
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Configure the Boot Loader (continued)

Options in the Boot Loader Setup
Replace Code in MBR
Back up Affected Disk Areas
Add Saved MBR to Boot Loader Menu
Use Time-out
To define how many seconds the boot loader should
wait
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Start the Installation Process

Steps
After customizing the installation proposal, select
Accept
A dialog box appears
Start the installation process by selecting Yes, install

Installation process takes 1545 minutes
You will be asked to change the installation CDs
during setup
After installation, YaST reboots the computer and lets
you make configuration changes
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Configure the SLES 9 Installation

Objectives
Set the root Password

Configure the Network
Test the Internet Connection
Perform an Online Update
Configure Network Services
Manage Users
Configure Hardware
Finalize the Installation Process
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Set the root Password

root
Name of the superuser, administrator of the system
Has unlimited power to do anything, including
Access every file and device in the system

Change the system configuration
Install programs
Set up hardware
root account should only be used for

System administration, maintenance, and repair
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Configure the Network

Network configuration options
Network interfaces
DSL connections
ISDN adapters
Modems
Proxy
VNC Remote Administration
Configure network interfaces

Configure a network card manually
See Figure 1-20
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Configure the Network (continued)
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Configure network interfaces (continued)
Change an existing configuration
Network Setup dialog box options
Automatic Address Setup (via DHCP)
Static Address Setup
Host name and name server
Routing
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Test the Internet Connection

YaST asks you to test your Internet connection
You can select one of the following options
Yes, Test Connection to the Internet
No, Skip This Test
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Perform an Online Update

Use YaST to perform an online update
Select Perform Update Now
And then select OK
Select patches you want to install

Start update process by selecting Accept
Select Skip Update
To perform this update later
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Configure Network Services

Configuration options
Skip Configuration
Use Following Configuration
CA Management
To guarantee a trust relationship among all network
services that communicate with each other
LDAP Server
Central facility managing a range of configuration
settings
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Manage Users
Select the authentication method
NIS (network information service)
LDAP
Local (/etc/passwd)
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Manage Users (continued)
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Add users to the systems
Configure the host as a NIS client
See Figure 1-22
Configure the system as LDAP client

See Figure 1-23
Add local users

See Figure 1-24
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Configure Hardware
Options
Graphics Cards
Printers
Sound
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Configure Hardware (continued)
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Configure the Graphics card
Use SaX2 configuration tool
Options
Display
Input Devices
Multihead
AccessX
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Change the monitor settings
Options
Monitor-Model
Frequencies
Expert
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Change the color depth and resolution settings
Select Desktop and Color and Resolution
Options
Colors
Resolution(s)
Expert
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Finalize the Installation Process

Confirm your hardware settings
By selecting Next, and then select Finish
System starts the graphical login screen
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Common installation problems
See Table 1-1
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Exercise 1-1 Install SLES 9

In this exercise, you will do the following:
Part I: Boot from the Installation Media

Part II: Start the Installation Proposal
Part III: Configure the Partitions for Your Hard Drive
Part IV: Add Compiler and Development Tools to the
Software Selection
Part V: Start the Installation Process
Part VI: Set the root Password
Part VII: Set Up the Network
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Exercise 1-1 Install SLES 9

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In this exercise, you will do the following (continued):
Part VIII: Set Up Services and User

Part IX: Configure Hardware Devices
Part X: Configure NTP
Part XI: Update Your SLES 9 Server with YOU
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Summary
SLES installation is typically started by booting from
CD or DVD
YaST prompts you for installation settings
Create a swap and root partition at minimum during a
SLES installation
YaST Expert Partitioner allows you to create
RAID partitions
LVM partitions
EVMS partitions
Simple Linux partitions
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Summary (continued)
On the first boot following package installation, you are
prompted for
root user password

Network configuration settings
Authentication type
Additional user accounts
Settings for graphics cards, monitors, printers, and sound
devices
Avoid installation problems

Use appropriate media, hardware, and configuration
settings
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