3
When the boot screen of the target system appears, use the boot options prompt to
set the appropriate VNC options and the address of the repository. This is described
in detail in Section 2.4, “Booting the Target System for Installation” (page 65).
The target system boots to a text-based environment, giving the network address
and display number under which the graphical installation environment can be ad-
dressed by any VNC viewer application or browser. VNC installations announce
themselves over OpenSLP and if the rewall settings permit, they can be found using
Konqueror in service:/ or slp:/ mode.
4
On the controlling workstation, open a VNC viewing application or Web browser
and connect to the target system as described in Section 2.5.1, “VNC Installa-
tion” (page 69).
5
Perform the installation as described in Chapter 1, Installation with YaST (page 3).
Reconnect to the target system after it reboots for the nal part of the installation.
6
Finish the installation.
2.1.2 Simple Remote Installation via
VNC—Dynamic Network Conguration
This type of installation still requires some degree of physical access to the target system
to boot for installation. The network conguration is made with DHCP. The installation
itself is entirely controlled from a remote workstation using VNC to connect to the in-
staller, but still requires user interaction for the actual conguration efforts.
For this type of installation, make sure that the following requirements are met:
• Remote repository: NFS, HTTP, FTP, or SMB with working network connection.
• Target system with working network connection.
• Controlling system with working network connection and VNC viewer software or
Java-enabled browser (Firefox, Konqueror, Internet Explorer, or Opera).
• Boot the target system using a boot medium (DVD, CD, or USB ash drive) of the
openSUSE media kit. For more information about the openSUSE media kit, see
Section 1.1, “Choosing the Installation Media” (page 3).
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