SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9

Be sure to read General Installation Instructions for All VMware Products and this section before installing this operating system.

The easiest method of installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 in a virtual machine is to use the standard distribution CDs. However, installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 using the boot floppy/network method is also supported. If your VMware product supports it, you can also install from a PXE server.

Fulfill these requirements before you install SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9:

•	Create and configure a new virtual machine.

•	When you create a virtual machine for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 with Novell Open Enterprise Server on an ESX Server, select Linux for the guest operating system and Open Enterprise Server for the version.

Consider these support and configuration issues for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9:

•	Only the LSI Logic virtual SCSI adapter is supported in a SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 virtual machine with more than 4GB of memory on ESX Server 3.x and 4.x.

Installation Steps

1	Insert the SLES 9 installation CD in the CD-ROM drive.

2	Power on the virtual machine to start installing SLES 9.

3	Install using the text mode installer. In the first installation screen, use the arrow keys to select Installation, enter the boot option textmode=1, and then press Enter to select the text mode installer.

4	At the Installation Settings screen, go to the Change menu and select Booting.

The Boot Loader Setup screen appears.

5	Set the Boot Loader Type to GRUB.

6	The installer displays a warning that indicates you might lose some settings and prompts you to select a course of action. Select Convert current configuration and continue.

7	Select Finish to return to the Installation Settings screen.

8	Follow the remaining installation steps as you would for a physical machine.

This completes basic installation of the SLES 9 guest operating system.

VMware Tools

Be sure to install VMware Tools in your guest operating system. For an overview of VMware Tools and for a listing of the manuals that contain instructions for installing VMware Tools in your guest, see knowledge base article 340 at http://kb.vmware.com/kb/340.