SUSE Linux system package type

The System Package Types configurations window lets you add a system package type or change configuration information for the SUSE Linux system package type.

Field definitions

SUSE/SLES Version 10.x or higher

Check this box if this system package type is for SUSE/SLES Version 10.x or later. Then from the drop-down menu, select the SUSE/SLES version.

System package type

Name of the system package type.

OS installer location

Directory where the operating system installer is located.
The location you specify should be relative to the root directory of the data store. For example, if the root directory of the data store is the location:
C:\Program Files\BMC Software\BladeLogic\PXE\pxestore
and the OS installer files reside in:
C:\Program Files\BMC Software\BladeLogic\PXE\pxestore\suse9
you would enter suse9.
 The requirement is that the installer path name must be the parent directory of the following two directories, for the version of SUSE that you are provisioning:

  • boot
  • suse

RSCD agent installer Location

Directory where the installer for the RSCD agent resides.

Boot kernel file name

The name assigned to the boot kernel file stored in the X86PC\pxelinux directory on the TFTP server.
By default, the boot kernel file is named linux.

Boot image file name

The name assigned to the boot image file stored in the X86PC\pxelinux directory on the TFTP server.
By default, the boot kernel file is named initrd.

Where to go from here

 System-package-panels-generic

 

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