book_deployment.xml

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<!-- SLE Deployment Guide                                                  -->
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 <info>
  <title>&deploy;</title>
  <productname>&productname;</productname>
  <productnumber>&productnumber;</productnumber>
  <date><?dbtimestamp format="B d, Y"?></date>
  <xi:include href="common_copyright_gfdl.xml"/>
  <abstract>
   <para>
    &abstract_deployment;
   </para>
  </abstract>
  <dm:docmanager xmlns:dm="urn:x-suse:ns:docmanager">
   <dm:bugtracker>
    <dm:assignee>fs@suse.com</dm:assignee>
   </dm:bugtracker>
   <dm:translation>yes</dm:translation>
  </dm:docmanager>
  <meta name="title" its:translate="yes">&deploy;</meta>
  <meta name="series" its:translate="no">Products &amp; Solutions</meta>
  <meta name="description" its:translate="yes">How to install single or multiple systems, and how to exploit the product-inherent capabilities for a deployment infrastructure</meta>
  <meta name="social-descr" its:translate="yes">Install single or multiple systems</meta>
  <meta name="task" its:translate="no">
    <phrase>Deployment</phrase>
    <phrase>Installation</phrase>
  </meta>
  <revhistory xml:id="rh-book-deployment">
    <revision>
      <date>2026-02-27</date>
      <revdescription>
        <para>
          Updated for the initial release of &productname; &productnumber;.
        </para>
      </revdescription>
    </revision>
  </revhistory>
 </info>
 <xi:include href="deployment_intro.xml"/>
 <part xml:id="part-prep">
  <title>Installation preparation</title>
   <info>
    <meta name="description" its:translate="yes">What to consider before deployment and how to install SUSE Linux Enterprise on all supported architectures and virtualization hosts</meta> 
    <revhistory xml:id="rh-deployment-part-prep">
     <revision>
      <date>2025-06-17</date>
      <revdescription>
       <para/>
      </revdescription>
     </revision>
    </revhistory>
   </info>
  <!-- cwickert 2016-12-14: SLED is currently only supported on x86 -->
  <xi:include href="planning.xml" os="sles"/>
  <xi:include href="sled_planning.xml" os="sled"/>
  <xi:include href="deployment_prep_x86.xml"/>
  <xi:include href="deployment_prep_aarch64.xml" os="sles"/>
  <xi:include href="deployment_prep_power.xml" os="sles"/>
  <xi:include href="deployment_prep_zseries.xml" os="sles"/>
  <xi:include href="deployment_hypervisors.xml"/>
  <xi:include href="deployment_kernelupdate.xml" os="sles"/>
 </part>
 <part xml:id="part-deployment">
  <title>Installation procedure</title>
  <info>
   <meta name="description" its:translate="yes">Learn how to use boot parameters and get to know all installation steps in detail, including partitioning, installing via network and troubleshooting</meta>
   <revhistory xml:id="rh-deployment-part-installation">
    <revision>
     <date>2026-02-11</date>
      <revdescription>
       <para/>
      </revdescription>
     </revision>
    </revhistory>
   </info>
  <xi:include href="deployment_boot_parameters.xml"/>
  <xi:include href="deployment_yast_installer.xml"/>
  <xi:include href="deployment_register.xml"/>
  <xi:include href="deployment_expert_partitioner.xml"/>
  <xi:include href="deployment_remote.xml"/>
  <xi:include href="deployment_troubleshooting.xml"/>
 </part>
 <part xml:id="part-customize-media">
  <title>Customizing installation images</title>
   <info>
    <meta name="description" its:translate="yes">How to customize installation images manually or using tools like mksusecd or clone-master-clean-up </meta>
    <revhistory xml:id="rh-deployment-part-customize-media">
     <revision>
      <date>2025-06-17</date>
      <revdescription>
       <para/>
      </revdescription>
     </revision>
    </revhistory>
   </info>
  <xi:include href="deployment_master_cleanup.xml"/>
  <xi:include href="deployment_mksusecd.xml"/>
  <xi:include href="deployment_customize_installation_image.xml"/>
 </part>
 <part xml:id="part-installserver">
  <title>Setting up an installation server</title>
   <info>
    <meta name="description" its:translate="yes">Set up a network installation source, prepare for booting with PXE, learn how to set up an UEFI HTTP boot server or use YaST firstboot</meta> 
    <revhistory xml:id="rh-deployment-part-installserver">
     <revision>
      <date>2026-02-27</date>
      <revdescription>
       <para/>
      </revdescription>
     </revision>
    </revhistory>
   </info>
  <xi:include href="deployment_installserver.xml"/>
  <xi:include href="deployment_pxe.xml"/>
  <xi:include href="uefi-httpboot-server.xml"/>
  <xi:include href="deployment_firstboot.xml"/>
 </part>
<!--
  TODO:
   - install paths should include: physical host, virtual machine host,
     VM guest systems
   - add information about kiwi imaging, NCC and YEP, as well as SMT.
-->
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<!-- Appendix                                                              -->
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<!--taroth 2011-08-09: fate#309181-->
 <xi:include href="create-os-image.xml"/>
 <xi:include href="common_legal.xml"/>
</book>