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| {{Level|Medium}} | | {{Level|Medium}} |
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| + | = SME Server 9 and Koozali SME Server 10 = |
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| + | As of SME Server 9 a hybrid ISO image is used for creating bootable installation media. Note that not all USB Disk Creation software can properly handle this type of image (yet), See [https://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/InstallFromUSBkey CentOS wiki] for details. |
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| + | == Requirements == |
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| + | * Bootable USB Disk - 2GB is sufficient |
| + | * SME Image of your choice - eg SME 9.2 or SME 10.#. See the page [[SME_Server:Download]] for the current images. |
| + | * For Windows: |
| + | ** Fedora Live-USB Creator: https://fedorahosted.org/liveusb-creator/ |
| + | * For Linux: |
| + | ** The <tt>dd</tt> command is used from the commandline |
| + | * For OS X: |
| + | ** The <tt>dd</tt> command is used from the commandline |
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| + | == Creating the USB stick on Windows == |
| + | |
| + | * Insert USB Device and note the drive-letter used for it by Windows |
| + | * Fire-up the the Fedora Live-USB Creator |
| + | * Click 'Browse' to use and existing Live CD and select the downloaded SME Server ISO |
| + | * Under 'Target Device' be sure to select the right USB Device |
| + | * Click 'Create Live USB' |
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| + | == Creating the USB stick on Linux == |
| + | |
| + | * Insert USB device |
| + | * Go to the commandline |
| + | * If the USB device gets automatically mounted, unmount it first.<br />'''PAY ATTENTION! Be sure to use the right device.''''' |
| + | umount /dev/sdX |
| + | : ''Where sdX is your USB device name. |
| + | * Write the ISO to the USB device and make sure buffered data is written to disk.<br />'''WARNING! Be sure to pick the right device as you might destroy your system when wrong!!''''' |
| + | dd if=FILENAME.ISO of=/dev/sdX |
| + | sync |
| + | : ''Again where sdX is your USB device name. |
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| + | == Creating the USB stick on OS X == |
| + | * Insert USB Device |
| + | * Start the 'Terminal' program (<tt>Finder → Applications → Utilities</tt>) |
| + | * Find out what device name is your USB stick |
| + | diskutil list |
| + | * Unmount the USB device.<br />'''PAY ATTENTION! Be sure to use the right device.''''' |
| + | diskutil unmountDisk /dev/diskX |
| + | : ''Where diskX is your USB device name. |
| + | * Write the ISO to the USB device and make sure buffered data is written to disk.<br />'''WARNING! Be sure to pick the right device as you might destroy your system when wrong!!''''' |
| + | dd if=FILENAME.ISO of=/dev/diskX conv=sync |
| + | : ''Again where diskX is your USB device name. |
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| + | The dd command can take a long time, so be patient. The 670MB image transferred to an older USB 2.0 device took about thirteen (13) minutes. |
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| + | == Usage == |
| + | Boot your server from USB device and when you get the 'Installation Method' dialog-box choose: <tt>Harddisk → sda1</tt> |
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| + | = SME Server 8 = |
| == Requirements == | | == Requirements == |
| * Bootable USB Disk - 2GB is sufficient | | * Bootable USB Disk - 2GB is sufficient |
− | * SME Image - SME 8 [http://mirror.contribs.org/releases/8/iso/i386/smeserver-i386.iso smeserver-8.0-i386.iso] or [http://mirror.contribs.org/releases/8/iso/x86_64/smeserver-x86_64.iso smeserver-8.0-x86_64.iso] | + | * SME Image of your choice - eg SME 8.2 [http://mirror.canada.pialasse.com/releases/8.2/iso/i386/smeserver-8.2-i386.iso smeserver-8.2-i386.iso] or [http://mirror.canada.pialasse.com/releases/8.2/iso/x86_64/smeserver-x86_64.iso smeserver-8.2-x86_64.iso] |
| * USB Disk Creation Software | | * USB Disk Creation Software |
| ** http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/ | | ** http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/ |
| ** http://liveusb.info/dotclear/index.php? | | ** http://liveusb.info/dotclear/index.php? |
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− | Note: I'm using Windows 7 - this work on Win7, should work on XP and later<br /> | + | Note: Using Windows 7, should work on XP and later<br /> |
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− | Note: I don't want to use Windows, so multisystem can be used on Linux, like also unetbootin :D | + | Note: Multisystem can be used on Windows and/or Linux, as can unetbootin :D |
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| == Creating USB stick == | | == Creating USB stick == |
− | * USB Disk In | + | * Insert USB device |
| * Run the Software | | * Run the Software |
| * Point to the SME ISO file | | * Point to the SME ISO file |
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| == Using == | | == Using == |
− | In your new Hardware ...
| + | On your new Hardware ... |
| # Boot from USB | | # Boot from USB |
| # Select Install from Hard Disk | | # Select Install from Hard Disk |
| # Choose Partition | | # Choose Partition |
− | #* Generally it will be the last partition
| + | ** Generally it will be the last partition |
− | #* it was ''/dev/sda1'' when no partition, sde1 when I re-installed on the HP Microserver
| + | ** it was ''/dev/sda1'' when no partition, sde1 when I re-installed on the HP Microserver |
− | #* I left the path blank
| + | ** leave the path blank |
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− | Originally I used pendrivlinux.com, UNetbootin was a lot simpler
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| ===Make the USB-key with UNetbootin=== | | ===Make the USB-key with UNetbootin=== |
| {{Note box|5th July 2013: I found that unetbootin-windows-585.exe expanded the smeserver-8.0-i386.iso onto the USB stick (creating the directory structure etc), thus there was no .iso image to be found at the select an image point in the install process. I simply copied the smeserver-8.0-i386.iso into the USB sticks root directory.}} | | {{Note box|5th July 2013: I found that unetbootin-windows-585.exe expanded the smeserver-8.0-i386.iso onto the USB stick (creating the directory structure etc), thus there was no .iso image to be found at the select an image point in the install process. I simply copied the smeserver-8.0-i386.iso into the USB sticks root directory.}} |
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| * Run Unetbootin | | * Run Unetbootin |
| * Point to the SME ISO file | | * Point to the SME ISO file |
− | * Wait that Unetbooting is finished | + | * Wait until Unetbooting has finished |
− | * Simply copied the smeserver-8.0-i386.iso into the USB sticks root directory. | + | * Simply copy the smeserver-8.0-i386.iso into the USB sticks root directory. |
| Then | | Then |
| * Boot from USB | | * Boot from USB |
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| ** Generally it will be the last partition | | ** Generally it will be the last partition |
| ** it was ''/dev/sda1'' when no partition, sde1 when I re-installed on the HP Microserver | | ** it was ''/dev/sda1'' when no partition, sde1 when I re-installed on the HP Microserver |
− | ** I left the path blank | + | ** leave the path blank |
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| {{Warning box| you don't have the boot menu where you can pass special commands on raid, no lvm...}} | | {{Warning box| you don't have the boot menu where you can pass special commands on raid, no lvm...}} |
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| * Point to the SME ISO file | | * Point to the SME ISO file |
| * Wait that multisystem is finished | | * Wait that multisystem is finished |
− | * Simply copied the smeserver-8.0-i386.iso into the USB sticks root directory. | + | * Simply copy the smeserver-8.0-i386.iso into the USB sticks root directory. |
| Then | | Then |
| * Boot from USB, select the right O.S you want to start. | | * Boot from USB, select the right O.S you want to start. |
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| ** Generally it will be the last partition | | ** Generally it will be the last partition |
| ** it was ''/dev/sda1'' when no partition, sde1 when I re-installed on the HP Microserver | | ** it was ''/dev/sda1'' when no partition, sde1 when I re-installed on the HP Microserver |
− | ** I left the path blank | + | ** leave the path blank |
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| ==References== | | ==References== |