Install From USB

	Skill level: Medium
	The instructions on this page require a basic knowledge of linux.

Requirements

• Bootable USB Disk - 2GB is sufficient
• SME Image of your choice - eg SME 8 smeserver-8.0-i386.iso or smeserver-8.0-x86_64.iso
• USB Disk Creation Software
  • http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/
  • http://liveusb.info/dotclear/index.php?

Note: Using Windows 7, should work on XP and later

Note: Multisystem can be used on Windows and/or Linux, as can unetbootin :D

Creating USB stick

• Insert USB device
• Run the Software
• Point to the SME ISO file

Using

On your new Hardware ...

1. Boot from USB
2. Select Install from Hard Disk
3. Choose Partition

• • Generally it will be the last partition
  • it was /dev/sda1 when no partition, sde1 when I re-installed on the HP Microserver
  • leave the path blank

Make the USB-key with UNetbootin

	Note:
	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.

• USB Disk In
• Run Unetbootin
• Point to the SME ISO file
• Wait until Unetbooting has finished
• Simply copy the smeserver-8.0-i386.iso into the USB sticks root directory.

Then

• Boot from USB
• Select Install from Hard Disk
• Choose Partition
  • Generally it will be the last partition
  • it was /dev/sda1 when no partition, sde1 when I re-installed on the HP Microserver
  • leave the path blank

	Warning:
	you don't have the boot menu where you can pass special commands on raid, no lvm...

Make the USB-key with Multisystem

Multisystem is a useful tool when you want to get several isos on your usb key, see multisystem

The installation is quite easy, drag and drop the iso in the below appropriate place, give the password of the user who needs the sudo right...it is nearly finished.

• USB Disk In
• Run multisystem
• Point to the SME ISO file
• Wait that multisystem is finished
• Simply copy the smeserver-8.0-i386.iso into the USB sticks root directory.

Then

• Boot from USB, select the right O.S you want to start.
• Optional : At boot prompt if you want to give some options to install sme in a particular way, you have to select the SME Server menu and press "e"

Then you need to find the line

linux (loop)/isolinux/vmlinux linux repo=hd:

and insert your option line like this :

linux (loop)/isolinux/vmlinux nolvm ext4 linux repo=hd:

All Booting options can be find in the wiki. once done, you can press ctrl+x or F10 to launch the installation.

• Select Install from Hard Disk
• Choose Partition
  • Generally it will be the last partition
  • it was /dev/sda1 when no partition, sde1 when I re-installed on the HP Microserver
  • leave the path blank

References

• http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/
• SME Server USB installer topic in the Contribs forums
• http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/GrubInstallation

Long Live SME ...

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