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== Requirements ==
=Koozali SME Server 10=
Note: I'm using Windows 7 - this work on Win7, should work on XP and later
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.
== Creating USB stick ==
==Requirements==
== Using ==
*Bootable USB Disk - 2GB is sufficient. NOTE: some machine will not boot from a USB3 USB Disk, if you have this issue try with a USB2 device.
*SME Image of your choice - eg SME 9.2 or SME 10.#. See the page [[SME_Server:Download]] for the current images.
# Boot from USB
*For Windows:
# Select Install from Hard Disk
**Recommended: Fedora Media Writer availabel from: https://getfedora.org/en/workstation/download/ (previous utility no longer availabe)
# Choose Partition
**Or Rufus: https://rufus.ie/en/
*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
==Creating the USB stick on Windows with Fedora Media Writer==
*Insert USB Device and note the drive-letter used for it by Windows
*Fire-up the the Fedora Media Writer
*Select "Custom Image"
*Select the downloaded SME Server ISO from the "Open" dialog
*Select the right target USB Device from the pulldown menu
*Click 'Write to disk"
*On completion eject the USB disk
==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.''
==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.''
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.
==Usage==
Boot your server from USB device and when you get the 'Installation Method' dialog-box choose: <tt>Harddisk → sda1</tt>
=Other utilities, untested for v.10=
==Requirements==
*Bootable USB Disk - 2GB is sufficient
*SME Image of your choice
*USB Disk Creation Software
**http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/
**http://liveusb.info/dotclear/index.php?
Note: Using Windows 7, should work on XP and later<br />
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 ...
#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
===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.}}
* USB Disk In
* Run Unetbootin
*USB Disk In
* Point to the SME ISO file
*Run Unetbootin
* Wait that Unetbooting is finished
*Point to the SME ISO file
* Simply copied the smeserver-8.0-i386.iso into the USB sticks root directory.
*Wait until Unetbooting has finished
*Simply copy the smeserver-8.0-i386.iso into the USB sticks root directory.
Then
Then
* Boot from USB
* Select Install from Hard Disk
*Boot from USB
* Choose Partition
*Select Install from Hard Disk
** Generally it will be the last partition
*Choose Partition
** it was ''/dev/sda1'' when no partition, sde1 when I re-installed on the HP Microserver
**Generally it will be the last partition
** I left the path blank
**it was ''/dev/sda1'' when no partition, sde1 when I re-installed on the HP Microserver
**leave the path blank
{{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...}}
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.
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
*USB Disk In
* Run multisystem
*Run multisystem
* Point to the SME ISO file
*Point to the SME ISO file
* Wait that multisystem is finished
*Wait that multisystem is finished
*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.
* 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"
*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
Then you need to find the line
linux (loop)/isolinux/vmlinux linux repo=hd:
linux (loop)/isolinux/vmlinux linux repo=hd:
once done, you can press ctrl+x or F10 to launch the installation.
once done, you can press ctrl+x or F10 to launch the installation.
* 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
==References==
==References==
'''Long Live SME ...'''
*http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/
*[http://forums.contribs.org/index.php?topic=48479.0 ''SME Server USB installer'' topic in the Contribs forums]
*http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/GrubInstallation
*https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fedora/f33/install-guide/install/Preparing_for_Installation/#sect-preparing-boot-media
*https://rufus.ie/en/
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