Install From USB

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server SLES Install-Boot
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I am trying to install SLES12 sp3 on a Lenovo SR650 server.

I used Rufus to create a bootable USB drive. I selected DD image mode as suggested.

The only folder on the USB is EFI. The SLES12sp3 DVD 1 installation files are not there even though I selected them.

However the server says it cannot find a bootable device.

I have done the F12 one time boot option and set to legacy BIOS.

I’m not finding any documentation as to what could be wrong and am lost.

Any assistance is appreciated,

Thank you.

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Hi
Have another SLE or openSUSE system around, install imagewriter and use that… AFAIK is a isohydrid so just dd should work.

fdisk -l SLE-12-SP3-Server-DVD-x86_64-GM-DVD1.iso

Disk SLE-12-SP3-Server-DVD-x86_64-GM-DVD1.iso: 3.59 GiB, 3836739584 bytes, 7493632 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disklabel type: dos
Disk identifier: 0x1285b34e

Device                                    Boot Start     End Sectors  Size Id Type
SLE-12-SP3-Server-DVD-x86_64-GM-DVD1.iso1       2608   10799    8192    4M ef EFI (FAT-12/16/32)
SLE-12-SP3-Server-DVD-x86_64-GM-DVD1.iso2 *    10800 7493631 7482832  3.6G 17 Hidden HPFS/NTFS
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I only have SLES 12sp3 servers.

I downloaded the .ymp file. Not sure how to install it from there.

Thank you!

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[QUOTE=kbannister;58777]I only have SLES 12sp3 servers.

I downloaded the .ymp file. Not sure how to install it from there.

Thank you![/QUOTE]
Hi
You need the rpm…

https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/malcolmlewis:/SLE_12_General/SLE_12_SP3/x86_64/imagewriter-1.10.1420800585.134a9b3-1.1.x86_64.rpm

zypper in imagewriter-1.10.1420800585.134a9b3-1.1.x86_64.rpm
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I ended up using Etcher and my USB boots to the SLES install just fine.

Thank you!!

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For the next time:

1.) umount usb memory stick
# su
# umount /dev/sdb1
# df -h

2.) Write new msdos partition table
# fdisk /dev/sdb
o
w

3.) check partition table
# fdisk /dev/sdb
p
q

4.) install iso image on usb memory stick
# dd if=SLE-15-Installer-DVD-x86_64-GM-DVD1.iso of=/dev/sdb

See:
https://documentation.suse.com/
=> Deployment Guide => chaptre “2.4.1 Boot Media”

5.) check partition table
# fdisk /dev/sdb
p

Befehl (m für Hilfe): p
Festplatte /dev/sdb: 7.2 GiB, 7734296576 Bytes, 15106048 Sektoren
Einheiten: Sektoren von 1 * 512 = 512 Bytes
Sektorgröße (logisch/physikalisch): 512 Bytes / 512 Bytes
E/A-Größe (minimal/optimal): 512 Bytes / 512 Bytes
Festplattenbezeichnungstyp: dos
Festplattenbezeichner: 0x6b8b4567

> Gerät      Boot Anfang    Ende Sektoren  Größe Kn Typ
> /dev/sdb1          580    8391     7812   3.8M ef EFI (FAT-12/16/32)
> /dev/sdb2  *      8392 1300479  1292088 630.9M 17 Verst. HPFS/NTFS

q

6.) Activate read only mode (=> iStorage datashur Pro/Pro2)
https://istorage-uk.com/product-category/encrypted-flash-drives/