I've spent a fair amount of time trying to figure out the minimum steps needed
to ugprade from a SLES10 GA system to SP1 without using a network-based
installation server, or nu.novell.com. I think I've got it down, but
suggestions for improvement are always welcome.
1. Install SLES10 from GA media
2. Mount the file system where the SP1 CD .iso images are located, e.g., /mnt
3. Use YaST to create a local installation source out of the CD images. You'll
need about 2.5GB of space.
YaST -> Miscellaneous -> Installation Server
Select "Do not configure a network service"
Point the dialog to the 4 CD .iso files, one at a time
Wait while it recalculates all the MD5SUMs (something not right with this
idea, but that's what it does)
Exit Yast
Umount the file system with the CD .iso files, e.g., umount /mnt
4. cd /path/to/installation/source/patches then
ln -s ../suse .
5. cd /path/to/installation/source/suse
6. Issue the rpm -Uvh command as documented in the README file
Make sure zmd is running: rczmd restart
7. YaST -> Software -> Installation Source
Add /path/to/installation/source/patches as a source (using local directory
option)
Remove the GA installation source
8. YaST -> Software -> Online Update
"slesp1o-liby2util-devel | YOU update for YaST2" should be pre-selected;
install it
YaST will restart itself
9. YaST -> Software -> Online Update
A large number of updates should be pre-selected; install them. You'll
also get a large number of new packages installed. Remove them if you desire.
Exit YaST
Re-run zipl (just for safety)
Reboot the system
Even before you reboot, SPident should return:
CONCLUSION: System is up-to-date!
found SLE-10-s390x-SP1
Mark Post
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