The decision has been made to get one of us geeks trained up in Linux. We already have 1.75 Solaris guys around, one of whom is already support some SLES. But since it is pretty clear that NetWare will have maybe one more major release before finding software for it becomes hard, we need to get used to a Linux world.
Part of that is looking for training, and that's proving to be harder than expected. I'd like to take the 3037 course, but finding it is proving to be hard. It isn't offered anywhere within 200 miles of here, nor is it offered near the one cheap out-of-state location (near family, so Hotel and Food are not required, saving nearly a third of the total cost if I went elsewhere). The 3038 course is offered locally, and seems to be more common out in the world as well. All things considered, I'd like to get the course out of the way before BrainShare, so I can understand more of what's going on there.
So here I am, trying to get SLES installed into a VMWare session. So far it is going pretty good. I've actually managed to get SP2 installed, and tell the system to check the SP2 package list for updates when installing software.
But I do have to say that the SLES experience is a w-a-y different world than NetWare. It is flagrantly clear that the SLES info on novell.com was written by a different company than the ole Novell we all know. Figuring out how to even install the service-pack required mounting the ISO and checking the README file. NetWare service-packs generally have that info posted on the TID associated with the SP.
I even managed to get a printer installed! Yay Yast! I could have done it command-line but it would have taken about seven times longer as I muddle through MAN-pages. My first CUPS printer. Awwww. Thank goodness that particular printer speaks postscript!
The next step is to create a new partition, add a bunch of users, and play Permission Bingo.
Part of that is looking for training, and that's proving to be harder than expected. I'd like to take the 3037 course, but finding it is proving to be hard. It isn't offered anywhere within 200 miles of here, nor is it offered near the one cheap out-of-state location (near family, so Hotel and Food are not required, saving nearly a third of the total cost if I went elsewhere). The 3038 course is offered locally, and seems to be more common out in the world as well. All things considered, I'd like to get the course out of the way before BrainShare, so I can understand more of what's going on there.
So here I am, trying to get SLES installed into a VMWare session. So far it is going pretty good. I've actually managed to get SP2 installed, and tell the system to check the SP2 package list for updates when installing software.
But I do have to say that the SLES experience is a w-a-y different world than NetWare. It is flagrantly clear that the SLES info on novell.com was written by a different company than the ole Novell we all know. Figuring out how to even install the service-pack required mounting the ISO and checking the README file. NetWare service-packs generally have that info posted on the TID associated with the SP.
I even managed to get a printer installed! Yay Yast! I could have done it command-line but it would have taken about seven times longer as I muddle through MAN-pages. My first CUPS printer. Awwww. Thank goodness that particular printer speaks postscript!
The next step is to create a new partition, add a bunch of users, and play Permission Bingo.