Copy edit of multi-boot-sles for branding, grammar, and format.

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Signed-off-by: MCamp859 <mary.camp@ptiglobal.net>
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.. _multi-boot-sles:
Install SUSE\* Linux Enterprise 12 SP2
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Install SUSE\* Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
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This guide describes SUSE-specific details of the :ref:`multi-boot`
tutorial.
#. Start the SUSE installer and follow the prompts.
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.. figure:: figures/multi-boot-sles-1.png
Figure 1: SUSE: Suggested partitioning
Figure 1: SUSE: Suggested partitioning.
**Optional:** Under :guilabel:`Available Storage on Linux` section,
right-click the SUSE :file:`/home` partition and delete it. In this example, it is :file:`/dev/sda8`. See Figure 2.
.. figure:: figures/multi-boot-sles-2.png
Figure 2: SUSE: Delete /home partition
Figure 2: SUSE: Delete /home partition.
#. Under :guilabel:`Available Storage on Linux` section, right-click the SUSE
root partition and resize it. In this example, :file:`/dev/sda7` is
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.. figure:: figures/multi-boot-sles-3.png
Figure 3: SUSE: Resize root partition
Figure 3: SUSE: Resize root partition.
#. Click :guilabel:`Accept`.
#. Follow the remaining prompts to complete the installation of SUSE.
#. Follow the remaining prompts to complete the SUSE installation.
#. At this point, |CL| cannot boot because `Grub`
#. At this point, you cannot boot |CL| because `Grub`
is the default boot loader. Follow these steps to make the |CL|
Systemd-Boot the default boot loader and add SUSE as a boot option:
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#. Log in.
#. Get root privileges with the following command:
.. code-block:: console
$ sudo -s
#. Locate SUSEs :file:`grub.cfg` in the :file:`/boot/grub2/` directory
and look for the primary SUSE :guilabel:`menuentry` section. The
highlighted lines identify the kernel, the :file:`initrd` filenames,
the root partition UUID, and the additional parameters used. Use this
information to create a new Systemd-Boot entry. See Figure 4.
#. Locate the SUSE :file:`grub.cfg` file in the :file:`/boot/grub2/` directory
and look for the primary SUSE :guilabel:`menuentry` section. In Figure 4, the
highlighted lines identify the kernel, the :file:`initrd` filenames, the
root partition UUID, and the additional parameters used. Use this information
to create a new Systemd-Boot entry for SUSE.
.. figure:: figures/multi-boot-sles-4.png
Figure 4: SUSE: grub.cfg
Figure 4: SUSE: grub.cfg file.
#. Copy the kernel and the :file:`initrd` file to the EFI partition.
.. code-block:: console
.. code-block:: bash
# cp /boot/vmlinuz-4.4.21-69-default /boot/efi
sudo cp /boot/vmlinuz-4.4.21-69-default /boot/efi
# cp /boot/initrd-4.4.21-69-default /boot/efi
sudo cp /boot/initrd-4.4.21-69-default /boot/efi
#. Create a boot entry for SUSE. The file must at least contain these
settings:
#. Create a boot entry for SUSE. At a minimum, the file must contain
these settings:
+---------+---------------------------------------+
| Setting | Description |
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.. note:: The root partition UUID used below is unique to this example.
.. code-block:: console
.. code-block:: bash
# cd /boot/efi/loader/entries
sudo cd /boot/efi/loader/entries
# vi suse.conf
sudo vi suse.conf
Add the following lines to the :file:`suse.conf` file:
.. code-block:: console
.. code-block:: bash
title SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP2
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#. Re-install Systemd-Boot to make it the default boot loader.
.. code-block:: console
.. code-block:: bash
# bootctl install --path /boot/efi
sudo bootctl install --path /boot/efi
.. note::
If an older version of SUSE does not have the `bootctl` command,
skip this step and see :ref:`multi-boot-restore-bl` to restore the |CL|
Systemd-Boot boot loader.
skip this step and see :ref:`multi-boot-restore-bl` to restore
Systemd-Boot.
#. Reboot.
If you want to install other OSes, refer to :ref:`multi-boot` for details.
If you want to install other :abbr:`OSes (operating systems)`, refer to
:ref:`multi-boot` for details.
.. _systemd boot loader documentation: