# SLES 8 Required

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**Category:** SLES Install-Boot\
**Created:** [October 6, 2015, 2:04pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/sles-8-required/27492 "2015-10-06T14:04:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![jellyyacht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cab0a1/32.png) [@jellyyacht](https://forums.suse.com/u/jellyyacht)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2015, 2:04pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/sles-8-required/27492/1 "2015-10-06T14:04:48Z")

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Hi,

I wonder if someone at SUSE can help. We have a couple of servers that are getting a bit long in the tooth that are however still in production and due to the software package installed we can not upgrade. I would like to build a DR server but do not have the original release disks for SLES 8. An ISO I could download would be absolutely ideal.The version we have in production is:  
Welcome to SuSE SLES 8 (powered by UnitedLinux 1.0) (i586)  
Kernel 2.4.21-261-smp (3).

Thanks in advance,

Geoff Elliott  
IR Newport

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**Post date:** [October 12, 2015, 7:30am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/sles-8-required/27492/2 "2015-10-12T07:30:17Z")

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**Author:** ![Jens-U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d78d45/32.png) [@Jens-U](https://forums.suse.com/u/Jens-U)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2015, 1:50pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/sles-8-required/27492/3 "2015-10-12T13:50:15Z")

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Hi Geoff,

while I cannot provide you with the desired ISOs, how about cloning the disk of one of the production servers?

Regards,  
Jens

PS: I’ve checked with my SUSE contacts to see if they can add the according ISOs to the download area, but cannot tell when I receive a response. You might too ask your SUSE representative if (s)he can help out…