Before you start your install, you should have some idea what you want to end up with. You will want to know the following items, at least:
• Machine name
• Hardware installed and available
o Verify compatibility with your platform's hardware compatibility page
o If ISA, you also need to know hardware settings, and confirm they are as OpenBSD requires.
• Install method to be used (CD-ROM, FTP, etc.)
• Should an important bug be found, how will the system be patched?
o If done locally, you will need to have sufficient space available for the source tree and building it.
o Otherwise, you will need access to another machine to build a patched release on.
• Desired disk layout
o Does existing data need to be saved elsewhere?
o Will OpenBSD coexist on this system with another OS? If so, how both will be booted? Will you need to install a "boot manager"?
o Will the entire disk be used for OpenBSD, or do you want to keep an existing partition/OS (or space for a future one)?
o How do you wish to sub-partition the OpenBSD part of your disk?
• Network settings, if not using DHCP:
o Domain name
o Domain Name Server(s) (DNS) address
o IP addresses and subnet masks for each NIC
o Gateway address
• Will you be running the X Window System?
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