Can iMac boot and run SUSE Linux?

I have a requirement for an SLES 11 server. I really don't want to buy another machine for this so I was wondering if it was possible for an 2010 iMac C2D to boot and run SLES? What I would like to do is use an external FireWire drive as the boot & O/S device. Is that possible too?
My only other option is to create a Fusion image but I'm going to need 500 GB or more of disk space and I'd rather deal with that in a native environment.
Thanks

bwhit:
Welcome to Apple Discussions.
No reason why you should not be able to do it using Firewire Target Disk Mode. Here's what you do:
1. With both computers shut down connect both via firewire.
2. Startup the Mini and hold down "T" key immediately after chime.
3. Startup the PB and immediately after chime hold down Option key.
4. Select second HDD icon on the screen and click on the right pointing arrow.
5. Computer will boot from Mini's HDD.
Be sure to shut down PB completely before shutting down Mini.
Please do post back with an update or with further questions or comments.
Cheers
cornelius

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# Archfs - entirely copied from part of the Tazusb utility supplied with
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### Authors : Christophe Lincoln (Pankso) <[email protected]>
### Andrew Miller (Spode) <[email protected]>
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COMPRESSION=$2
fi
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echo -e "\033[1mWrite filesystem\033[0m
===============================================================================
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proc) mkdir /new_root/proc;;
sys) mkdir /new_root/sys;;
dev) mkdir /new_root/dev;;
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# vim: set ft=sh ts=4 sw=4 et:
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http://pastebin.com/RNTDWhFc
init:
http://pastebin.com/n4vcqG62
root_rw:
http://pastebin.com/i1LV61SV
Last edited by 0ddba11 (2012-12-30 10:12:35)

Oh yes any man directory was symlinked to /tmp long ago, so they don't even get installed.
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Using hooks in normal initramfs-linux.img to unpack archfs.gz into tmpfs and boot it.
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ALL_config="/etc/mkinitcpio.conf"
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HELPEOF
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http://pastebin.com/xiqgyYyL
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