Supported SUSE Linux Enterprise Server with Expanded Support Features

This table lists the availability of various features on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server with Expanded Support clients.

The icons in this table indicate:

the feature is available on both traditional and Salt clients
the feature is not available
the feature is under consideration, and may or may not be made available at a later date
Traditional the feature is supported only on traditional clients
Salt the feature is supported only on Salt clients.

Table 1. Supported Features on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server with Expanded Support Operating Systems
Feature	SLES ES 6	SLES ES 7
Client
Operating system packages
Registration
Install packages
Apply patches
Remote commands
System package states	`Salt`	`Salt`
System custom states	`Salt`	`Salt`
Group custom states	`Salt`	`Salt`
Organization custom states	`Salt`	`Salt`
System set manager (SSM)	`Salt`	`Salt`
Service pack migration
Basic Virtual Guest Management	`Traditional`
Advanced Virtual Guest Management		`Salt`
Virtual Guest Installation (Kickstart), as Host OS	`Traditional`	`Traditional`
Virtual Guest Installation (image template), as Host OS	`Traditional`
System redeployment (AutoYaST)	`Traditional`
Contact methods	`Traditional`: OSAD, RHNSD, SSH-push. `Salt`: ZeroMQ, Salt-SSH	`Traditional`: OSAD, RHNSD, SSH-push. `Salt`: ZeroMQ, Salt-SSH
Works with SUSE Manager Proxy
Action chains
Software crash reporting		`Traditional`
Staging (pre-download of packages)
Duplicate package reporting
CVE auditing
SCAP auditing
Package verification	`Traditional`	`Traditional`
Package locking	`Traditional`	`Traditional`
System locking	`Traditional`	`Traditional`
System snapshot	`Traditional`	`Traditional`
Configuration file management
Snapshots and profiles	`Traditional`. `Salt`: Profiles supported, Sync not supported	`Traditional`. `Salt`: Profiles supported, Sync not supported
Power management
Monitoring	`Salt`	`Salt`
Docker buildhost
Build Docker image with OS
Kiwi buildhost
Build Kiwi image with OS

Virtual Guest Management:

In this table, virtual guest management is split into basic and advanced.

Basic virtual guest management includes listing VMs, slow refresh, VM lifecycle actions (start, stop, resume, pause), and modifying VM vCPU and Memory.

Advanced virtual guest management includes fast refresh, VM lifecycle actions (delete, reset, power off), modifying VM disk, network, graphical display, and graphical display configuration.