Untitled :: SUSE Multi-Linux Manager 5.1 Documentation

1. Prepare SL Micro 6.1 Host

1.1. Download the installation media

Procedure: Downloading the Installation Media

Locate the SL Micro 6.1 installation media at https://www.suse.com/download/sle-micro/, and download the appropriate media file.
Prepare a DVD or USB flash drive with the downloaded .iso image for installation.

1.2. Install SL Micro 6.1

For more information about preparing your machines (virtual or physical), see the SL Micro Deployment Guide.

Procedure: Installing SL Micro 6.1

Insert the DVD or USB flash drive (USB disk or key) containing the installation image for SLE Micro 6.1.
Boot or reboot your system.
Use the arrow keys to select Installation.
Adjust Keyboard and language.
Click the checkbox to accept the license agreement.
Click Next to continue.

Select the registration method. For this example, we will register the server with SUSE Customer Center.

The SUSE Multi-Linux Manager 5.1 containers are installed as extensions. Depending on the specific extension needed from the list below, additional SUSE Customer Center registration codes will be required for each.

SUSE Multi-Linux Manager 5.1 Server
SUSE Multi-Linux Manager 5.1 Proxy
SUSE Multi-Linux Manager 5.1 Retail Branch Server

The SL Micro 6.1 entitlement is included within the SUSE Multi-Linux Manager entitlement, so it does not require a separate registration code.

Enter your SUSE Customer Center email address.
Enter your registration code for SL Micro 6.1.
Click Next to continue.
To install a proxy, select the SUSE Multi-Linux Manager 5.1 Proxy extension; to install a server, select the SUSE Multi-Linux Manager 5.1 Server extension Checkbox.
Click Next to continue.
Enter your SUSE Multi-Linux Manager 5.1 extension registration code.
Click Next to continue.
On the NTP Configuration page click Next.
On the Authentication for the System page enter a password for the root user. Click Next.
On the Installation Settings page click Install.

This concludes installation of SL Micro 6.1 and SUSE Multi-Linux Manager 5.1 as an extension.

1.3. OPTIONAL: Registration from the command line

If you added SUSE Multi-Linux Manager 5.1 as an extension during SL Micro 6.1 installation then you can skip this procedure. However, optionally you may skip registration during SL Micro 6.1 installation by selecting the Skip Registration button. This section provides steps on registering your products after SL Micro 6.1 installation.

The following steps register a SUSE Multi-Linux Manager 5.1 extension with the x86-64 architecture and thus require a registration code for the x86-64 architecture. To register ARM or s390x architectures use the correct registration code.

Procedure: Registering from the Command Line

List available extensions with the following command:

transactional-update --quiet register --list-extensions

From the list of available extensions, select the one you wish to install:
1. If installing the Server, use your SUSE Multi-Linux Manager Server Extension 5.1 x86_64 registration code with following command:
  
  transactional-update register -p Multi-Linux-Manager-Server/5.1/x86_64 -r <reg_code>
2. If installing the Proxy, use your SUSE Multi-Linux Manager Proxy Extension 5.1 x86_64 registration code with following command:
  
  transactional-update register -p Multi-Linux-Manager-Proxy/5.1/x86_64 -r <reg_code>
Reboot.

1.4. Update the system

Procedure: Updating the System

Log in as root.
Run transactional-update:
```
transactional-update
```
Reboot.

SL Micro is designed to update itself automatically by default and will reboot after applying updates. However, this behavior is not desirable for the SUSE Multi-Linux Manager environment. To prevent automatic updates on your server, SUSE Multi-Linux Manager disables the transactional-update timer during the bootstrap process.

If you prefer the SL Micro default behavior, enable the timer by running the following command:

systemctl enable --now transactional-update.timer