Registering RHEL 9 with SUSE Manager
This guide explains how to register and update RHEL 9 with SUSE Manager.
To register with RMT, see Registering RHEL 9 with RMT.
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1 Introduction #
SUSE Liberty Linux is a technology and support solution for mixed Linux environments. With a SUSE Liberty Linux subscription, you can register and update Red Hat Enterprise Linux. An optional High Availability extension is also available.
The following table shows which Linux distributions are supported by each subscription. These subscriptions also include an entitlement for a registration tool to manage package updates.
| Subscription[a] | Supported distributions[b] | Registration options |
|---|---|---|
SUSE Liberty Linux Enterprise |
CentOS Linux Red Hat Enterprise Linux SUSE Linux Enterprise Server |
SUSE Manager Repository Mirroring Tool |
SUSE Liberty Linux Professional |
CentOS Linux Red Hat Enterprise Linux |
SUSE Manager Repository Mirroring Tool |
[a] The Lite and Basic subscriptions only support CentOS Linux, so are not applicable to SUSE Liberty Linux 9. [b] There is no CentOS Linux 9, so CentOS Linux support is not applicable to SUSE Liberty Linux 9. | ||
CentOS Stream is not supported.
Registering RHEL directly with SUSE Customer Center is not currently supported.
This guide describes how to register with SUSE Manager. SUSE Manager is a lifecycle management system for mixed Linux environments. The SUSE Manager Server is registered with SUSE Customer Center, and other systems are registered as clients of SUSE Manager and receive packages from it directly.
To register with Repository Mirroring Tool, see Registering RHEL 9 with RMT.
If SUSE Manager is already set up and you only need to register your RHEL 9 system, skip straight to Section 3, “Registering RHEL with SUSE Manager”.
If you still need to set up SUSE Manager, start with Section 2, “Deploying SUSE Manager”.
2 Deploying SUSE Manager #
See the following guide to install SUSE Manager on SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro, a lightweight, immutable operating system for containerized and virtual workloads: SUSE Manager Quick Start: Deploy SUSE Manager Server.
You can use your SUSE Liberty Linux subscription to register this machine.
For additional installation options, see the full SUSE Manager Installation and Upgrade Guide.
To deploy SUSE Manager in the public cloud, see SUSE Manager Public Cloud Guide.
The SUSE Liberty Linux 9 repositories will grow over time because older package versions are not removed. Based on the current[1] size of the repositories, to meet the 1.5 times size recommendation you will need approximately 335 GB of disk space for the default repositories.
If you need the optional Source and Debug
repositories, you will need an additional 665 GB available.
3 Registering RHEL with SUSE Manager #
See the following guide to register Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 with SUSE Manager: SUSE Manager Client Configuration Guide: Registering SUSE Liberty Linux Clients.
CentOS Stream is not supported.