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Registering RHEL 9 with SUSE Manager

Publication Date: November 14, 2024

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.

Table 1: Supported distributions and registration options
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

[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.

Important

CentOS Stream is not supported.

Important

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.

Procedure overview

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.

Tip
Tip: Other installation options

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.

Important
Important: SUSE Liberty Linux 9 repository size

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.

Important

CentOS Stream is not supported.



[1] As of 22 October, 2024