B Documentation Updates #

Corrected the path to the testing environment in Section 4.5, “Using the Test Environment” (https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1108068).

Corrected the path to the registration server in Section 9.3, “Configuring Clients with the clientSetup4SMT.sh Script in SLE 11 and 12” (https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1107314).

Corrected the path to smt.crt in Section 9.3, “Configuring Clients with the clientSetup4SMT.sh Script in SLE 11 and 12” (https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1107305).

In Section 4.2, “Managing Software Repositories with SMT Command Line Tools”, corrected the command for setting up custom repositories (https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1094404).

In Section 10.2, “Disconnected SMT Servers”, updated some steps in the procedure Internal SMT Server Configuration for the Disconnected Setup (https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1063706).

The /connect/ path is not required when connecting to an SMT server. For details, see Chapter 9, Configuring Clients to Use SMT.

Numerous small fixes and additions to the documentation, based on technical feedback.

Removed all references to the faillog package, which is no longer shipped (https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=710788).

smt.crt is generated by systemctl restart smt.service in Section 8.3, “Server Certificates” (https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1084715).

Specified how to enable the installer self-update repository (https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1015481).

The e-mail address for documentation feedback has changed to doc-team@suse.com.

The documentation for Docker Open Source Engine has been enhanced and renamed to Docker Guide.

Added a new chapter Chapter 10, Advanced Topics with sections Section 10.1, “Backup of the SMT Server” and Section 10.2, “Disconnected SMT Servers”.

Updated options for some commands.

Replaced the introductory text with a more descriptive one, plus added a schema.

Added Section 2.2.1, “Upgrade from SMT 12 SP1”.

Added Section 4.7, “Repository Preloading”.

Added schema in Section 4.6, “Testing and Filtering Update Repositories with Staging”.

Added Section 5.4, “Jobs and Client Status Monitoring” enhancing Section 5.4.1, “Checking the Client Status with YaST”.

Updated repository list filtering in Section 5.2.1, “Filtering Repositories” (Fate #319777).

Added Section 6.5, “Compliance Monitoring”.

Added a tip on SUSE Manager's subscription matching feature in Section 8.1.2.8, “smt-scc-sync” (Fate #320646).

Added Section 10.1, “Backup of the SMT Server” (https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=954874).

It is important to add the DNS entry when setting the Server Alternative Name value in a server certificate in Step 7 (https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=908189).

Added a recommendation to check if clientSetup4SMT.sh is up to date after OS migration in Section 9.3, “Configuring Clients with the clientSetup4SMT.sh Script in SLE 11 and 12” and Section 19.3.9, “Adjust Your SMT Client Setup” (https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=944342).

Stressed the need for one-by-one extension installation in Section 9.3, “Configuring Clients with the clientSetup4SMT.sh Script in SLE 11 and 12” (https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=988678).

SMT Guide is now part of the documentation for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server.

Add-ons provided by SUSE have been renamed as modules and extensions. The manuals have been updated to reflect this change.

Numerous small fixes and additions to the documentation, based on technical feedback.

The registration service has been changed from Novell Customer Center to SUSE Customer Center.

In YaST, you will now reach Network Settings via the System group. Network Devices is gone (https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=867809).

Rewrote and simplified the whole installation procedure as SMT is now part of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server.

Updated Section 2.2, “Upgrading from Previous Versions of SMT” to describe ways to upgrade to version 12 SP1, including migration to SUSE Customer Center.

Updated suseRegister to SUSEConnect and introduced new namespace option in Section 4.5, “Using the Test Environment” and Section 4.6, “Testing and Filtering Update Repositories with Staging”.

Removed SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 references and informed about dropped support.

Added jobStatusIsSuccess, mirror_preunlock_hook, and mirror_postunlock_hook options in Section 8.2.1, “/etc/smt.conf”.

Removed the redundant smt-scc-sync command description from Section 8.1.2, “/usr/sbin/smt Commands”.

Removed SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 references and fixed command names and a log file name.

Updated the way the client accepts untrusted certificate from SMT in the introduction to Chapter 9, Configuring Clients to Use SMT.

Added Section 9.8, “Online Migration of SUSE Linux Enterprise Clients”.

Added SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 support to Section 9.3, “Configuring Clients with the clientSetup4SMT.sh Script in SLE 11 and 12”.

Added Section 9.2.2, “Configuring SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 Clients”.

Added Section 9.6, “Registering SLE12 Clients against SMT Test Environment”.

Rephrased the paragraph and updated contact e-mails in Tip: Merging Multiple Organization Site Credentials (https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=866936).