Install SUSE Manager Proxy in a Virtual Machine Environment Using SUSE Manager Proxy VMware Image

1. Virtual Machine Settings

You will find the VM images for SUSE Manager 4.3 Proxy in various formats. It includes SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 as the underlying operating system and the SUSE Manager Proxy software current at the time of build. Download the appropriate SUSE Manager Proxy image for your environment from https://download.suse.com/.

This table specifies the minimum requirements. These are suitable for a quick test installation, such as a server with one client. If you want to use a production environment, review the requirements listed in Hardware Requirements.
Virtual machine settings overview

Installation Method

Import Existing Disk Image

OS:

SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP4

Memory:

8 GB

CPU’s:

2

Virtual Disks:

VirtIO Disk 1

SUSE-Manager-Proxy.x86_64-4.3.13-VMWare.vmdk

VirtIO Disk 2

100 GB for /var/cache/

VirtIO Disk 3

101 GB for /srv/

Name:

suse-manager-proxy-setup

Network

Bridge br0

For more information on SUSE Linux Enterprise Virtualization, see https://documentation.suse.com/sles/15-SP4/html/SLES-all/book-virtualization.html.

2. SUSE Manager Virtual Machine Creation - VMware

This sections describes VMware configurations, focusing on the creation of an extra virtual disk essential for the SUSE Manager storage partition within VMware environments.

Procedure: Creating the VMware Virtual Machine

  1. Download SUSE Manager Server .vmdk file. Then transfer a copy to your VMware storage.

  2. Make a copy of uploaded .vmdk file using VMware web interface. This will convert provided .vmdk file to the format suitable for vSpere hypervisor. Use this new copy as a base image for the virtual machine.

  3. Create and name a new virtual machine based on the Guest OS Family Linux and Guest OS Version SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 (64-bit).

  4. Add an additional Hard Disk 2 of 500 GB (or more).

  5. Configure RAM and number of CPUs (at least 8 GB RAM and 2 CPUs).

  6. Set the network adapter as required.

  7. Power on the VM.

  8. At the JeOS Firstboot screen select start to continue and check the following configuration dialogs (keyboard layout, license agreement, time zone, password for root).

  9. When installation completes log in as root.

  10. For registering SUSE Manager Proxy with SCC, preparing SUSE Manager Proxy storage, and further steps, proceed with installation-and-upgrade:install-proxy-vm.adoc#minimal.susemgrproxy.prep.