Quick Start SUMA Proxy
This guide shows you how to install and configure a single SUSE Manager Proxy for x86-64 architecture from the SUSE Linux Enterprise installation media with the Unified Installer.
For this topic we assume that you already have valid organization credentials with SUSE Customer Center and have obtained a registration code for your SUSE Manager Proxy, for example from a "SUSE Manager Lifecycle Management+" subscription.
1. Install SUSE Manager Proxy
This guide shows you how to install and configure a single SUSE Manager Proxy for x86-64 architecture from the SUSE Linux Enterprise installation media with the Unified Installer.
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To boot the Unified Installer from the installation image, you might need to adjust the boot order in the BIOS.
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When prompted, select
Installation
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In the
Language, Keyboard and Product Selection
screen, check theSUSE Manager Proxy
checkbox, and click Next. -
Read and agree to the End User Licence Agreement, and click Next.
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In the
Registration
screen, check theRegister System via scc.suse.com
checkbox, enter your SUSE Customer Center credentials, and click Next. -
In the
Available Extensions and Modules
screen, select any extensions or modules you require, and click Next.Basesystem
,SUSE Manager Proxy
, andServer Applications
are pre-selected and mandatory for the SUSE Manager Proxy installation. OPTIONAL: In the followingAdd On Product
screen, select any additional or add-on products you require, and click Next. -
In the
System Role
screen, check theSUSE Manager Proxy
checkbox, and click Next. -
In the
Suggested Partitioning
screen, accept the default values, or use the Guided Setup or Expert Partitioner options to customize your partitioning model, and click Next. -
In the
Clock and Time Zone
screen, enter your region and timezone, and click Next. -
In the
Local Users
screen, create a new user, and click Next. -
Review the settings on the
Installation Settings
screen, and then click Install.
2. Register SUSE Manager Proxy
Before you can select the correct child channels while creating the activation key, ensure you have completely downloaded the SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 channel and all the recommended and mandatory SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP4 channels. |
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Create an activation key based on the
SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Proxy-4.3-Pool
base channel. For more information about activation keys, see Activation Keys. -
From the
Child Channels
listing select the recommended channels by clicking theinclude recommended
icon:-
SLE-Module-Basesystem15-SP4-Pool
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SLE-Module-Basesystem15-SP4-Updates
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SLE-Module-Server-Applications15-SP4-Pool
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SLE-Module-Server-Applications15-SP4-Updates
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SLE-Module-SUSE-Manager-Proxy-4.3-Pool
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SLE-Module-SUSE-Manager-Proxy-4.3-Updates
The
SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Proxy-4.3-Updates
channel is mandatory.
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To bootstrap a proxy, use the bootstrap script. For more information about bootstrap scripts, see Register Clients with a Bootstrap Script.
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Alternatively, in the SUSE Manager Web UI, navigate to
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Navigate to
, and check that the four proxy channels (Pool
andUpdates
forSLE-PRODUCT
andSLE-MODULE
) plus the recommended channels are selected.SLE-PRODUCT-Pool
must be the base channel and the others are child channels.
3. Set up SUSE Manager Proxy
Make sure the TCP ports 4505
and 4506
are open on the proxy.
The proxy must be able to reach the SUSE Manager Server or a parent proxy on these ports.
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The proxy will share some SSL information with the SUSE Manager Server.
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Copy the certificate and its key from the SUSE Manager Server or the parent proxy.
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As root, enter the following commands on the proxy using your SUSE Manager Server or parent Proxy (named
PARENT
):mkdir -m 700 /root/ssl-build cd /root/ssl-build scp root@PARENT:/root/ssl-build/RHN-ORG-PRIVATE-SSL-KEY . scp root@PARENT:/root/ssl-build/RHN-ORG-TRUSTED-SSL-CERT . scp root@PARENT:/root/ssl-build/rhn-ca-openssl.cnf .
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Run
configure-proxy.sh
Theconfigure-proxy.sh
script finalizes the setup of your SUSE Manager Proxy. -
Execute the interactive
configure-proxy.sh
script. Pressing Enter without further input will make the script use the default values provided between brackets[]
. Otherwise, use the values specific for your environment.
When the proxy configuration process is complete, you can continue with client registration. For more instructions, see Register Clients to a Proxy.