Registering Oracle Linux Clients
This section contains information about registering clients running Oracle Linux operating systems.
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Direct synchronizing Unbreakable Linux Network (ULN) repositories with SUSE Manager are not currently supported. An Oracle Local Distribution for ULN must be used. For more information about setting up a local ULN mirror, see the Oracle documentation provided at https://docs.oracle.com/en/operating-systems/oracle-linux/software-management/sfw-mgmt-UseSoftwareDistributionMirrors.html#local-uln-mirror. |
1. Add Software Channels
Before you register Oracle Linux clients to your SUSE Manager Server, you need to add the required software channels, and synchronize them.
The architectures currently supported are: x86_64
and aarch64
.
For full list of supported products and architectures, see Supported Clients and Features.
In the following section, descriptions often default to the |
For example, when working with x86_64
architecture, you need this products:
OS Version | Product Name |
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Oracle Linux 9 |
Oracle Linux 9 x86_64 |
Oracle Linux 8 |
Oracle Linux 8 x86_64 |
Oracle Linux 7 |
Oracle Linux 7 x86_64 |
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In the SUSE Manager Web UI, navigate to
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Locate the appropriate products for your client operating system and architecture using the search bar, and check the appropriate product. This will automatically check all mandatory channels. Also all recommended channels are checked as long as the
include recommended
toggle is turned on. Click the arrow to see the complete list of related products, and ensure that any extra products you require are checked. -
Click Add Products and wait until the products have finished synchronizing.
Alternatively, you can add channels at the command prompt. The channels you need for this procedure are:
OS Version | Base Channel |
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Oracle Linux 9 |
oraclelinux9-x86_64 |
Oracle Linux 8 |
oraclelinux8-x86_64 |
Oracle Linux 7 |
oraclelinux7-x86_64 |
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At the command prompt on the SUSE Manager Server, as root, use the
mgr-sync
command to add the appropriate channels:mgr-sync add channel <channel_label_1> mgr-sync add channel <channel_label_2> mgr-sync add channel <channel_label_n>
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Synchronization starts automatically. If you want to synchronize the channels manually, use:
mgr-sync sync --with-children <channel_name>
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Ensure the synchronization is complete before continuing.
If you are using modular channels, you must enable the Python 3.6 module stream on the client.
If you do not provide Python 3.6, the installation of the spacecmd
package will fail.
2. Check Synchronization Status
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In the SUSE Manager Web UI, navigate to
and select theProducts
tab. This dialog displays a completion bar for each product when they are being synchronized. -
Alternatively, you can navigate to
, then click the channel associated to the repository. Navigate to theRepositories
tab, then clickSync
and checkSync Status
.
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At the command prompt on the SUSE Manager Server, as root, use the
tail
command to check the synchronization log file:tail -f /var/log/rhn/reposync/<channel-label>.log
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Each child channel generates its own log during the synchronization progress. You need to check all the base and child channel log files to be sure that the synchronization is complete.
3. Create an Activation Key
You need to create an activation key that is associated with your Oracle Linux channels.
For more information on activation keys, see Activation Keys.
4. Manage GPG Keys
Clients use GPG keys to check the authenticity of software packages before they are installed. Only trusted software can be installed on clients.
Trusting a GPG key is important for security on clients. It is the task of the administrator to decide which keys are needed and can be trusted. Because a software channel cannot be used when the GPG key is not trusted, the decision of assigning a channel to a client depends on the decision of trusting the key. |
For more information about GPG keys, see GPG Keys.
For Oracle Linux 9 and Oracle Linux 8 clients use ol8-gpg-pubkey-82562EA9AD986DA3.key For Oracle Linux 7 clients use ol67-gpg-pubkey-72F97B74EC551F0A3.key |
5. Register Clients
To register your clients, you need a bootstrap repository. By default, bootstrap repositories are automatically created, and regenerated daily for all synchronized products. You can manually create the bootstrap repository from the command prompt, using this command:
mgr-create-bootstrap-repo
For more information on registering your clients, see Client Registration.