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1. Create an Activation Key for the Proxy

Procedure: Creating an Activation Key

  1. Navigate to Systems  Activation Keys, and click Create key.

  2. Create an activation key for the proxy host with SLE Micro 5.5 or SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 as the parent channel. This key should include all recommended channels and the proxy as an extension child channel.

  3. Proceed to boostrapping the proxy host as a default client.

2. Bootstrap the Proxy Host as a Client

Procedure: Bootstrapping the Proxy Host

  1. Select Systems  Bootstrapping.

  2. Fill in the fields for your proxy host.

  3. Select the activation key created in the previous step from the drop-down.

  4. Click Bootstrap.

  5. Wait for the bootstrap process to complete successfully. Check the Salt menu and confirm the Salt key is listed and accepted.

  6. Reboot the proxy host if the operating system is SLE Micro.

  7. Select the host from the System list and trigger a second reboot in case of SLE Micro after all events are finished to conclude the onboarding.

Procedure: Updating the Proxy Host

  1. Select the host from the Systems list and apply all patches to update it.

  2. Reboot the proxy host if the operating system is SLE Micro.