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1. Prepare SLE Micro 5.5 Host

1.1. Download the installation media

Procedure: Downloading the Installation Media

  1. Locate the SLE Micro 5.5 installation media at https://www.suse.com/download/sle-micro/.

  2. Download SLE-Micro-5.5-DVD-x86_64-GM-Media1.iso.

  3. Prepare a DVD or USB flash drive with the downloaded .iso image for installation.

1.2. Install SLE Micro 5.5

For more information about preparing your machines (virtual or physical), see SLE Micro 5.5 Deployment Guide.

Procedure: Installing SLE Micro 5.5

  1. Insert the DVD or USB flash drive (USB disk or key) containing the installation image for SLE Micro 5.5.

  2. Boot or reboot your system.

  3. Use the arrow keys to select Installation.

  4. Adjust Keyboard and language.

  5. Click the checkbox to accept the license agreement.

  6. Click Next to continue.

  7. Select the registration method. For this example, we will register the server with SUSE Customer Center.

    The SUSE Manager 5.0 containers are installed as extensions. Depending on the specific extension needed from the list below, additional SUSE Customer Center registration codes will be required for each.

    • SUSE Manager 5.0 Server

    • SUSE Manager 5.0 Proxy

    • SUSE Manager 5.0 Retail Branch Server

    The SLE Micro 5.5 entitlement is included within the SUSE Manager entitlement, so it does not require a separate registration code.

  8. Enter your SUSE Customer Center email address.

  9. Enter your registration code for SLE Micro 5.5.

  10. Click Next to continue.

  11. To install a proxy, select the SUSE Manager 5.0 Proxy extension; to install a server, select the SUSE Manager 5.0 Server extension Checkbox.

  12. Click Next to continue.

  13. Enter your SUSE Manager 5.0 extension registration code.

  14. Click Next to continue.

  15. On the NTP Configuration page click Next.

  16. On the Authentication for the System page enter a password for the root user. Click Next.

  17. On the Installation Settings page click Install.

This concludes installation of SLE Micro 5.5 and SUSE Manager 5.0 as an extension.

1.3. OPTIONAL: Registration from the command line

If you added SUSE Manager 5.0 as an extension during SLE Micro 5.5 installation then you can skip this procedure. However, optionally you may skip registration during SLE Micro 5.5 installation by selecting the Skip Registration button. This section provides steps on registering your products after SLE Micro 5.5 installation.

The following steps register a SUSE Manager 5.0 extension with the x86-64 architecture and thus require a registration code for the x86-64 architecture. To register ARM or s390x architectures use the correct registration code.
Procedure: Registering from the Command Line

  1. List available extensions with the following command:

    transactional-update --quiet register --list-extensions

  2. From the list of available extensions, select the one you wish to install:

    1. If installing the Server, use your SUSE Manager Server Extension 5.0 x86_64 registration code with following command:

      transactional-update register -p SUSE-Manager-Server/5.0/x86_64 -r <reg_code>

    2. If installing the Proxy, use your SUSE Manager Proxy Extension 5.0 x86_64 registration code with following command:

      transactional-update register -p SUSE-Manager-Proxy/5.0/x86_64 -r <reg_code>

  3. Reboot.

1.4. Update the system

Procedure: Updating the System

  1. Log in as root.

  2. Run transactional-update:

    transactional-update

  3. Reboot.

SLE Micro is designed to update itself automatically by default and will reboot after applying updates. However, this behavior is not desirable for the SUSE Manager environment. To prevent automatic updates on your server, SUSE Manager disables the transactional-update timer during the bootstrap process.

If you prefer the SLE Micro default behavior, enable the timer by running the following command:

systemctl enable --now transactional-update.timer