System Set Manager Overview

This section provides quick access to all the of the SSM tabs.

This section lists all clients currently in the SSM. It provides information about the updates available, when thew client last checked in, the registered base channel, and system type. Click the client name to see more information.

This section lists all patches available for upgrade on clients currently in the SSM. Click the number in the Affected column to see which clients a patch applies to. To perform upgrades, check the patches to apply and click Apply Patches.

For more information about patch management, see Patch Management.

This section is split into subtabs.

The Packages  Upgrade subtab lists all packages available for upgrade on clients currently in the SSM. To perform upgrades, check the packages to upgrade and click Upgrade Selected Packages.

The Packages  Install subtab allows you to install new packages on all clients currently in the SSM. To install packages, click the base channel that contains the package, check the packages to install, and click Install Selected Packages.

The Packages  Remove subtab allows you to remove packages from all clients currently in the SSM. If clients in the SSM have different versions of a package installed, multiple versions are available in the list. To remove packages, select the packages to remove, and click Remove Selected Packages.

For more information about package management, see Package Management.

This section lists all system groups clients currently available in your organization. Click Create Group to create a new system group. For each group in the list, check Add to add all clients in the SSM to the group, check Remove to remove all clients in the SSM from the group, or check No Change to leave group assignments as they are. Click Alter Membership to change group assignments.

For more information about system groups, see System Groups.

This section lists all base channels clients currently subscribed to by clients currently in the SSM. You can change all clients subscribed to a current base channel to a new base channel, by selecting the new base channel and following the prompts.

For more information about software channels, see Software Channels.

For more information about using the SSM to change base channels, see System Set Manager.

This section is split into subtabs.

The Configuration  Deploy Files subtab lists all configuration files available for deployment. Click the number in the Systems column to see which clients are currently subscribed to the configuration file. To assign a configuration file to the clients currently in the SSM, check the configuration file, and click Schedule File Deploy.

The Configuration  Compare Files subtab lists all configuration files available for comparison. This compares the configuration file deployed on a client with the configuration file stored on the SUSE Manager Server. Click the number in the Systems column to see which clients are currently subscribed to the configuration file. To compare configuration files, check the configuration files to compare, and click Schedule File Comparison.

The Configuration  Subscribe to Channels subtab lists all configuration channels available for subscription. To subscribe the clients in the SSM to a new configuration channel, check the configuration channel, click Continue, and follow the prompts.

The Configuration  Unsubscribe from Channels subtab lists all configuration channels clients in the SSM are currently subscribed to. To unsubscribe the clients in the SSM from a configuration channel, check the configuration channel and click Unsubscribe Systems.

The Configuration  Enable Configuration subtab lists clients in the SSM that are capable of using configuration management, but have not yet been enabled. To enable clients in the SSM to use configuration management, check the client and click Enable Configuration Management.

For more information about configuration management, see Configuration Management.

This section is split into subtabs.

The Provisioning  Autoinstallation subtab lists all clients in the SSM available for autoinstallation, with their base channel. To schedule autoinstallation, select an autoinstallable type, click Continue and follow the prompts.

The Provisioning  Power Management Configuration subtab allows you to configure power management for the clients in the SSM. For more information about power management, see Power Management.

The Provisioning  Power Operations subtab allows you to power on, power off, or reboot the clients in the SSM. For more information about power management, see Power Management.

For more information about autoinstallation, see Operating System Installation.

For Salt clients, the States  Highstate subtab allows you to apply the highstate to all clients in the SSM.

For more information about auditing, see Auditing.

This section is split into subtabs.

The Misc  Preferences subtab allows you to configure the custom information, system types, and system preferences for the clients in the SSM.

The Misc  Hardware subtab allows you to schedule a hardware profile refresh for the clients in the SSM.

The Misc  Software subtab allows you to schedule a package profile refresh for the clients in the SSM.

The Misc  Remote Command subtab allows you to schedule a remote command to be executed on the clients in the SSM.

The Misc  Custom Values subtab allows you to set or remove custom key values for the clients in the SSM.

The Misc  Reboot subtab allows you to schedule a reboot for the clients in the SSM.

The Misc  Transfer subtab allows you to move clients in the SSM to a new organization.

The Misc  Delete subtab allows you to delete the system profiles of clients in the SSM.