• Course overview
  • Course details
  • Prerequisites

Course overview

About this course

This course shows the ease with which SUSE Multi-Linux Manager can be used to transition CentOS or RHEL Servers to the equivalent version of SUSE Multi-Linux Support. This course describes the prerequisites that need to be met prior to transitioning servers and then teaches how to configure SUSE Multi-Linux Manager in a step-by-step fashion and trigger the transition process.

Audience profile

  • System Administrators of Red Hat Enterprise Linux or clone distros (versions 7, 8, or 9)
  • System Architects needing to leverage a systems management tool to convert to a fully vendor supported OS platform
  • SUSE Partners using SUSE Manager to transition to SUSE LIberty Linux for their clients

Attendees will be taught the following concepts and skills:

  • Why SUSE Liberty Linux is important to your organization
  • The system management capabilities of SUSE Manager
  • The he architecture of SUSE Manager that provides these management capabilities
  • The purpose of the configuration objects needed to transition to Liberty Linux and how those configuration objects relate to each other
  • The step-by-step process for creating and configuring the required configuration objects
  • The two main methods for registering target servers and why one method might be used over the other
  • The step-by-step process of how to trigger the registration and transition process using the SUSE Manager Web UI Management Console
  • The step-by-step process of how to trigger the registration and transition process using a Bootstrap Script

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Course details

Module 1: Course Introduction

Module 2: SUSE Liberty Linux Defined
Why SUSE Liberty Linux is important

Module 3: SUSE Manager Defined
System Management challenges address with SUSE Manager
SUSE Manager architecture for common and very large scale deployments

Module 4: Overview of Using SUSE Manager to Transition to SUSE Liberty Linux
Understanding the configuration objects used in transitioning to Liberty Linux
Configuring SUSE Manager in preparation for transitioning to Liberty Linux

Module 5: Triggering the Registration / Transition Process
Overview of bootstrapping methods
Using the Web UI to bootstrap target servers
Using a bootstrap script to bootstrap target servers

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Prerequisites

Attendees should have:

  • Experience working with RHEL, CentOS, or other clone servers
  • Experience working with browser-based management consoles
  • No prior SUSE Manager experience is required to understand how SUSE Manager can facilitate the transition to SUSE Liberty Linux

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