Client Configuration Guide SUSE Manager 4.2 September 17 2021 Table of Contents Client Configuration Guide Overview 1 Supported Clients and Features 2 Supported Client Systems . 2 Supported Tools Packages . 4 Supported SUSE and openSUSE Client Features . 4 Supported SUSE Linux Enterprise Server with Expanded Support Features . 8 Supported SLE Micro and openSUSE MicroOS Client Features . 10 Supported AlmaLinux Features . 13 Supported Amazon Linux Features . 15 Supported CentOS Features . 17 Supported Debian Features . 20 Supported Oracle Features . 22 Supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux Features . 25 Supported Rocky Linux Features . 28 Supported Ubuntu Features . 30 Software Channels 33 Packages Provided by SUSE Package Hub . 33 Packages Provided by AppStream. 34 Packages Provided by EPEL. 34 Unified Installer Updates Channels on SUSE Linux Enterprise Clients . 35 Software Repositories . 35 Software Products. 36 GPG Keys 37 Activation Keys 38 Combining Multiple Activation Keys . 40 Reactivation Keys. 41 Activation Key Best Practices . 41 Bootstrap Repository 44 Prepare to Create a Bootstrap Repository . 44 Options for Automatic Mode. 44 Manually Generate a Bootstrap Repository . 45 Bootstrap and Custom Channels . 46 Contact Methods 48 Contact Methods for Salt Clients . 48 Contact Methods for Traditional Clients . 51 Client Registration Overview 60 Client Registration Methods . 60 SUSE Client Registration . 66 openSUSE Client Registration . 75 AlmaLinux Client Registration . 79 Amazon Linux Client Registration . 82 CentOS Client Registration . 86 Debian Client Registration . 91 Oracle Client Registration . 94 Red Hat Client Registration. 98 Rocky Linux Client Registration . 114 Ubuntu Client Registration . 117 Register Clients to a Proxy. 125 Registering clients on a public cloud . 128 Delete Clients 131 Operating System Installation 132 Reinstall Registered Systems. 133 Install via the Network. 134 Install via a CD-ROM or a USB Key . 138 Autoinstallable Distributions . 140 Autoinstallation Profiles. 142 Unattended Provisioning . 148 Use Your Own GPG Key . 149 System Set Manager 152 Change Base Channels in SSM. 153 System Groups 155 Create Groups . 155 Add Clients to Groups . 155 Work with Groups . 156 System Types 157 Change a Traditional Client to Salt Using the Web UI. 157 Change a Traditional Client to Salt at the Command Prompt . 157 Package Management 159 Verify Packages . 159 Compare Packages . 159 Patch Management 161 Create Patches . 161 Apply Patches to Clients . 163 System Locking 164 System Locks on Traditional Clients . 164 System Locks on Salt Clients . 164 Package Locks . 165 Configuration Management 166 Prepare Traditional Clients for Configuration Management . 167 Create Configuration Channels . 167 Add Configuration Files, Directories, or Symbolic Links . 168 Subscribe Clients to Configuration Channels . 168 Compare Configuration Files . 169 Configuration File Macros on Traditional Clients . 170 Power Management 172 Power Management and Cobbler. 172 Configuration Snapshots 173 Snapshot Tags . ..