Setting Up

Add products, sync repositories (very short, I think for the SAP quickguide we do not need to cover custom repositories, so it should be doable with the UI alone) Create bootstrap repositories and activation keys

Activation Keys

Activation keys are used with traditional and Salt clients to ensure that your clients have the correct software entitlements, are connecting to the appropriate channels, and are subscribed to the relevant groups. Each activation key is bound to an organization, which you can set when you create the key.

Procedure: Creating an Activation Key

  1. In the Uyuni Web UI, as an administrator, navigate to Systems  Activation Keys.

  2. Click the Create Key button.

  3. On the Activation Key Details page, in the Description field, enter a name for the activation key.

  4. In the Key field, enter the distribution and service pack associated with the key. For example, SLES12-SP4 for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4.

    Do not use commas in the Key field for any SUSE products. However, you must use commas for Red Hat Products. For more information, see reference:systems/activation-keys.adoc.

  5. In the Base Channels drop-down box, select the appropriate base software channel, and allow the relevant child channels to populate. For more information, see reference:admin/setup-wizard.adoc#vle.webui.admin.wizard.products and administration:custom-channels.adoc.

  6. Select the child channels you need (for example, the mandatory SUSE Manager tools and updates channels).

  7. We recommend you leave the Contact Method set to Default.

  8. We recommend you leave the Universal Default setting unchecked.

  9. Click Create Activation Key to create the activation key.

  10. Check the Configuration File Deployment check box to enable configuration management for this key, and click Update Activation Key to save this change.

The Configuration File Deployment check box does not appear until after you have created the activation key. Ensure you go back and check the box if you need to enable configuration management.

For more on activation keys, see client-configuration:clients-and-activation-keys.adoc.