Installing Uyuni 4 Server

SUSE Manager 4.0 is a SUSE product of the SUSE Linux Enterprise 15.1 product family. This section describes how to install SUSE Manager Server from SUSE Linux Enterprise installation media. It assumes you have already registered the SUSE Manager product with the SUSE Customer Center and have a registration code.

For information on registering with SUSE Customer Center, or obtaining installation media, see Requirements.

Before installing SUSE Manager, ensure your physical or virtual machine has enough disk space and RAM by checking the requirements at Hardware.
Procedure: Installing SUSE Manager Server from a DVD image

  1. Boot your server from the installation image. If booting fails you might need to adjust the boot order in the BIOS.

  2. When prompted, select Installation.

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  3. In the Language, Keyboard and Product Selection screen, check the SUSE Manager Server checkbox, and click Next.

  4. Read and agree to the End User Licence Agreement, and click Next.

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  5. In the Registration screen, check the Register System via scc.suse.com checkbox, enter your SUSE Customer Center credentials, and click Next.

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  6. In the Extension and Module Selection screen, select additional extensions or modules you require, and click Next. Mandatory modules are pre-selected and you cannot disable them.

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  7. OPTIONAL: In the Add On Product screen, select any additional or add-on products you require, and click Next.

  8. In the System Role screen, check the SUSE Manager Server checkbox, and click Next.

  9. In the Suggested Partitioning screen, either accept the default values, or use the Guided Setup or Expert Partitioner options to customize your partitioning model, and click Next.

  10. In the Clock and Time Zone screen, enter your region and timezone, and click Next.

  11. In the Local Users screen, create a new user, and click Next.

  12. In the System Administrator "root" screen, create the "root" user, and click Next.

  13. Review the settings on the Installation Settings screen.

    Graphical Desktop Environment

    The default Uyuni server installation does not enable a graphical desktop environment. If you want to run setup tools such YaST with a graphical interface local on the Uyuni server, click Software and select the X Window System pattern.

    On the Installation Settings screen click Install.

When the installation procedure has finished, you can check that you have all the required modules by using the SUSEConnect --status-text command at a command prompt. For SUSE Manager Server, the expected modules are:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Basesystem Module

  • Python 2 Module

  • Server Applications Module

  • Web and Scripting Module

  • SUSE Manager Server Module