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May 5, 2008 2:36 pm

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ZLM 7.2 IR1 >= HP3, Mirroring Security, Optional, Recommended, and Kernel Only

Looking for a way to filter out the Security, Optional, Recommended or just want to filter the Kernel only? This is a must read. You must be at ZLM 7.2 IR1 with Hot Patch 3 or greater in order to get this to work. If you have not applied any Hot Patches you will […]

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April 22, 2008 11:00 pm

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ZENworks Linux Management 7.2 IR1 Lab Setup Guide for Patching SLES

Prepared By: Cameron Seader – cseader@novell.com – NTS PSE Nathan Conger – nconger@novell.com - TSS OPS Bob Reynolds – rjreynolds@novell.com - TSS SRM Updated on 22 April 08. Requested by popularity I have finally gotten around to updating this document here to add steps for the md5sum's of the RPM's and the […]

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April 21, 2008 5:06 pm

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ZLM Lab Guide..New Version 1.1

Requested by popularity I have finally gotten around to updating this document here to add steps for the md5sum's of the RPM's and the gpg signing of the YaST repository in Appendix A. Please have a look at this document if you are running SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 and are using ZLM as your patch […]

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By: cseader

March 31, 2008 11:10 am

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AutoYaST:NIC Bonding

Application: If you are using AutoYaST and need a way to setup NIC Bonding, then you can just follow the steps outlined here. The setup in this text is a generic setup and should work with most every hardware. Explanation: In order to get this to work properly you will first need to change your […]

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February 15, 2008 11:10 am

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SLES 9 Authentication to Active Directory

Updated - 02/15/2008 We created a Windows 2003 Server and installed ADS on it and named it server.example.com. After which we installed Windows Services for Unix http://www.microsoft.com/technet/interopmigration/unix/sfu/default.mspx which can be downloaded from the above site. After loading Windows Services for Unix we can now adjust a user, or create a […]

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By: cseader

September 14, 2007 4:19 pm

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SLE10: Create a YaST Installation Source for Auto Installation

There are many needs that arise to be able to create a YaST Installation Source that can be used during an Auto Installation or a Network installation. This method can be used to install new packages, or it can be used to update existing ones such as a PTF, patch, etc. that you either get […]

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By: cseader

August 30, 2007 9:33 am

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ZENworks Linux Management and a SUSE Installation Service on One Server

This document is intended for those that would like to setup a ZENworks Linux Management Server and a SUSE Installation Service all on One Server. Follow the instructions below and you will have this working in no time. Note: The versions of software used in this document may not be significant to getting this working. […]

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By: cseader

July 20, 2007 3:57 pm

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INIT Script for Tivoli Storage Manager

Application: The Tivoli Storage Manager client acceptor daemon does not come with any kind of INIT script for SUSE Linux Enterprise, so if you are in need of one you can use the following script here. Explanation: This INIT script is provided to start the Tivoli Storage Manager client acceptor daemon on SUSE Linux Enterprise. […]

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By: cseader

April 27, 2007 11:38 am

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SLE10: Apply Updates Without New Kernel Updates Being Applied

Application: If you have a need in your environment to apply updates without having a new Kernel being applied, then the following should help you accomplish this goal. Explanation: This script checks for available updates and removes any kernel related update and applies the rest, and if there are no updates then it will exit […]

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