Robert Schweikert, Author at SUSE Communities

October 1, 2020 5:53 pm

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SUSE Linux Enterprise and Azure Hybrid Benefit

During Microsoft Ignite 2020 the support of Azure Hybrid Benefit for SUSE Pay As You Go was announced. This is the result of a combined effort that includes changes in the Azure IMDS (Instance Metadata Service) and the SUSE region based update infrastructure that supports PAYG instances. Let's get into the details about what […]

By: Robert Schweikert

August 27, 2020 10:09 pm

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Live Patching And SUSE Lifecycle Manager On SLES For SAP On-Demand In The Public Cloud

Starting earlier this month (August 2020) Live Patching is now included with SUSE Linux Enterprise Server For SAP Applications (SLES For SAP) on-demand offerings in Amazon Web Services EC2, Google Compute Engine, and Microsoft Azure for 12 SP3 and later instances and images. What is live patching? Live patching allows you to patch a running […]

By: Robert Schweikert

June 1, 2020 5:58 pm

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SUSE Update Infrastructure Access Through the Data Center

In Step 2 Toward Enhanced Update Infrastructure Access the time-line for enabling access to the SUSE update infrastructure in the Public Cloud via routing through the data center was announced. As of June 1, 2020 we have started the work necessary to make this possible for all regions in AWS, Azure, and GCE. This […]

By: Robert Schweikert

December 16, 2019 9:25 pm

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Step 2 Toward Enhanced Update Infrastructure Access

Earlier this year I had the pleasure of announcing a major upgrade to our update infrastructure that serves updates to on-demand instances in AWS, Azure, and GCP. In the blog I promised that we would be enabling network traffic routing that allows you to send data from your instances in the Public Cloud through your […]

By: Robert Schweikert

July 11, 2019 7:49 pm

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A New Update Infrastructure For The Public Cloud

Our update infrastructure that provides updates for on-demand instances has been running with more or less no changes for more than 5 years and has shown great reliability over this period of time. Over time new requirements have arisen and some bugs have been worked around due to some fundamental limitations of the implementation. The […]

By: Robert Schweikert

May 24, 2019 7:44 pm

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Major Distro Upgrade In The Public Cloud Made Easy

Well, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 has been released for a while and SLES 15 SP1 is on the horizon. While there will be another service pack in the SLES 12 series, SLES 12 SP5, many people have expressed interest to move to SLES 15 from SLES 12. After providing a "Follow this long […]

By: Robert Schweikert

February 16, 2019 11:45 am

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SUSE Public Cloud Image Life-cycle

Updated Sep-26-2024: Life cycle changes for PAYG due to simplified LTSS support Updated Oct-30-2019: Added new section addressing instances It has been a while since we published the original image life-cycle guidelines SUSE Image Life Cycle for Public Cloud Deployments. Much has been learned since, technology has progressed, and the life-cycle of products has changed. […]

By: Robert Schweikert

September 26, 2018 11:20 pm

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Add-Ons In the Public Cloud

Update 2024-09-26 If you are interested in LTSS for PAYG instances a new streamlined process for LTSS has been implemented, see Long Term Service Pack Support for PAYG Instances Simplified. For other add-on products the outlined process below continues to apply. End Update 2024-09-26 SUSE offers a number of services and products around SUSE Linux […]

By: Robert Schweikert

August 12, 2018 1:15 pm

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Changing Instance Types In AWS For SLES 12 SP2 And SLES 12 SP3 Based HVM Instances (and later)

Ever tried to switch instance types from lets say t2 to m5 on SLES 12 SP3 (including SLES For SAP)? Well if you did you were in for a bad surprise in that your instance would no longer boot. Switching the instance type back away from the newer instance types c5, m5, m5d.... and restarting […]

Author: Robert Schweikert

SUSE Linux Enterprise and Azure Hybrid Benefit

Live Patching And SUSE Lifecycle Manager On SLES For SAP On-Demand In The Public Cloud

SUSE Update Infrastructure Access Through the Data Center

Step 2 Toward Enhanced Update Infrastructure Access

A New Update Infrastructure For The Public Cloud

Major Distro Upgrade In The Public Cloud Made Easy

SUSE Public Cloud Image Life-cycle

Add-Ons In the Public Cloud

Changing Instance Types In AWS For SLES 12 SP2 And SLES 12 SP3 Based HVM Instances (and later)

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