SUSE Studio™ Onsite is a Web application for building and testing appliances in a Web browser. It supports the creation of virtual appliances and live systems based on SUSE Linux operating systems. The publicly hosted version is available at http://susestudio.com.
This manual introduces the administrative part of SUSE Studio. It shows you how to deploy, configure, monitor and administer your SUSE Studio Onsite server. Most of the options mentioned in this manual are accessible after clicking on your login name (or the Admin User link if you have administrator's privileges) in the main navigation.
For an overview of the documentation available for your product and the latest documentation updates, refer to http://www.suse.com/documentation/suse_studio/.
Several feedback channels are available:
For services and support options available for your product, refer to http://www.suse.com/support/.
To report bugs for a product component, log into the Novell Customer Center from http://www.suse.com/support/ and select My Support > Service Request.
We want to hear your comments about and suggestions for this manual and the other documentation included with this product. Use the User Comments feature at the bottom of each page in the online documentation or go to http://www.suse.com/documentation/feedback.html and enter your comments there.
For feedback on the documentation of this product, you can also send a mail to doc-team@suse.de. Make sure to include the document title, the product version and the publication date of the documentation. To report errors or suggest enhancements, provide a concise description of the problem and refer to the respective section number and page (or URL).
The following typographical conventions are used in this manual:
/etc/passwd: directory names and filenames
placeholder: replace placeholder with the actual value
PATH: the environment variable PATH
ls, --help: commands, options, and parameters
user: users or groups
Alt, Alt+F1: a key to press or a key combination; keys are shown in uppercase as on a keyboard
File, File > Save As: menu items, buttons
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Dancing Penguins (Chapter Penguins, ↑Another Manual): This is a reference to a chapter in another manual.
Additional information about SUSE Studio can be found here:
Information about appliances and the SUSE Appliance Program.
The portal site about SUSE Studio with a tour, HowTos, and information for developers.