After installing with autoYaST, zypper show cryptic name for add-on or repository

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Environment

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Service Pack 1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Service Pack 2

Situation

After installing a server with AutoYaST the names and alias for add-on products and/or repositories are cryptic.

When running a zypper command, it is not possible to determine the proper name of the repository providing the rpm.

A 'zypper sl' shows cryptic names for repositories and/or add-on products. An example is:

--+--------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+---------+---------+-------

1 | http-147.2.90.3-4e7eac83 | http-147.2.90.3-4e7eac83 | Yes | Yes | yast2

Resolution

The alias is based on the file name during creation and cannot be changed. The name of a add-on and repository have to be defined in the autoyast. This can be done by adding the name of the add-on product or repository between the tags <name> </name> in the add-on part of the xml used for the autoyast installation.

An example looks like:

<media_url><![CDATA[http://update-server/zenworks-yumrepo/SLES11-SP1-Updates-bundle]]></media_url>

<product>SLES11-SP1-Updates</product>

<name>SLES11-SP1-Updates</name>

<product_dir>/</product_dir>

</listentry>

Additional Information

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