Transitioning to SUSE Liberty Linux Using SUSE Manager

Course eLTY111

This course shows the ease with which SUSE Manager can be used to transition CentOS or RHEL Servers to the equivalent version of SUSE Liberty Linux. This course describes the prerequisites that need to be met prior to transitioning servers and then teaches how to configure SUSE Manager in a step-by-step fashion and trigger the transition process.

Even if you don’t have any SUSE Manager experience you will see how easy it is to transition your RHEL or CentOS servers to a fully-compatible and fully-supported version of SUSE Liberty Linux.

Course Information

Delivery Method: eLearning

Course Duration: Approximately 3 hours video content

Course Level: Beginner

Key Objectives

Attendees will be taught the following concepts and skills:

  • Why SUSE Liberty Linux is important to your organization
  • The system management capabilities of SUSE Manager
  • The he architecture of SUSE Manager that provides these management capabilities
  • The purpose of the configuration objects needed to transition to Liberty Linux and how those configuration objects relate to each other
  • The step-by-step process for creating and configuring the required configuration objects
  • The two main methods for registering target servers and why one method might be used over the other
  • The step-by-step process of how to trigger the registration and transition process using the SUSE Manager Web UI Management Console
  • The step-by-step process of how to trigger the registration and transition process using a Bootstrap Script
     

Audience Summary

This course is designed for:

  • System Administrators of Red Hat Enterprise Linux or clone distros (versions 7, 8, or 9)
  • System Architects needing to leverage a systems management tool to convert to a fully vendor supported OS platform
  • SUSE Partners using SUSE Manager to transition to SUSE LIberty Linux for their clients
     

Course Prerequisites

Attendees should meet the following course prerequisites:

  • Experience working with RHEL, CentOS, or other clone servers
  • Experience working with browser-based management consoles
  • No prior SUSE Manager experience is required to understand how SUSE Manager can facilitate the transition to SUSE Liberty Linux
     

Course Outline

  • Section 1: Course Overview
  • Section 2: SUSE Liberty Linux Defined
    • Why SUSE Liberty Linux is important
  • Section 3: SUSE Manager Defined
    • System Management challenges address with SUSE Manager
    • SUSE Manager architecture for common and very large scale deployments
  • Section 4: Overview of Using SUSE Manager to Transition to SUSE Liberty Linux
    • Understanding the configuration objects used in transitioning to Liberty Linux
    • Configuring SUSE Manager in preparation for transitioning to Liberty Linux
  • Section 5: Triggering the Registration / Transition Process
    • Overview of bootstrapping methods
    • Using the Web UI to bootstrap target servers
    • Using a bootstrap script to bootstrap target servers
       

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