Setting Up
Add products, sync repositories (very short, I think for the SAP quickguide we do not need to cover custom repositories, so it should be doable with the UI alone) Create bootstrap repositories and activation keys
Activation Keys
Activation keys are used with traditional and Salt clients to ensure that your clients have the correct software entitlements, are connecting to the appropriate channels, and are subscribed to the relevant groups. Each activation key is bound to an organization, which you can set when you create the key.
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In the Uyuni Web UI, as an administrator, navigate to
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Click the Create Key button.
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On the
Activation Key Details
page, in theDescription
field, enter a name for the activation key. -
In the
Key
field, enter the distribution and service pack associated with the key. For example,SLES12-SP4
for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4.Do not use commas in the
Key
field for any SUSE products. However, you must use commas for Red Hat Products. For more information, see reference:systems/activation-keys.adoc. -
In the
Base Channels
drop-down box, select the appropriate base software channel, and allow the relevant child channels to populate. For more information, see reference:admin/setup-wizard.adoc#vle.webui.admin.wizard.products and administration:custom-channels.adoc. -
Select the child channels you need (for example, the mandatory SUSE Manager tools and updates channels).
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We recommend you leave the
Contact Method
set toDefault
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We recommend you leave the
Universal Default
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Click Create Activation Key to create the activation key.
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Check the
Configuration File Deployment
check box to enable configuration management for this key, and click Update Activation Key to save this change.
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For more on activation keys, see client-configuration:clients-and-activation-keys.adoc.