SUSE Manager Deployment and Initial Configuration

This three day course is intended to teach the student the purpose, features, and benefits of SUSE Manager (SUMA) 4. The course will present the three-tier architecture of a SUMA System and the requirements for successfully installing these architectural components. You will learn how to deploy and configure all the architectural components of a SUSE Manager (SUMA) 4 system in a step-by-step fashion. In particular you will learn how to install and configure the SUMA Server, the SUMA Proxy Server, and the Salt Minion code for target client servers. This training will enable you to setup a functional SUMA system to begin exploring the myriad of management capabilities SUMA provides for your managed client servers Regardless of the size of your organization, this course will get you up and running with a fully functional SUSE Manager system.

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Understand the system management challenges, and need for a comprehensive systems management solution

Understand the benefits of SUSE Manager 4

Learn about the new product features introduced in SUSE Manager 4

Understand the three different tiers of a fully deployed SUSE Manager system and learn the major software components of SUSE Manager and how relate to one another

Learn the hardware and software requirements for installing the various tiers of the SUSE Manager system

Understand how to perform an on-line installation of SUSE Manager Server

Learn how to perform the Initial Setup whether your SUMA Server was installed in “text only” or “graphical mode”

Perform the SUMA Administrative Setup using the SUMA Web UI

Understand the importance of the SUSE Customer Center (SCC) in providing patch and update content for your SUMA Server