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==Overview ==

In computing, SUSE Manager is a systems-management Product by the company SUSE which allows system administrators to deploy and manage SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) hosts on physical, virtual and cloud environments

As of February 2017:
 * The latest version is SUSE Manager 3, based on Spacewalk (software) and Salt (software)

This article will focus on feature available in the latest version SUSE Manager 3

SUSE Manager 3 Features and Functions

 * Systems inventory - (hardware and software information)
 * Software installation and update
 * Custom software packages organisation into manageable groups
 * System provisioning via (AutoYaST / Kickstart)
 * Configuration management with Salt from SaltStack
 * Subscription management Match subscriptions to products installed on your servers
 * SUSE adapted the Upstream project Space to manager SLES substriptions while retaing abliblity to maintaint RHEL subscriptions
 * Provision and start/stop/configure virtual guests
 * Content distribution across multiple geographical sites in an efficient manner
 * Security compliance of managed systems with OpenSCAP

SUSE Manager Server
The SUSE Manager Server enables planning and management of the content life cycle and the configuration of hosts through GUI ...

Proxy Servers
Proxy Servers mirror content from the Satellite Server to establish content sources in different geographical locations

Connection to Subscription only content and external content sources
Satellite generally operates in "connected" mode, registering directly with the RHN and downloading relevant software into Satellite's software channels. The organisation's hosts then register against the local Satellite server, instead of directly against Red Hat Network.

For secure deployments, Satellite can operate in a "Disconnected" mode, where updates are downloaded directly from Red Hat via an Internet connected machine and then uploaded into Satellite or a local offline RHN proxy.

Both modes allow the organisation to control which versions of software it makes available for its hosts, as well as making additional software available within the local network.

SUSE Manager 3 Highlight Features

 * Ability to Manage Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) hosts in addition to SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) hosts as well as certain open source distributions including openSUSE, Fedora (operating system) Fedora and CentOS


 * Availability of Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) compliance and monitoring

Open Source
The SUSE Enterprise release states SUSE Manager is an open source (GPL) Linux systems management solution. SUSE makes certain SUSE Manager source code available for download>

OtherResources

 * Book

Miscellaneous
INTRO

FAQ