[sles-beta] Testing SLES12 Beta9 with SMT

[urs.frey at post.ch]

Hi Jiri
Sorry disagree. 
In the file README_SSC I cannot find anything about an fresh installation of SMT 2-0 on a SLES11-SP3 which does not have any element of SMT installed yet.
SMT-SLES11-SP3 connected to NCC is an add-on product.
To have the wizard running and the ability to register sles11-sp3 enabled one needs to get through the entire configuration and connection stuff including all ssl certs and database.

I know what I am talking about, because I had to newly install an SLE11-SMT-SP3 in a new network zone
And I fell on my nose by first adding only the RPMs in YaST instead of selecting the Subscription Management Tool pattern.
No wizards, no correct ssl certificates, only weird ssl-messages.

To be precise: "from the pdf delivered with SLES11-SP3-smt_en.pdf on the Repository SLE11-SMT-SP3-Pool
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1.2 Installation on Top of an Already Installed System
To install SMT on top of an already-installed base system, follow these steps:

1 Start YaST and select Software > Add-On Product. Then click Add.

2 If you are installing SMT from a local ISO image, select Local ISO Image as the
media type (repository). If you are installing from a different source, such as CD,
NFS, or HTTP, choose the appropriate type. Then click Next.

3 If you are installing from a CD, insert the SMT add-on product CD. If you are
installing from a different source, provide the necessary repository information.

4 Confirm the SMT license agreement and click Next.

5 Click Accept to install the SMT: Subscription Management Tool for SLE pattern.
Depending on the scope of already installed packages, the software manager will
add more packages to resolve all dependencies. Confirm these Automatic Changes
to perform the installation.

6 The SMT Configuration Wizard is launched. See Section 1.3, "SMT Configuration
Wizard" (page 3).
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regards


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-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
Von: Jiri Srain [mailto:jsrain at suse.cz] 
Gesendet: Friday, June 27, 2014 2:21 PM
An: Frey Urs, IT222; sles-beta at lists.suse.com; smt-beta at lists.suse.com
Betreff: Re: AW: [sles-beta] Testing SLES12 Beta9 with SMT

On 06/27/2014 02:05 PM, urs.frey at post.ch wrote:
> Hi
> Are there only rpm packages?

Yes, there are only RPM packages.

We will not release any ISO even as the final version, there will only 
be an on-line update released for the existing one.

> No ISO one could use as add-on product to install from scratch on SLES11-SP3?
> When having only smt-rpm's there will only be a RPM -U possible, no add-on product installation and ssl-certs generation etc.
> SMT installation can not be tested.

Not really. The README-SCC file describes how to install SMT including 
the update on a fresh SLES installation.

Jiri

>
> regards
>
> Urs Frey
> Post CH AG
> Informationstechnologie
> IT Betrieb
> Webergutstrasse 12
> 3030 Bern (Zollikofen)
> Telefon : ++41 (0)58 338 58 70
> FAX     : ++41 (0)58 667 30 07
> E-Mail:   urs.frey at post.ch
>
> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: sles-beta-bounces at lists.suse.com [mailto:sles-beta-bounces at lists.suse.com] Im Auftrag von Jiri Srain
> Gesendet: Friday, June 27, 2014 1:56 PM
> An: sles-beta at lists.suse.com; smt-beta at lists.suse.com
> Betreff: [sles-beta] Testing SLES12 Beta9 with SMT
>
> Dear SLES12 testers,
>
> testing version of SMT, which allows registration of SLES12 Beta9, is
> now available at
>
>     http://beta.suse.com/private/SMT-Beta/
>
> Due to a bug in Beta9, enclosed driver update disk needs to be applied
> in order to register extensions and modules. The instructions are
> included in the README-SCC file, which is available at the URL above.
>
> If you are upgrading from the previous snapshot of SMT, be aware that
> the repository URL has changed and that you need to add the new
> repository and update SMT from it.
>
> The driver update disk is only available for x86_64 clients.
>
> Happy testing and thanks for your feedback!
>
>       The SUSE SMT team.
>
>


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Jiri Srain
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