SuSE Manager

SuSE Manager

Channels

Refresh channle list

# mgr-sync refresh

List available channels

# mgr-sync list channels

Add Channel

# mgr-sync add channel <channel>

Delete Channel

# spacewalk-remove-channel -c <channel>

Create a frozen channel

Clone a channel (which is like a snapshot) and add a timestamp at the end of the name:

# spacecmd softwarechannel_clonetree -s '<source channel or pool>' -x "s/\$/-$(date '+%Y-%m-%d_%H:%M:%S')/"

e.g.:

# spacecmd softwarechannel_clonetree -s 'sles12-sp3-pool-x86_64' -x "s/\$/-$(date '+%Y-%m-%d_%H:%M:%S')/"

will result in a new channel pool named e.g. sles12-sp3-pool-x86_64-2017-11-22_14:26:42

Compose your own channel

# spacecmd
spacecmd {SSM:0}> softwarechannel_create -n OpenSuSE -l opensuse -a x86_64 -c sha256

spacecmd {SSM:0}> repo_create -n opensuse-database-sles12-sp2-x86_64 -u https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/server:/database/SLE_12_SP2/
spacecmd {SSM:0}> repo_create -n opensuse-database-sles12-sp3-x86_64 -u https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/server:/database/SLE_12_SP3/

spacecmd {SSM:0}> repo_list
opensuse-database-sles12-sp2-x86_64
opensuse-database-sles12-sp3-x86_64

spacecmd {SSM:0}> softwarechannel_addrepo opensuse opensuse-database-sles12-sp2-x86_64
spacecmd {SSM:0}> softwarechannel_addrepo opensuse opensuse-database-sles12-sp3-x86_64

spacecmd {SSM:0}> quit
# spacewalk-repo-sync -c opensuse

Bootstrap

Create bootstrap repo

Do it for each channel!

# mgr-create-bootstrap-repo

Create bootstrap shell scripts in /srv/www/htdocs/pub/bootstrap

Do not forget to lookup the available activation keys

# mgr-bootstrap --traditional --script=My-New-SLES11-SP4.sh --activation-keys=6-sles11-sp4-x86_64

Activation keys

List available activation keys

web: Systems -> Activation Keys

# spacecmd -q activationkey_list
6-sles11-sp3-x86_64
6-sles11-sp4-x86_64
6-sles12-sp0-x86_64
6-sles12-sp1-x86_64
6-sles12-sp2-x86_64
6-sles12-sp3-x86_64

spacecmd

Just some useful space commands

# spacecmd system_list

rhn-search

Cleanup the search index

# rhn-search cleanindex

Troubleshooting

Clients

Error code: Curl error 59 / Error message: failed setting cipher list: DEFAULT_SUSE

# zypper refresh
...
Error code: Curl error 59
Error message: failed setting cipher list: DEFAULT_SUSE
...

The reason is that zypper in newer versions calls curl with a specific cipher list named "DEFAULT_SUSE" which is not defined in older curl versions.

So the only way to get rid of this is to get rid of spacewalk:

# zypper remove --clean-deps spacewalksd spacewalk-check zypp-plugin-spacewalk spacewalk-client-tools

Now get any kind of repository bound to your SuSE like the ISO this version was installed with:

# zypper addrepo --check --type yast2 'iso:///?iso=/install/OS/suse/iso/SLE-12-SP2-Server-DVD-x86_64-GM-DVD1.iso' 'SLES12-SP2-12.2-0'
Adding repository 'SLES12-SP2-12.2-0' ...........................................................................................................[done]
Repository 'SLES12-SP2-12.2-0' successfully added
Enabled     : Yes                                                                      
Autorefresh : No                                                                       
GPG Check   : Yes                                                                      
Priority    : 99                                                                       
URI         : iso:///?iso=/install/OS/suse/iso/SLE-12-SP2-Server-DVD-x86_64-GM-DVD1.iso

Reinstall zypper in the old version that does not call curl with the cipher list SUSE_DEFAULT:

# zypper in -f $(rpm -qa *zypper* --qf '%{NAME} ')

After that reregister your server with the SuSE Manager like this:

# /usr/bin/wget --no-check-certificate -O - https://susemgr.server.tld/pub/bootstrap/yourbootstrap.sh | bash

Done.