Introduction

SUSE Manager is a solution for organizations that require absolute control over maintenance and package deployment on their servers. It lets you manage large sets of Linux systems and keep them up to date, with automated software management, asset management, and system provisioning. SUSE Manager allows you to maintain a high level of security while effectively managing system life-cycle requirements.

SUSE Manager uses Salt to provide event-driven configuration and management control. The Salt-master orchestrates thousands of Salt-minions (SUSE Manager Clients) using remote execution.

SUSE Manager is fully compatible with Red Hat Satellite Server and offers seamless management of both SUSE Linux Enterprise and Red Hat Enterprise Linux client systems.

SUSE Manager can be integrated with your network infrastructure in multiple ways. This book will guide you through an initial proof-of-concept setup, using these steps:

  1. Install an operating system (either JeOS or SLES) for use with SUSE Manager

  2. Install SUSE Manager Server

  3. Register SUSE Manager with SUSE Customer Center

  4. Perform initial setup of your SUSE Manager Server

  5. Register a traditional client

  6. Register a Salt minion

The book also contains a section about getting started with Salt.