SMGR201v4.3 - SUSE Manager 4.x Basic Operations
SMGR201v4.3
Information
This course focuses on the types of day-to-day
administrative tasks that SUSE Manager makes easy to complete and monitor.
Generally, the major topics that are discussed in detail are:
Registering target servers as managed clients
Implementing Channel Management
Delegating Management Authority in SUMA
Managing Minions using Salt commands
Performing common administrative activities
This course prepares students for the SUSE Certified Administrator (SCA) in SUSE Manager 4 certification exam.
Pre-requisites
Objectives
Outline
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Section 1: Course Overview
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Section 2: Review SUSE Manager (SUMA) 4.x
Architecture and Configuration
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Review SUMA Architectural Components
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Review the SUMA 4.x Initial Setup process
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Section 3: Using the Web UI to Explore your SUSE
Manager Environment
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Introduction to the SUMA Web UI and it’s
organization
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Visualizing your entire SUMA System at a glance
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Locating and viewing information about managed
clients
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Section 4: Understanding the Registration
Process
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Understanding the importance of Registration
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Managing Registration-related Objects
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Planning for Registration
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Introduction to Registration Methods
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Using the various Registration Methods to
register target servers
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Section 5: Implementing Channel Management
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Understanding Channel Related Terminology
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Cloning Channel Content using the Web UI and
spacecmd
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Implementing Custom Channels
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Understanding Content Lifecycle Management
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Section 6: Delegating Management Authority in
SUSE Manager
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Defining SUSE Manager “Organization”
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Understanding the Administrative Roles in SUMA
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Understanding Permission Roles and their
capabilities
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Using the Web UI to manage Users and Grant
Permissions
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Section 7: Managing Salt Minions in SUMA
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Understanding Salt and its Architecture
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Configuration Files used by Salt and SUMA
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Understanding the types of Salt Commands
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Using the salt command
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Using the salt-run command
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Using the salt-call command
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Using the salt-key command
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Section 8: Performing other Common
Administrative Tasks in SUMA
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Using the Web UI to execute Remote Commands
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Leveraging the System Set Manager (SSM) to
affect many managed servers at once
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Implementing Action Chains
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Using Configuration File Management in SUMA
(both Configuration Channels and State Channels)
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Scheduling the enforcement of the Highstate and
Recurring Custom States
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Understanding Subscription Matching
Trainer Led
Training from a certified trainer
- Self-Paced
- Self-Paced Cost: $750
- Virtual Machine: $50
- Trainer Led Start: 2024-10-28
- Trainer Led End: 2024-10-30