Quick Start SUMA Proxy

To boot the Unified Installer from the installation image, you might need to adjust the boot order in the BIOS.

When prompted, select Installation.

In the Language, Keyboard and Product Selection screen, check the SUSE Manager Proxy checkbox, and click Next.

Read and agree to the End User Licence Agreement, and click Next.

In the Registration screen, check the Register System via scc.suse.com checkbox, enter your SUSE Customer Center credentii als, and click Next.

In the Available Extensions and Modules screen, select any extensions or modules you require, and click Next. Basesystem, SUSE Manager Proxy, and Server Applications are pre-selected and mandatory for the Uyuni Proxy installation. OPTIONAL: In the following Add On Product screen, select any additional or add-on products you require, and click Next.

In the System Role screen, check the SUSE Manager Proxy checkbox, and click Next.

In the Suggested Partitioning screen, accept the default values, or use the Guided Setup or Expert Partitioner options to customize your partitioning model, and click Next.

In the Clock and Time Zone screen, enter your region and timezone, and click Next.

In the Local Users screen, create a new user, and click Next.

Review the settings on the Installation Settings screen, and then click Install.

Create an activation key based on the SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Proxy-4.3-Pool base channel. For more information about activation keys, see Activation Keys.

Figure 1. Proxy activation key

From the Child Channels listing select the recommended channels by clicking the include recommended icon:

To bootstrap a proxy, use the bootstrap script. For more information about bootstrap scripts, see Register Clients with a Bootstrap Script.

Figure 3. Modifying bootstrap script

Alternatively, in the SUSE Manager Web UI, navigate to System  Bootstrapping.

Figure 4. Bootstrapping a proxy from GUI

Navigate to System Details  Software  Software Channels, and check that the four proxy channels (Pool and Updates for SLE-PRODUCT and SLE-MODULE) plus the recommended channels are selected. SLE-PRODUCT-Pool must be the base channel and the others are child channels.

Figure 5. Proxy Channels

The proxy will share some SSL information with the Uyuni Server.

Copy the certificate and its key from the Uyuni Server or the parent proxy.

As root, enter the following commands on the proxy using your Uyuni Server or parent Proxy (named PARENT):

mkdir -m 700 /root/ssl-build
cd /root/ssl-build
scp root@PARENT:/root/ssl-build/RHN-ORG-PRIVATE-SSL-KEY .
scp root@PARENT:/root/ssl-build/RHN-ORG-TRUSTED-SSL-CERT .
scp root@PARENT:/root/ssl-build/rhn-ca-openssl.cnf .

Run configure-proxy.sh The configure-proxy.sh script finalizes the setup of your Uyuni Proxy.

Execute the interactive configure-proxy.sh script. Pressing Enter without further input will make the script use the default values provided between brackets []. Otherwise, use the values specific for your environment.