Introduction
Registering clients is the first step after installing SUSE Manager, and most of the time you spend with SUSE Manager will be spent on maintaining those clients.
SUSE Manager is compatible with a range of client technologies: you can install traditional or Salt clients, running SUSE Linux Enterprise or another Linux operating system, with a range of hardware options.
For a complete list of supported clients, see installation:client-requirements.adoc.
This guide discusses how to register and configure different clients, both manually and automatically.
Compare Traditional and Salt Clients
This table lists the availability of various features for traditional and Salt clients. The icons in this table indicate:
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the feature is available
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the feature is not available.
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the feature is under consideration, and may or may not be made available at a later date
| Feature | Notes | Traditional | Salt |
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Registration |
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Install Packages |
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Apply Patches |
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Remote Commands |
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System Package States |
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System Custom States |
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Group Custom States |
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Organization Custom States |
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System Set Manager |
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Service Pack Migration |
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Virtual Host Management |
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Virtual Guest Installation |
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System Redeployment |
With Auto-installation |
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Contact Methods |
Between server and client |
osad, rhnsd, ssh push |
zeromq (Salt default), salt-ssh |
SUSE Manager Proxy |
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Action Chains |
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Software Crash Reporting |
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Duplicate Package Reporting |
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SCAP Auditing |
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Support for Multiple Organizations |
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Package Verification |
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System Locking |
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Configuration File Management |
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Snapshots and Profiles |
(Profiles are supported, sync is not) |
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Power Management |