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SUSE Manager - Typical problems

• Setup fails
  • SUSE Manager requires at least 4GB (four gigabytes) of main memory and approx 30GB of disk space for a full SLES11SP1 repo
  • Adding swap space is a good idea

• Hostname of the server
  • You cannot change the hostname of the server after setup
  • The hostname must resolve to the correct IP address via DNS
    • Make sure your DNS server is correctly configured

• SSL certificate creation fails
  • You must enter a valid country code
    • e.g. UK is invalid, GB is valid

• Client does not get activated
  • Often caused by a missing channel assignment:
    • Add Repositories to SUSE Manager
    • Combine Repositories to Channels
    • Assign Channels to Activation Codes
    • Activate the client with an Activation Codes