9.2 Configuring Clients with AutoYaST Profile

Clients can be configured to register with SMT server via AutoYaST profile. For general information about creating AutoYaST profiles and preparing automatic installation, refer to the AutoYaST Guide. In this section, only SMT specific configuration is described.

To configure SMT specific data using AutoYaST you need to specify the required data with the reg_server* properties. Refer to the example below for details.

<suse_register>
  <do_registration config:type="boolean">true</do_registration>
  <reg_server>https://smt.example.com/center/regsvc</reg_server>
  <reg_server_cert>http://smt.example.com/smt.crt</reg_server_cert>
  <install_updates config:type="boolean">true</install_updates>
  <slp_discovery config:type="boolean">false</slp_discovery>
</suse_register>

suse_register Values

Table 9-1 suse_register Values

Attribute Name

Description

 
  • do_registration

  • Specify whether the system should be registered or not. If set to false, all other options are ignored, and the system is not registered.

  • Example:

    <do_registration config:type="boolean">true</do_registration>
 
  • reg_server

  • Specify the URL of the SMT Server

  • Example:

    <reg_server>https://smt.example.com/center/regsvc </reg_server>
 
  • reg_server_cert

  • URL of the SSL certificate on the server.

  • Example:

    <reg_server_cert>http://smt.example.com/smt.crt</reg_server_cert>

    NOTE:System will be prompted for trusting the certificate in the automated install.