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| </para> | ||
| </sect2> | ||
| </sect1> | ||
| <sect1 xml:id="enabling-ltss"> | ||
| <sect1 xml:id="ltss"> | ||
| <title>Enabling LTSS support</title> | ||
| <para> | ||
| <literal>Long Term Service Pack Support</literal> (LTSS) extends the | ||
| lifecycle of &productname;. It is available as an extension. For more | ||
| information about LTSS, refer to <link | ||
| xlink:href="https://www.suse.com/products/long-term-service-pack-support/"/> | ||
| <literal>Long Term Service Pack Support</literal> (LTSS) extends the lifecycle of | ||
| &productname;. It is available as an extension. For more information about LTSS, refer to | ||
| <link xlink:href="https://www.suse.com/products/long-term-service-pack-support/"/>. | ||
| </para> | ||
| <procedure> | ||
| <para>To enable the LTSS extension, perform the following steps:</para> | ||
| <step> | ||
| <para>For PAYG</para> | ||
| </step> | ||
| <step> | ||
| <note> | ||
| <title>LTSS subscriptions are version-specific</title> | ||
| <para> | ||
| LTSS subscriptions are version-specific. If you have a subscription for | ||
| &slsa; 15 SP4, you cannot use that registration code to register LTSS on a | ||
| 15 SP3 image. Make sure to use the correct registration code for your instance | ||
| and upgrade it if necessary. | ||
| </para> | ||
| </note> | ||
| <sect2 xml:id="ltss-byos"> | ||
| <title>LTSS on BYOS</title> | ||
| <para> | ||
| If you do not have an LTSS subscription for your BYOS instance, contact a &suse; | ||
| representative or visit <link xlink:href="https://www.suse.com/how-to-buy"/> for purchase | ||
| options. | ||
| </para> | ||
| <procedure> | ||
| <para> | ||
| Make sure your system is registered with a subscription that is eligible | ||
| for LTSS. If the system is not yet registered, run: | ||
| To enable the LTSS extension, perform the following steps: | ||
| </para> | ||
| <screen>&prompt.sudo;<command>SUSEConnect -r <replaceable>REGISTRATION_CODE</replaceable> -e <replaceable>EMAIL_ADDRESS</replaceable></command></screen> | ||
| </step> | ||
| <step> | ||
| <step> | ||
| <para> | ||
| Log in to the <link xlink:href="&sccurl;">&scc;</link> to look up your LTSS registration | ||
| code. | ||
| </para> | ||
| </step> | ||
| <step> | ||
| <para> | ||
| Make sure your system is registered with a subscription that is eligible for LTSS. If | ||
| the system is not yet registered, register it | ||
| (see <xref linkend="sec-admin-register"/>). | ||
| </para> | ||
| </step> | ||
| <step> | ||
| <para> | ||
| Make sure the LTSS extension is available for your system: | ||
| </para> | ||
| <screen>&prompt.sudo;<command>SUSEConnect --list-extensions | grep LTSS</command> | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server LTSS &productnumber; x86_64 | ||
| Activate with: SUSEConnect -p SLES-LTSS/&productnumber-regurl;/x86_64 -r ADDITIONAL REGCODE</screen> | ||
| </step> | ||
| <step> | ||
| <para> | ||
| Activate the module as instructed: | ||
| </para> | ||
| <screen>&prompt.sudo;<command>SUSEConnect -p SLES-LTSS/<replaceable>&productnumber-regurl;</replaceable>/<replaceable>x86_64</replaceable> -r <replaceable>REGISTRATION_CODE</replaceable></command></screen> | ||
| </step> | ||
| </procedure> | ||
| </sect2> | ||
| <sect2 xml:id="ltss-payg"> | ||
| <title>LTSS on PAYG</title> | ||
| <para> | ||
| LTSS subscriptions for PAYG can be transacted through a private offer on the CSPs market | ||
| place or via direct transaction with SUSE. Reach out to <link | ||
| xlink:href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</link> to work out the | ||
| commercial details. You will receive a subscription and access to the <link | ||
| xlink:href="&sccurl;">&scc;</link>). With your subscription, you can activate a | ||
| registration code for LTSS. | ||
| </para> | ||
| <tip> | ||
| <title>Existing LTSS subscriptions</title> | ||
| <para> | ||
| Make sure the LTSS extension is available for your system: | ||
| If you already have an LTSS subscription that you are using in your data center, it will | ||
| work in the cloud just fine. You can deregister a system in your data center and move that | ||
| use of your LTSS subscription to an instance in the cloud. | ||
| </para> | ||
| <screen>&prompt.sudo;<command>SUSEConnect --list-extensions | grep LTSS</command> | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server LTSS &productnumber; x86_64 | ||
| Activate with: SUSEConnect -p SLES-LTSS/&productnumber-regurl;/x86_64 -r ADDITIONAL REGCODE</screen> | ||
| </step> | ||
| <step> | ||
| </tip> | ||
| <procedure> | ||
| <para> | ||
| Activate the module as instructed: | ||
| To enable the LTSS extension, perform the following steps: | ||
| </para> | ||
| <screen>&prompt.sudo;<command>SUSEConnect -p SLES-LTSS/<replaceable>&productnumber-regurl;</replaceable>/<replaceable>x86_64</replaceable> -r <replaceable>REGISTRATION_CODE</replaceable></command></screen> | ||
| </step> | ||
| </procedure> | ||
| <step> | ||
| <para> | ||
| Log in to the <link xlink:href="&sccurl;">&scc;</link> to activate a registration code. | ||
| Note that LTSS subscriptions are version-specific. If you have a subscription for | ||
| &slsa; 15 SP4, you cannot use that registration code to register LTSS on a | ||
| 15 SP3 image. <emphasis>Make sure to activate the LTSS registration code for | ||
| the correct version and service pack (SP) of your instance!</emphasis> | ||
| </para> | ||
| </step> | ||
| <step> | ||
| <para> | ||
| Log in to your instance and make sure your system is registered with a subscription that | ||
| is eligible for LTSS. If the system is not yet registered, register it | ||
| (see <xref linkend="sec-admin-register"/>). | ||
| </para> | ||
| </step> | ||
| <step> | ||
| <para> | ||
| Log in to your instance and update <package>cloud-regionsrv-client</package> to the | ||
| latest version. | ||
| </para> | ||
| <screen>&prompt.sudo;zypper up cloud-regionsrv-client</screen> | ||
| <para> | ||
| You will need at least version 10.3.4. | ||
| </para> | ||
| </step> | ||
| <step> | ||
| <para> | ||
| Register the LTSS extension: | ||
| </para> | ||
| <screen>&prompt.sudo;registercloudguset -r $REGISTRATION_CODE | ||
| Running LTSS registration...this takes a little longer | ||
| LTSS registration succeeded</screen> | ||
| </step> | ||
| </procedure> | ||
| </sect2> | ||
| </sect1> | ||
| </chapter> | ||