

         General Product Informations on {PRETTY_NAME}
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Overview:
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1. Online documentation
2. Product News
3. Installation
4. Upgrade
5. Registration
6. Maintenance Updates


1. Online documentation
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The "docu" directory on this medium contains installation quick start and release notes
you might want to read before starting the installation.
All other documentations are available online on https://www.suse.com/documentation/


2. Product News
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The file "NEWS" on this medium lists the new features, enhancements, and
driver updates of this product release.
The file "ChangeLog" contains all package update informations.
Please visit {PRODUCT_LINK} for the latest product news
and release notes.


3. Installation
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To start the standard installation from DVD please reboot your
computer with this media in your DVD drive. For other installation
methods please consult the documentation as described above.


4. Upgrade
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4.1 Upgrading from SLES11 SP4 or SLES 12 SP4/SP5
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Important Note:
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After completing any form of update, look at the contents of the file
/var/adm/rpmconfigcheck. This file contains a list of configuration files
that could not be updated automatically. Usually this means the installed
version was modified. These files must be checked and the configurations
adjusted manually.

4.1.1 Standard upgrade by booting from DVD/USB
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To start the standard update from DVD or USB, reboot your computer with this medium in
your DVD drive or USB device. Select "System Update" instead of fresh installation.


4.1.2 Updating to a Service Pack using YaST Online Update or zypper
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You need to make sure all patches for your system are applied.
Afterwards, please follow the steps from the deployment guide.


5. Registration
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Registration of machines with the SUSE Customer Center can now be done
during installation and update or in the installed system using YaST.
The URL of the SUSE Customer Center is https://scc.suse.com/


6. Maintenance Updates
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Once you have registered the machine, you can automatically get updates
when receiving notifications on desktop environment,
using the Online Update module in YaST or by running "zypper patch" command.
Alternatively, you can manually refer to
https://scc.suse.com/ 


		Your SUSE Linux Enterprise Team
