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  1. questionConfiguring IPv6 in SLES 10.2
    Configuring IPv6 in SLES10 As YaSTw does not currently support properly configuring IPv6, SLES <= 10.2 at this point in time, we will have to configure these manually. If you are not very well versed in altering the network configuration files in SuSE then this may be a little complicated, bu ...

  2. questionAdding a secondary IP in SLES
    You will want to use YaST to adjust networking in any way, unless you are very comfortable with the ifcfg syntax that SuSE uses. Please know, though, that if the syntax is incorrect in any way that the configuration may be ignored and removed by YaST in the future. First, we start YaST with th ...

  3. questionInstalling supported software packages in SLES
    SuSE, while similar to other RPM based distributions, does not use yum or up2date but rather YaST. YaST can be initiated either in an interactive mode, that uses a ncurses front-end, or via CLI (command line). Installing packages CLI - Install via direct path to RPM or Short Name. yast2 -i /ro ...

  4. questionConfiguring the Software Firewall in SLES
    When using SLES you will control the firewall via YaST. This can be a little different if you are used to configuring iptables manually, but one gets used to it. To view the current configuration we can look at the summary: # yast2 firewall summary Summary: -------- Firewall Starting -------- ...

  5. questionEnabling and Disabling Services within SLES
    The runlevel(s) of service(s) in SLES can be managed in multiple ways. The two supported methods are via chkconfig and YaST. YaST# yast2 runlevel summary Default Runlevel after Boot: 3 Current Runlevel: 3 Service | Runlevels | Description --------------------+-------------+------ ...

  6. questionSUSE Runlevels - Booting into Single User Mode
    If you require Single User mode to correct an issue with your server you will need to log into the VPN, connect to the server via IPMI (SOL or KVM), reboot the server and append the correct runlevel to the kernel line within grub. Login to VPN Login to KVM/SOL Reboot server When GRUB loads you ...

  7. questionHow do I manage (add/remove) users in SLES?
    Adding a user in SLES can be done the old fashioned method, via useradd, or via YaST. YaSTUsing YaST we can add the user in a very verbose way. Each option is quite easy to understand. # yast2 users add help YaST Configuration Module users -------------------------------- Command 'add' Add ...

  8. questionHow to Mount a NAS Volume in Linux.
    Method 1 - mount If you have not already done so, create the directory you want the NAS account mapped to Example: mkdir /mnt/test mount -t cifs //Hostname/Username -o username=username,password=password /local/mountpoint Example: mount -t cifs //nas0X.service.softlayer.com/{Username} -o usernam ...

  9. questionHow to Connect to a LockBox Volume in Linux.
    Method 1 - mount If you have not already done so, create the directory you want the NAS account mapped to Example: mkdir /mnt/test mount -t cifs //Hostname/Username -o username=username,password=password /local/mountpoint Example: mount -t cifs //lockbox0X.service.softlayer.com/{Username} -o use ...

  10. questionHow to Connect to an iSCSI Volume using Open-iscsi in Linux.
    Instruction notes: Replace the "ISCSI_USER" token with one of the values in the "username" column above. Replace the "ISCSI_PASS" token with the corresponding value in the "password" column above. Replace the "ISCSI_TARGET_HOST" token with the corresponding value in the "IP Address" column above ...

  11. questionHow to Connect to an iSCSI Volume using Linux-iscsi in Linux.
    Instruction notes: Replace the "ISCSI_USER" token with one of the values in the "username" column above. Replace the "ISCSI_PASS" token with the corresponding value in the "password" column above. Replace the "ISCSI_TARGET_HOST" token with the corresponding value in the "IP Address" column above ...

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