How to migrate SUSE Manager 4 to RGS Customer Center

Existing SUSE Manager Installations

Migrating existing SUSE Manager installations to RGS is as easy as changing a file on your SUSE Manager server, and editing your installations Organizational Credentials.

IMPORTANT: If you are migrating away from a RGS-SUSE Manager server, please ensure all crons for your imports are commend out, and the imports are NOT running. Please allow the imports to fully complete before migrating. If you see 'inter-server-sync' running in the output from the command below, the import is still running:

ps fuax | grep inter-server-sync

1. Log into your SUSE Manager system via SSH. Add the following line to the bottom of '/etc/rhn/rhn.conf'

   scc_url = https://rgscc.ranchergovernment.com

2. Restart Spacewalk Services

   spacewalk-service restart

3. Log into SUSE Manager, Admin -> Setup Wizard -> Organization Credentials. Click the 'Edit' button and change the credentials to those provided by RGS. Click 'Save'
4. Click the 'Products' tab at the top, and wait for the sync to finish
   1. This can take a few minutes. If after a few minutes, the yellow bar is still showing and no products have been refreshed, we will want to manually run a refresh

      1. Back in your SSH terminal, run the following:

         mgr-sync refresh

         1. If this gives an error about a refresh already running, wait a few more minutes and recheck the SUSE UI. If it's still showing the yellow bar, re-run the `mgr-sync refresh`. You might need to do this a couple of times until the items fully resync. 
5. Once you see your subscribed products in the UI, you're done! 

New SUSE Manager 4 Installations

When setting up a new SUSE Manager installation, simply follow the steps below!

1. Once the installation of SUSE Manager has been completed by ISO and rebooted, log into your SUSE Manager system via SSH. Add the following line to the bottom of '/etc/rhn/rhn.conf'

   scc_url = https://rgscc.ranchergovernment.com

2. Restart Spacewalk Services

   spacewalk-service restart

3. Log into SUSE Manager, and complete the installation wizard.
4. When the installation wizard asks you for your Organization Credentials, use the credentials provided by RGS. 
5. Afterwards, your SUSE Manager will automatically refresh its products.
6. You're done!