Procedure for Connecting to SUSE Public Cloud Infrastructure (Patch Distribution Server)

This section describes how to connect to SUSE Public Cloud Infrastructure, a common network service provided by IaaS.

1. Log in to the SLES OS of your virtual server.
2. Transfer the files AZ1_region_jp1_pem.tar(xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx.pem) and AZ2_region_jp1_pem.tar to the virtual server.
   Tip:

   • If you are connected to the virtual server through a program such as TeraTerm, you can drag and drop files on the screen to transfer them (SCP).
   • Make sure that you have root privileges when performing the following steps.
3. Extract the files AZ1_region_jp1_pem.tar and AZ2_region_jp1_pem.tar.

   # tar xvf AZ1_region_jp1_pem.tar 
   133.162.131.182.pem

4. Store the extracted pem file under /var/lib/regionService/certs.

   # mv <region server>.pem /var/lib/regionService/certs/

   Tip: "<region server>" indicates the IP address.

   # mv 133.162.131.182.pem 133.162.133.217.pem /var/lib/regionService/certs/

5. Edit the file /etc/regionserverclnt.cfg as shown below.

   • The file regionserverclnt.cfg before editing

     [server] 
     api = regionInfo 
     certLocation = /var/lib/regionService/certs 
     regionsrv = COMMA_SEP_LIST_OF_CLOUD_SPECIFIC_REGION_SERVER 
     
     [instance] 
     dataProvider = none 
     instanceArgs = none 
     
     [service] 
     verifyAccess = none

   • Example of the file regionserverclnt.cfg after editing

     In the regionsrv line in the file, specify two IP addresses of the region server, separated by a comma.

     [server] 
     api = regionInfo 
     certLocation = /var/lib/regionService/certs 
     regionsrv = 133.162.131.182,133.162.133.218 
     
     [instance] 
     dataProvider = none 
     instanceArgs = none 
     
     [service] 
     verifyAccess = none

6. Start the service by using systemctl commands.

   Execute the following commands and make sure that no errors are output.

   # systemctl enable guestregister 
   # systemctl start guestregister 
   # echo $? 
   0

7. Use the zypper command to make sure that package information can be acquired from the patch distribution server.

   # zypper lu 
   Refreshing service 'SMT-http_suse-smt_jp-1_cloud_global_fujitsu_com'. 
   Refreshing service 'cloud_update'. 
   Loading repository data... 
   Reading installed packages... 
   S | Repository         | Name                          | Current Version | Available Version | Arch 
   --+--------------------+-------------------------------+-----------------+-------------------+------- 
   v | SLES12-SP1-Updates | MozillaFirefox                | 45.5.1esr-93.1  | 45.6.0esr-96.1    | x86_64 
   v | SLES12-SP1-Updates | gnome-session                 | 3.10.1-7.16     | 3.10.1-8.3.6      | x86_64 
   v | SLES12-SP1-Updates | gnome-session-core            | 3.10.1-7.16     | 3.10.1-8.3.6      | x86_64 
   v | SLES12-SP1-Updates | gnome-session-default-session | 3.10.1-7.16     | 3.10.1-8.3.6      | x86_64 
   v | SLES12-SP1-Updates | gstreamer-plugins-bad         | 1.2.4-2.4       | 1.2.4-3.4.1       | x86_64 
   v | SLES12-SP1-Updates | gstreamer-plugins-good        | 1.2.4-1.23      | 1.2.4-2.3.1       | x86_64