Build with SUSE® Studio, Deploy with SUSE® Linux Enterprise Point of Service and Manage with SUSE® ManagerCase Study

Vladimir BotkaProduct Manager

vbotka@suse.com

Joachim PlackSenior Project Manager

jplack@suse.com

Anthony TortolaTechnical Sales Specialist

atortola@suse.com

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Agenda

• SUSE Retail Solution

• Introduction and Quick Facts

SUSE Studio Onsite

SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service

SUSE Manager

• Demonstration Scenario Work-flow

Session System Setup Overview

Building a PXE-Boot lmage with SUSE Studio

Image Deployment by using the SUSE Linux Enterprise

Point of Service System Infrastructure

Manage registered POS terminals with SUSE Manager

• Session Summary

SUSE® Retail Solution

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SUSE® Linux EnterpriseComprehensive Portfolio

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SUSE® Linux Enterprise Products related to the SUSE® Retail Solution

Introduction and Quick Facts

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SUSE StudioBuild once - deploy everywhere

• Build, test, deploy, and maintain software applications based on SUSE Linux Enterprise.

• Deploy them on physical hardware, in virtualized environments, or to cloud environments.

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SUSE Studio – on-line or on-site?

• Online version

• Community orientated

• Hosted by SUSE

• No SUSE Lifecycle Management Server

• Unsupported

susestudio.com

• Onsite version

• Available for purchase

• Includes WebYast and SUSE Lifecycle Management Server

• Supported

SUSE Studio

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SUSE® Studio

SUSE Studio Onsite is a web application for building and testing software appliances in a web browser

• build your own application images, or appliances based on SUSE Linux Enterprise

• test-drive your software appliances

• acts as a web UI to KIWI image builder with multi-user support

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SUSE® Studio Onsite 1.3

• Award winning image software customization tool and appliance builder

• Simplifies application deployment

• Build software appliances

‒ Physical, virtual or cloud

‒ In minutes, not days

• One click deployment to Amazon EC2

• NEW: One click deployment to Microsoft Azure

http://susestudio.com

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SUSE® Linux Enterprise Point of Service

SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 is the only enterprise-class Linux solution tailored specifically to the unique needs of the retail industry.

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• Administration Server: Central administration point for SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service

• Image Building Server: Based on KIWI technology, provides GUI front-end to Kiwi for easy image creation, and Includes pre-configured image templates for retail environments

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Point of ServiceComponents

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• Branch Server: Network boot and system management infrastructure for point of service terminals, as well as a generic system platform for in-store applications, like database systems and back-ends for the cash register applications

• Client: Point of service typically a cash register

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Point of ServiceComponents

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SUSE® Linux Enterprise Point of Service11 SP3 – What's New

• Easy remote management of SLEPOS clients with SUSE Manager resulting in lots of additional management and monitoring features.

• Provide ready-to-go image templates for Branch Server, Admin Server, combined Admin/Branch Server and POS Terminals including a new one based on SUSE Linux JeOS.

• Ability to create full system images/offline images for clients and install them via USB.

• Easier migration procedure from SLEPOS 11 SP2 to SLEPOS 11 SP3.

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• Manage both SUSE Linux Enterprise and Red Hat Enterprise Linux servers with a single centralized solution

• Automated and cost-effective software management, system provisioning/configuration/auditing and monitoring capabilities

• Manage Linux server deployments across physical, virtual and cloud environments

SUSE® Manager

SUSE Manager

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Modular Approach

SUSE Manager delivers completelifecycle management for Linuxservers through its management,provisioning, and monitoringmodules

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Customer Center

Managed Systems

SUSE Manager Server

Managed Systems

Management

Monitoring

Provisioning

APILayer

SUSE ManagerProxy Server

IT Application

Custom Content

Web Interface

Firewall

How Does SUSE Manager Work?

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SUSE® Manager 1.7 – What's New

Updates enhance security, compliance, and usability

• Audit Logging

• Full offline support (no need for NCC connection in production

mode)

• Snippet (variable) support in AutoYaST profiles

• Support >1 Mirror Credentials

• Password Strength Indicator

• Included report generation scripts

• Pre-registration of systems for provisioning via PXE

Infrastructure and Solution Components

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Build with SUSE® Studio

• Using SUSE Studio build an image base on one of the templates that come along with the SLEPOS solution

• Copy, unpack and register generated image to the SLEPOS Admin Server

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Deploy with SUSE® Linux Enterprise Point of Service

• Synchronize all SLEPOS Branch Servers with its central Admin Server

• Reboot POS Terminals to pull updated images via PXE

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Manage with SUSE® Manager

Once a POS terminal is registered within a SUSE Manager instance you are able to:

• List, verify and update RPM software packages centralized

• Run remote commands on selected terminals• Etc ...

Demonstration Scenario Work-Flow

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Building a PXE-Boot Image withSUSE® Studio• Log in on SUSE Studio®

• Select or clone the SLEPOS® SUSECon appliance

• Verify software selection of the sample image

• Configure and personalize image

• Check SUSE Manager® support

• Verify scripts which run at the end of build or at the time when appliance boots

• Verify “Overlay files” section

• Select build format “PXE netboot” and build image‒ Optional: Test drive the SLEPOS SUSCon image within SUSE

Studio® using the USB/HD image format

• Download compressed image to administration server

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Image Provisioning withSUSE® Linux Enterprise Point of Service• Steps on admin server to activate image

‒ Extract all files from downloaded SUSE Studio image.tar

‒ Run registerImage to activate new image in LDAP and RSYNCdirectory (central master image store)

• Steps on branch server ...‒ Update POS terminal config.<MAC> info on TFTP server by

using posldap2crconfig - -dumpall for already registered clients, to update SUSE Studio image version.

‒ Run possyncimages to update TFTP server image directory, which triggers “rsync” between admin and branch server

‒ Trigger reboot of the POS terminals...

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Image Deployment withSUSE® Linux Enterprise Point of Service• POS Client performs PXE-Boot

‒ Precondition: Downloaded SUSE Studio image in the corresponding TFTP server directory on branch server

‒ Notice boot process of POS terminal...

‒ DHCP request to get IP and TFTP server info and load config.<MAC> file from TFTP (branch server)

‒ Load SUSE Studio image from TFTP, dump on hard disk, extend disk size, write boot loader, activate image and start kernel booting further from HD

• POS client boots into final system ...‒ runlevel 5 starts ICEWM window manager

‒ calls SUSE Manager bootstrap script for registration

‒ the retail demo application is starting within the X session

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Manage Registered POS Terminals with SUSE® Manager• Log in on SUSE Manager WebUI‒

‒ Verify recently registered systems

‒ List installed packages and verify RPM versions if updates like security, bugfix and enhancement patches exit

‒ Upgrade system with custom sample packages by adding:

‒ Slepos-javapos-print (bash script for JavaPOS printing)

‒ Openbravo-db-update (article data update for retail app)

‒ Confirm package upgrade and schedule action as soon as possible

‒ Use configuration management to update and exchange the printer logo (“geeko.gif”) used for JavaPOS printing

‒ Verify “Provisioning” and “Overview tab” for completion of theupgrade and configuration management job

‒ Run a remote command, e.g. trigger JavaPOS printing

Summary

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SUSE® Studio, SUSE® Manager andSUSE® Linux Enterprise Point of Service• Common code base with SUSE Linux Enterprise

• SUSE Studio builds and maintains complete portable application stacks in minutes for SUSE Linux Enterprise®

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service ...‒ fast from scratch bare-metal installation (no cloning!) based on SUSE

Studio images

‒ is primarily targeted to point-of-sale terminals and kiosks, also a great fit for thin clients and banking terminals.

‒ branch servers and POS terminals are managed with SUSE Manager

• SUSE Manager ...‒ manages SUSE Linux Enterprise the Linux way

‒ perfect add-on solution to manage, update and monitor SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service system environments

Additional Resources and Documentation

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• SUSE® Retail Solutions

www.suse.com/solutions/industry.html#retail

• Certified HW

www.suse.com/yessearch/

• Certified Retail Applications

www.suse.com/partner/isv/isvcatalog/

SUSE® Retail SolutionLinks

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• SUSE® Studio

www.suse.com/products/susestudio/

• SUSE® Studio on-line

www.susestudio.com

SUSE® StudioLinks

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• SUSE® Manager

www.suse.com/products/suse-manager/

• SUSE® Manager TID

https://www.suse.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7012610

SUSE® ManagerLinks

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• SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service

www.suse.com/products/linuxpointofservice/

• Documentation

www.suse.com/documentation/slepos11/

• Release Notes

www.suse.com/releasenotes/x86_64/SLE-POS/11-SP3/

• Product Announcement

www.partnernetprogram.com/pa/announcements/all/2013/NPA7854.html

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Point of ServiceLinks

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