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    SUSE Manager

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    SUSE Manager is an open-source infrastructure management tool for Linux systems.

    Types of Assets Fetched

    This adapter fetches the following types of assets:

    • Devices

    Parameters

    1. Host Name or IP Address (required) - The hostname or IP address of the SUSE Manager server that Axonius can communicate with via the Required Ports. Example URL: https://manager.example.com/rhn/manager/api
      Update the above URL and replace manager.example.com with your SUSE Manager Server URL. Then use the updated URL as the hostname for the adapter.

    2. User Name and Password (required) - The credentials for a user account that has the Required Permissions to fetch assets.

    3. Verify SSL - Select whether to verify the SSL certificate of the server against the CA database inside of Axonius. For more details, see SSL Trust & CA Settings.

    4. HTTPS Proxy (optional) - Connect the adapter to a proxy instead of directly connecting it to the domain.

    5. HTTPS Proxy User Name (optional) - The user name to use when connecting to the value supplied in Host Name or IP Address via the value supplied in HTTPS Proxy.

    6. HTTPS Proxy Password (optional) - The password to use when connecting to the server using the HTTPS Proxy.

    To learn more about common adapter connection parameters and buttons, see Adding a New Adapter Connection.

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    Advanced Settings

    Note:

    Advanced settings can either apply for all connections for this adapter, or you can set different advanced settings and/or different scheduling for a specific connection, refer to ​Advanced Configuration for Adapters.

    Under Endpoints Config, you can enable any of the following options (disabled by default) to enrich the fetched devices with additional data by adding a field to the Devices table. Based on your selection, a System Groups / System Extra Packages / System Currency Stores field will be added to the table.

    1. Enrich System with System Groups
    2. Enrich System with System Extra Packages
    3. Enrich System with System Currency Stores
    Note:

    To learn more about Adapter Configuration tab advanced settings, see Adapter Advanced Settings.

    APIs

    Axonius uses the SUSE Manager API.

    Required Ports

    Axonius must be able to communicate with the value supplied in Host Name or IP Address via the following ports:

    • TCP port 80/443

    Required Permissions

    The value supplied in User Name must have all of their system groups assigned to them, ideally "all groups".

    Important:

    Due to a bug in SUSE Manager’s API, you should not check the ‘Read-Only API User’.

    Supported From Version

    Supported from Axonius version 6.0


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