1.1 Understanding Subscription Types

The following types of subscriptions are available in Linux Package Management:

Android Enterprise Subscription: Allows you to create a subscription to enable the organization to register for the Android Enterprise program. For more information, see the ZENworks Mobile Management Reference guide.

Apple VPP Subscription: Allows you to create a subscription to enable ZENworks to distribute apps purchased through the Apple Volume Purchase Program. For more information, see the ZENworks Mobile Management Reference guide.

CVE Subscription: Allows you to download Common Vulnerabilities and Exposure (CVE) data from the National Vulnerability Database (NVD) to a local server in the zone. For more information see the Security guide.

Novell Subscription: Allows you to select subscriptions that you are entitled to download from Novell Customer Center based on your credentials. By using this subscription, you can replicate updates for SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 Service Pack 1 or later distributions, all SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 distributions, and OES 2 distributions. You can create bundles in your Management Zone with the replicated content.

RCE Subscription: Allows you to select subscriptions that you are entitled to download from Novell Customer Center based on your credentials. By using this subscription, you can replicate updates for SUSE Linux Enterprise 10. You can also create bundles in your Management Zone with the replicated content

RHN Subscription: Allows you to replicate content from the Red Hat network for Red Hat Enterprise Linux distributions.

RPM-MD Subscription: Allows you to replicate subscriptions and packages from both authenticated and unauthenticated RPM-MD (YUM) repositories.

Static Subscription: Allows you to replicate content from the file system located on your local server and create bundles. You must have a static replication source available in the file system. You can create the static replication source by using the static replication option from any other subscription type.

ZENworks Subscription: Allows you to select catalogs that you are entitled to download from the ZENworks Server based on your credentials and replicate them on your local server. You can use these catalogs to create bundles in your zone.

SUSE Subscription: Allows you to download the catalogs available in the SUSE repository from SUSE Customer Center and replicate them to the local server in your Management Zone.

ZLM Subscription: Allows you to select subscriptions that you are entitled to download from the ZENworks Linux Management server based on your credentials. You can use these subscriptions to create bundles in your Management Zone.