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Filename	SHA256 Checksum
SLE-12-SP1-Server-Azure-Stack-x86_64.vhd.zip	0cd0e388d010b3d9ef4a67bbfe9480f5383db7a6d17b9bf3ceebc1efa7ca35ff

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 is a highly reliable, scalable and secure server operating system for efficiently deploying highly available enterprise-class IT services in physical, virtual or cloud environments. Designed for mixed IT environments, it offers best of breed performance with reduced risk of technological obsolescence or vendor lock in.

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 is the only Enterprise Linux Operating System currently available that delivers:

• Robustness on administrative errors and improved management capabilities with full system rollback based on the btrfs filesystem and SUSE's snapper technology, including service pack rollback.
• Unmatched scalability: up to 8192 CPU cores and 64 TiB RAM, and support for the XFS filesystem for more than 10 years.
• The only truly integrated local systems management stack on Linux: for interactive use (YaST), scripting (AutoYaST) and integration into multi-machine systems management environments such as SUSE Manager.
  In SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP1 we are continuously expanding these capabilities via the unique Advanced Systems Management module that includes the machinery tool and KIWI, an open source system for creating operating system images or appliances for physical deployments as well as provisioning into virtual hypervisor environments, container frameworks (Linux Containers, Docker) and public and private clouds. KIWI is specifically useful for customers who plan to create “golden images” based on SUSE Linux Enterprise.
• Modern open source network management using the event based “wicked” framework, providing Network Configuration as a Service; and Software Defined Networking capabilities.
• Support for both leading open source hypervisors, Xen and KVM, and open source paravirtualized drivers for all major hypervisors. Support for Linux Containers integrated into the virtualization management infrastructure.
• Interactive as well as Unattended upgrade (offline, in place) from the latest SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 to SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP1 on all architectures.
• Integration with the new SUSE Customer Center: SUSE's central web portal to manage subscriptions, entitlements, and provide access to support.

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server provides market-leading usability, seamless interoperability with existing IT systems, and virtualization capabilities as a host and Perfect Guest.

Minimum VM size in Azure Stack environment

• 512 MiB RAM
• Provided system image expands to 30GB root file system

SUSE Linux* Enterprise Server is available for download for the Azure Stack framework and pre-configured to initialize for any of the instances.

For installation instructions please consult the Microsoft Azure documentation.

Once an instance is launched you should register the instance with the SUSE Customer Center, a local SMT server using the SUSEConnect command or manage the instance with SUSE Manager. The image contains the same packages as the Bring Your Own Subscription images offered in the public Microsoft Azure IaaS framework. Please refer to the documentation for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for details about administration and configuration.

Due to the relatively small root file system the image uses ext4 as the root file system. For those users wanting to take advantage of the snapshotting and roll back features it is recommended to start an instance with a larger root volume, or configure a separate virtual disk to store snapshots to avoid an out of space root filesystem condition. Use the btrfs-convert command to convert the root filesystem.

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