# General

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## [On-screen keyboard](https://forums.suse.com/t/on-screen-keyboard/46510)

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**Author:** [@olesemail](https://forums.suse.com/u/olesemail)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 12:12am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/on-screen-keyboard/46510 "2026-09-25T00:12:56Z")

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I need an on-screen keyboard like “onboard”. Been looking, not finding.

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## [Suse ent. linux vm power off automatically](https://forums.suse.com/t/suse-ent-linux-vm-power-off-automatically/46480)

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**Author:** [@iijaved](https://forums.suse.com/u/iijaved)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2026, 4:47am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/suse-ent-linux-vm-power-off-automatically/46480 "2026-09-09T04:47:17Z")

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i am running vmware esxi environment and vm machine power off. logs displays vm machine shutdown.

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## [SUSE for SAP package / extended repository for updating](https://forums.suse.com/t/suse-for-sap-package-extended-repository-for-updating/46468)

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**Author:** [@bratosabra](https://forums.suse.com/u/bratosabra)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2026, 6:20am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/suse-for-sap-package-extended-repository-for-updating/46468 "2026-08-14T06:20:04Z")

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I have created a virtual machine suzilla15sp7 with the SUSE 15S7 for SAP package, now I need to connect an extended repository for updating, how do I do this?

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## [Background execution task hanging under AppArmor security profile on SLES 15](https://forums.suse.com/t/background-execution-task-hanging-under-apparmor-security-profile-on-sles-15/46461)

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**Author:** [@lola099](https://forums.suse.com/u/lola099)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 7, 2026, 7:03am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/background-execution-task-hanging-under-apparmor-security-profile-on-sles-15/46461 "2026-08-07T07:03:46Z")

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Hey everyone, I’ve been troubleshooting an automated background task runner deployed on a SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 instance to process dynamic script queues and route external webhook callbacks off the main serve…

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## [Installation of Virtualbox on SLES 12.7](https://forums.suse.com/t/installation-of-virtualbox-on-sles-12-7/46455)

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**Author:** [@witronic](https://forums.suse.com/u/witronic)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 30, 2026, 1:46pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/installation-of-virtualbox-on-sles-12-7/46455 "2026-07-30T13:46:14Z")

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Till now, the installation of Virtualbox (every version) fails on Sles 12.7. The kernel modules cannot be installed or netfilters could not be installed

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## [Failed to execute /usr/sbin/xe-daemon: Exec format error](https://forums.suse.com/t/failed-to-execute-usr-sbin-xe-daemon-exec-format-error/46453)

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**Author:** [@PeterVarga](https://forums.suse.com/u/PeterVarga)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2026, 10:04pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/failed-to-execute-usr-sbin-xe-daemon-exec-format-error/46453 "2026-07-25T22:04:17Z")

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When I install the XenServer VM Tools, I see this as the below result for systemctl status xe-linux-distribution.service under SLES 16. No issue with SLES 15 SP7. Did I miss something, is there some breaking change intro…

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## [Leap 16, printing](https://forums.suse.com/t/leap-16-printing/46439)

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**Author:** [@Allth01A](https://forums.suse.com/u/Allth01A)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2026, 2:01pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/leap-16-printing/46439 "2026-06-26T14:01:07Z")

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Hi, since upgrading from 15.6 to 16.0 Leap printer Epson C1100 cannot be established. Is there some experience here in this forum ? I tried different driver options available in the configuration setup. All failed.

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## [Printing in Leap 16 failed](https://forums.suse.com/t/printing-in-leap-16-failed/46432)

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**Author:** [@Allth01A](https://forums.suse.com/u/Allth01A)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 20, 2026, 2:11pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/printing-in-leap-16-failed/46432 "2026-06-20T14:11:54Z")

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Sorry, cannot find category on printing in leap 16 Network printing before update to leap 16 worked fine. Now it fails. May I ask fore some help here or please provide me with the respective link

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## [OpenStack Driver Fails with Internal Server Error on Zero-Disk Root Flavors (Missing Volume-Backed Boot Option)](https://forums.suse.com/t/openstack-driver-fails-with-internal-server-error-on-zero-disk-root-flavors-missing-volume-backed-boot-option/46429)

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**Author:** [@Vishal\_Kumbhar](https://forums.suse.com/u/Vishal_Kumbhar)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 19, 2026, 2:20am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/openstack-driver-fails-with-internal-server-error-on-zero-disk-root-flavors-missing-volume-backed-boot-option/46429 "2026-06-19T02:20:58Z")

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Hello community, We are currently attempting to provision downstream RKE2 clusters via the native OpenStack Node Driver in Rancher Provisioning v2. Our private cloud environment utilizes infrastructure flavors with zero …

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## [OpenStack VLAN network failing. Need VMs on physical LAN for 3-node HA K3s cluster.](https://forums.suse.com/t/openstack-vlan-network-failing-need-vms-on-physical-lan-for-3-node-ha-k3s-cluster/46340)

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**Author:** [@Dennis\_Martin](https://forums.suse.com/u/Dennis_Martin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 29, 2026, 11:57am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/openstack-vlan-network-failing-need-vms-on-physical-lan-for-3-node-ha-k3s-cluster/46340 "2026-05-29T11:57:59Z")

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Title: 3-Node HA K3s on OpenStack – Cannot create VMs on VLAN network Category: k3s, k3OS, and k3d Message: Hello everyone, I hope you’re doing well. I would really appreciate your help with an issue I’m facing. I a…

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## [SLE Micro for Rancher is free for use](https://forums.suse.com/t/sle-micro-for-rancher-is-free-for-use/46321)

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**Author:** [@KongNan](https://forums.suse.com/u/KongNan)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2026, 3:31am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/sle-micro-for-rancher-is-free-for-use/46321 "2026-05-15T03:31:28Z")

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SLE Micro for Rancher is free for use Hello, according to the information above, using SLE Micro in Rancher is free. Where can I verify this information? I haven’t been able to find it in the official documentation. I’…

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## [Tumbleweed changed its boot AGAIN?](https://forums.suse.com/t/tumbleweed-changed-its-boot-again/46302)

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**Author:** [@hornetster](https://forums.suse.com/u/hornetster)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2026, 12:08pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/tumbleweed-changed-its-boot-again/46302 "2026-05-05T12:08:45Z")

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Just installed Tumbleweed on a different system, and unfortunately forgot to check what boot system it was using… Last time I did this, it installed Grub-BLS, but apparently it doesn’t even do that these days, it uses …

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## [\[RKE2\] Replace default self-signed CA Cert with company signed CA on running cluster (safe approach?)](https://forums.suse.com/t/rke2-replace-default-self-signed-ca-cert-with-company-signed-ca-on-running-cluster-safe-approach/46292)

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**Author:** [@sridharemc](https://forums.suse.com/u/sridharemc)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 28, 2026, 7:24am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/rke2-replace-default-self-signed-ca-cert-with-company-signed-ca-on-running-cluster-safe-approach/46292 "2026-04-28T07:24:15Z")

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Currently my company is using a threat intelligence platform application which deployed on RKE2. We are figuring out if that is possible to replace the current rke2 default self-sign CA cer to company own custom CA cert…

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## [SLES 9.4 iso image or link](https://forums.suse.com/t/sles-9-4-iso-image-or-link/46278)

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**Author:** [@brokenikon](https://forums.suse.com/u/brokenikon)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 2:06am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/sles-9-4-iso-image-or-link/46278 "2026-04-22T02:06:20Z")

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Hi, kind of a last ditched effort to locate this SP or image - we have an old server which has finally failed it’s recent image, and so we have to rebuild to SLES 9.4 - The only thing I can find is 9.3 online, so I’m …

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## [How to add an ip route to SEL15SP6](https://forums.suse.com/t/how-to-add-an-ip-route-to-sel15sp6/46263)

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**Author:** [@msopena](https://forums.suse.com/u/msopena)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 17, 2026, 10:29am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/how-to-add-an-ip-route-to-sel15sp6/46263 "2026-04-17T10:29:29Z")

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Hi, I would like to add an ip route into my SUSE server. I use this command \`ip route add 191.148.0.0/24 via 192.148.0.1 dev eth1 mtu 9000\` this work but now I would like to make this change persistent in a configuratio…

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## [Evaluation subscription for SLES for SAP Applications](https://forums.suse.com/t/evaluation-subscription-for-sles-for-sap-applications/46247)

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**Author:** [@Softestplease](https://forums.suse.com/u/Softestplease)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 15, 2026, 6:49am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/evaluation-subscription-for-sles-for-sap-applications/46247 "2026-04-15T06:49:49Z")

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Hi, I’m setting up a DEV environment using SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications (SLES for SAP). How can I obtain an evaluation or trial license to register the system? Any guidance would be appreciated. T…

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## [Tigera-operator v1.34.5 controller\_installation reconcile loop + Typha watchercache bug still present after RKE2 v1.28.15 upgrade: seeking fix](https://forums.suse.com/t/tigera-operator-v1-34-5-controller-installation-reconcile-loop-typha-watchercache-bug-still-present-after-rke2-v1-28-15-upgrade-seeking-fix/46252)

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**Author:** [@Sangam\_Ghimire](https://forums.suse.com/u/Sangam_Ghimire)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 13, 2026, 3:38am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/tigera-operator-v1-34-5-controller-installation-reconcile-loop-typha-watchercache-bug-still-present-after-rke2-v1-28-15-upgrade-seeking-fix/46252 "2026-04-13T03:38:25Z")

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Hi team, We upgraded our RKE2 cluster from v1.27.16+rke2r2 to v1.28.15+rke2r1 (Calico v3.27.3 → v3.28.2, tigera-operator v1.32.7 → v1.34.5) and are hitting two unresolved upstream bugs. Looking for guidance on how to…

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## [We have moved from sles15sp6 to sles15sp7 but we are unable to restore using rear](https://forums.suse.com/t/we-have-moved-from-sles15sp6-to-sles15sp7-but-we-are-unable-to-restore-using-rear/46255)

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**Author:** [@Mantri\_Harish](https://forums.suse.com/u/Mantri_Harish)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 11, 2026, 1:27pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/we-have-moved-from-sles15sp6-to-sles15sp7-but-we-are-unable-to-restore-using-rear/46255 "2026-04-11T13:27:51Z")

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when restoring getting the below error \[ 864.341468\]\[T24284\] BTRFS error (device dm-12): cannot disable free space tree \[ 864.341620\]\[T24284\] BTRFS error (device dm-12): open\_ctree failed currentl reat package rear…

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## [OS won't start after install OpenSuse Tumbleweed](https://forums.suse.com/t/os-wont-start-after-install-opensuse-tumbleweed/46209)

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**Author:** [@c.x.la.fontaine](https://forums.suse.com/u/c.x.la.fontaine)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2026, 9:56am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/os-wont-start-after-install-opensuse-tumbleweed/46209 "2026-03-24T09:56:44Z")

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I have a laptop with 2 SSDS (nvme0n1 and nvme1n1). On SSD nvme1n1 I have installed Ubuntu 24.04 and Windows 11. On SSD nvme0n1 I have Unbuntu Studio 24.04. After I replaced Ubuntu studio 24.04 with OpenSuse Tumbleweed…

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## [SQL server 2025 on SUSE](https://forums.suse.com/t/sql-server-2025-on-suse/46186)

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**Author:** [@Easgs](https://forums.suse.com/u/Easgs)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2026, 6:25pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/sql-server-2025-on-suse/46186 "2026-03-12T18:25:09Z")

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are there any plans to support SQL server 2025 on SUSE?

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## [Patch update information missing](https://forums.suse.com/t/patch-update-information-missing/46188)

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**Author:** [@Chetna\_Aggarwal](https://forums.suse.com/u/Chetna_Aggarwal)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 10, 2026, 10:46am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/patch-update-information-missing/46188 "2026-03-10T10:46:29Z")

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I was looking this url: https://scc.suse.com/patches Previosuly suse 15 all patch related information was found here. But for suse 16 i can see the dropdown but not patch information in it. Do we planning to release …

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## [System stuttering and btrfs I/O wait during external drive video exports](https://forums.suse.com/t/system-stuttering-and-btrfs-i-o-wait-during-external-drive-video-exports/46168)

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**Author:** [@colin9i9](https://forums.suse.com/u/colin9i9)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 26, 2026, 2:32am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/system-stuttering-and-btrfs-i-o-wait-during-external-drive-video-exports/46168 "2026-02-26T02:32:01Z")

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Hi everyone, I’m running into some strange performance issues on my Tumbleweed setup that I’m hoping someone here might have seen before. My primary workflow involves a hybrid environment where I use capcut mac for quic…

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## [Machine Waiting for Node Ref](https://forums.suse.com/t/machine-waiting-for-node-ref/45301)

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**Author:** [@chskcloud](https://forums.suse.com/u/chskcloud)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 21, 2026, 4:08am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/machine-waiting-for-node-ref/45301 "2026-02-21T04:08:08Z")

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Hi, In my rancher version: 2.10.0. In downstream rke2 cluster, I registered new node with role worker only and from cluster manager it stuck with \[Machine: custom-7b034c1ff937 Waiting for Node Ref\] Nodes from kubectl: …

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## [Importing K3S cluster into Rancher Desktop (Windows)](https://forums.suse.com/t/importing-k3s-cluster-into-rancher-desktop-windows/46156)

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**Author:** [@CoRom103](https://forums.suse.com/u/CoRom103)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 13, 2026, 10:13pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/importing-k3s-cluster-into-rancher-desktop-windows/46156 "2026-02-13T22:13:09Z")

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I am new to Kubernetes and am trying to set up a home lab. I have a K3S cluster running on 4 Pi 5 16’s that appears to be healthy. I am trying to get the cluster imported into Rancher for administration and get the fo…

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## [SAPHanaSR needs to replace with SAPHanaSR-angi package](https://forums.suse.com/t/saphanasr-needs-to-replace-with-saphanasr-angi-package/46148)

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**Author:** [@AbhishekReddy](https://forums.suse.com/u/AbhishekReddy)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 13, 2026, 5:56pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/saphanasr-needs-to-replace-with-saphanasr-angi-package/46148 "2026-02-13T17:56:50Z")

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Hello Team, Currently, we have a 2-node Pacemaker cluster being used for SAP Database clusters as active/passive. The DB clusters are configured with the SAPHanaSR package to monitor replication. The guest OS version …

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## [SMT Client set up](https://forums.suse.com/t/smt-client-set-up/46145)

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**Author:** [@mensah101](https://forums.suse.com/u/mensah101)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 10, 2026, 4:47pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/smt-client-set-up/46145 "2026-02-10T16:47:38Z")

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I was very successful running clientSetup4SMT.sh for client. Now I want to register system to scc.suse.com and I am getting Error Error: Registration server returned ‘Please provide Registration Code.’ (401). Can anyone …

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## [Rancher Upgradation](https://forums.suse.com/t/rancher-upgradation/46138)

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**Author:** [@pramodh](https://forums.suse.com/u/pramodh)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 9, 2026, 10:15am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/rancher-upgradation/46138 "2026-02-09T10:15:23Z")

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Hi Team, We are planning to upgrade Rancher which is deployed using docker and need to upgrade docker as well. Once we get a clarity we need to upgrade both rancher and docker on single node (Non-HA)& 3-node (HA). Can…

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## [How to perfrom controlled RKE2 upgrade from Rancher GUI](https://forums.suse.com/t/how-to-perfrom-controlled-rke2-upgrade-from-rancher-gui/46129)

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**Author:** [@kgochar](https://forums.suse.com/u/kgochar)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2026, 12:54pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/how-to-perfrom-controlled-rke2-upgrade-from-rancher-gui/46129 "2026-01-23T12:54:27Z")

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Performing RKE2 upgrade from Rancher GUI, We have heavy application and stateful deployed on cluster which takes time to come up on another node during node drain. Can you please suggest how we can do controlled upgrade …

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## [Query: How to Deploy Apps per Namespace in Rancher v2.13.1 UI?](https://forums.suse.com/t/query-how-to-deploy-apps-per-namespace-in-rancher-v2-13-1-ui/46113)

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**Author:** [@PramodR](https://forums.suse.com/u/PramodR)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 22, 2026, 3:58pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/query-how-to-deploy-apps-per-namespace-in-rancher-v2-13-1-ui/46113 "2026-01-22T15:58:09Z")

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Hey, hi. I was previously using Rancher v2.8.5 with a multi-node RKE2 cluster, and there I was able to see the namespace selection option while deploying my apps using Rancher Apps & Marketplace. This allowed me to inst…

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## [Guidance Required on SLES 15 SP5 Trial Registration Code](https://forums.suse.com/t/guidance-required-on-sles-15-sp5-trial-registration-code/46107)

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**Author:** [@Revanth](https://forums.suse.com/u/Revanth)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2026, 6:45pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/guidance-required-on-sles-15-sp5-trial-registration-code/46107 "2026-01-09T18:45:14Z")

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We would like to seek your guidance regarding SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) trial registration. In the SUSE Customer Center, we are currently able to see only the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16 SP5 trial registra…

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