# Google-GCE

**URL:** https://forums.suse.com/c/suse-public-cloud/google-gce/83.md

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## [About the Google-GCE category](https://forums.suse.com/t/about-the-google-gce-category/21553)

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**Author:** [@system](https://forums.suse.com/u/system)\
**Replies:** 0

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## [SMT server for patching](https://forums.suse.com/t/smt-server-for-patching/35610)

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**Author:** [@Ramnarayan](https://forums.suse.com/u/Ramnarayan)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 28, 2021, 6:44pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/smt-server-for-patching/35610 "2021-05-28T18:44:58Z")

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We have GCP on demand instances, we need secured SMT servers for patching

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## [Cannot upgrade from SLES 12 SP2 to SP4](https://forums.suse.com/t/cannot-upgrade-from-sles-12-sp2-to-sp4/35330)

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**Author:** [@Kartikey](https://forums.suse.com/u/Kartikey)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 22, 2020, 3:50pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/cannot-upgrade-from-sles-12-sp2-to-sp4/35330 "2020-10-22T15:50:12Z")

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Hi, We are trying to upgrade one of our VM’s on GCP from SLES 12 SP2 to SP4. The issue we are facing that the “zypper refresh” command always fails with a random repo throwing a “Timeout” OR “Valid metadata not found a…

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## [Google image release information](https://forums.suse.com/t/google-image-release-information/28108)

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**Author:** [@rjschwei](https://forums.suse.com/u/rjschwei)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2016, 7:30am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/google-image-release-information/28108 "2016-04-27T07:30:30Z")

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The following provides information about new image releases from latest to oldest. Only the latest image of a given release and flavor is considered active. Use “pint” https://www.suse.com/communities/blog/riddle-me-this…

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## [Image life-cycle announced](https://forums.suse.com/t/image-life-cycle-announced/27030)

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**Author:** [@rjschwei](https://forums.suse.com/u/rjschwei)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 18, 2015, 7:30am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/image-life-cycle-announced/27030 "2015-05-18T07:30:16Z")

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The handling of the image life-cycle has been formalized. PLease find the details in the following blog: https://www.suse.com/communities/conversations/suse-image-life-cycle-public-cloud-deployments/

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## [Image from snapshot will not boot](https://forums.suse.com/t/image-from-snapshot-will-not-boot/26818)

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**Author:** [@rjschwei](https://forums.suse.com/u/rjschwei)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 19, 2015, 2:30pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/image-from-snapshot-will-not-boot/26818 "2015-03-19T14:30:22Z")

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Images created from SUSE Linux Enterprise instance snapshots in Google Compute Engine do not boot. The problem is two fold. SUSE Linux Enterprise images are configured to use the root disk ID rather than the generic dev…

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## [Bring Your Own Subscription](https://forums.suse.com/t/bring-your-own-subscription/26412)

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**Author:** [@rjschwei](https://forums.suse.com/u/rjschwei)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2014, 8:33pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/bring-your-own-subscription/26412 "2014-11-24T20:33:57Z")

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As announced during SUSECon 2014 (https://www.suse.com/company/press/2…lic-cloud.html) it is possible to use your existing subscriptions in the Public Cloud. For more details about the subscription portability please vis…