# SUSE Eval
**URL:** https://forums.suse.com/t/suse-eval/24849
**Category:** SLES Configure-Administer
**Created:** [December 6, 2013, 2:53pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/suse-eval/24849 "2013-12-06T14:53:59Z")
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### Author:  [@JJJCR](https://forums.suse.com/u/JJJCR)
#### Post date: [December 6, 2013, 2:53pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/suse-eval/24849/1 "2013-12-06T14:53:59Z")
hi gurus, i downloaded SLES 11 SP2.
If i install it to my server and later on, purchase SLES.
Can I just activate SLES evaluation without re-installing?
Is it possible?
thank you for any input.
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### Author:  [@malcolmlewis](https://forums.suse.com/u/malcolmlewis)
#### Post date: [December 6, 2013, 3:22pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/suse-eval/24849/2 "2013-12-06T15:22:12Z")
> [@](#):
>
> On Fri 06 Dec 2013 12:54:01 PM CST, JJJCR wrote:
>
> hi gurus, i downloaded SLES 11 SP2.
>
> If i install it to my server and later on, purchase SLES.
>
> Can I just activate SLES evaluation without re-installing?
>
> Is it possible?
>
> thank you for any input.
Hi
Yes, just visit the Customer Center and delete the system. Then on the
system via YaST or cli re-register with the new subscription key.
–
Cheers Malcolm °¿° SUSE Knowledge Partner (Linux Counter #276890)
SLED 11 SP3 (x86\_64) GNOME 2.28.0 Kernel 3.0.101-0.8-default
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### Author:  [@JJJCR](https://forums.suse.com/u/JJJCR)
#### Post date: [December 6, 2013, 3:31pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/suse-eval/24849/3 "2013-12-06T15:31:57Z")
[QUOTE=malcolmlewis;17862]Hi
Yes, just visit the Customer Center and delete the system. Then on the
system via YaST or cli re-register with the new subscription key.
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Cheers Malcolm °¿° SUSE Knowledge Partner (Linux Counter #276890)
SLED 11 SP3 (x86\_64) GNOME 2.28.0 Kernel 3.0.101-0.8-default
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What you mean by delete the system? How do i do it?
And does it mean if I configure some programs, it needs to be re-install and re-configure and after re-register?
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### Author:  [@malcolmlewis](https://forums.suse.com/u/malcolmlewis)
#### Post date: [December 6, 2013, 3:40pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/suse-eval/24849/4 "2013-12-06T15:40:35Z")
> [@](#):
>
> On Fri 06 Dec 2013 01:34:01 PM CST, JJJCR wrote:
>
> malcolmlewis;17862 Wrote:[color=blue]
>
> > Hi
> > Yes, just visit the Customer Center and\* delete the system\*. Then on
> > the
> > system via YaST or cli re-register with the new subscription key.
> > [/color]
>
> What you mean by delete the system? How do i do it?
Hi
If you register the system with the evaluation key it will appear at;
[https://secure-www.novell.com/center/regadmin/jsps/home\_app.jsp](https://secure-www.novell.com/center/regadmin/jsps/home_app.jsp)
You can then locate the system, and select delete (the - tab at the
bottom of the list of systems) to remove, then you can re-register with
the full key.
–
Cheers Malcolm °¿° SUSE Knowledge Partner (Linux Counter #276890)
SLED 11 SP3 (x86\_64) GNOME 2.28.0 Kernel 3.0.101-0.8-default
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### Author:  [@smflood](https://forums.suse.com/u/smflood)
#### Post date: [December 6, 2013, 5:24pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/suse-eval/24849/5 "2013-12-06T17:24:39Z")
On 06/12/2013 12:54, JJJCR wrote:
[color=blue]
> hi gurus, i downloaded SLES 11 SP2.
>
> If i install it to my server and later on, purchase SLES.
>
> Can I just activate SLES evaluation without re-installing?[/color]
Note that if you’re evaluating SLES then you would be better off using
SLES11 SP3 which is the current version.
## HTH.
Simon
SUSE Knowledge Partner
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### Author:  [@JJJCR](https://forums.suse.com/u/JJJCR)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2013, 3:09am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/suse-eval/24849/6 "2013-12-07T03:09:08Z")
[QUOTE=malcolmlewis;17865]Hi
If you register the system with the evaluation key it will appear at;
[https://secure-www.novell.com/center/regadmin/jsps/home\_app.jsp](https://secure-www.novell.com/center/regadmin/jsps/home_app.jsp)
You can then locate the system, and select delete (the - tab at the
bottom of the list of systems) to remove, then you can re-register with
the full key.
–
Cheers Malcolm °¿° SUSE Knowledge Partner (Linux Counter #276890)
SLED 11 SP3 (x86\_64) GNOME 2.28.0 Kernel 3.0.101-0.8-default
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if i did not register the evaluation key, is there some other way that I can activate the OS with the new license key?
Thank you.
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### Author:  [@JJJCR](https://forums.suse.com/u/JJJCR)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2013, 3:11am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/suse-eval/24849/7 "2013-12-07T03:11:07Z")
[QUOTE=smflood;17866]On 06/12/2013 12:54, JJJCR wrote:
[color=blue]
> hi gurus, i downloaded SLES 11 SP2.
>
> If i install it to my server and later on, purchase SLES.
>
> Can I just activate SLES evaluation without re-installing?[/color]
Note that if you’re evaluating SLES then you would be better off using
SLES11 SP3 which is the current version.
## HTH.
Simon
SUSE Knowledge Partner
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Thanks for the heads up smflood, but the software i’m evaluating support only SLES SP2.
🙂
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### Author:  [@malcolmlewis](https://forums.suse.com/u/malcolmlewis)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2013, 3:37am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/suse-eval/24849/8 "2013-12-07T03:37:10Z")
> [@](#):
>
> On Sat 07 Dec 2013 01:14:01 AM CST, JJJCR wrote:
>
> malcolmlewis;17865 Wrote:[color=blue]
>
> > Hi
> > If you register the system with the evaluation key it will appear at;
> > [https://secure-www.novell.com/center/regadmin/jsps/home\_app.jsp](https://secure-www.novell.com/center/regadmin/jsps/home_app.jsp)
> > You can then locate the system, and select delete (the - tab at the
> > bottom of the list of systems) to remove, then you can re-register
> > with the full key.
> >
> > –
> > Cheers Malcolm °¿° SUSE Knowledge Partner (Linux Counter #276890)
> > SLED 11 SP3 (x86\_64) GNOME 2.28.0 Kernel 3.0.101-0.8-default
> > If you find this post helpful and are logged into the web interface,
> > please show your appreciation and click on the star below… Thanks![/color]
>
> if i did not register the evaluation key, is there some other way that I
> can activate the OS with the new license key?
>
> Thank you.
Hi
If it’s not registered, the sure you can use the new key instead. Open
YaST → Other → Novell Customer Center Configuration, or from the
command line;
If your using a proxy, there are a few things to configure;
Your proxy should should accept Novell domain (or at least selected
sites used like [nu.novell.com](http://nu.novell.com) and [secure.novell.com](http://secure.novell.com)) without
authentication.
You need to populate proxy setting in YAST and to add two lines
with your proxy information to /etc/profile, for example:
export http\_proxy=“[http://10.10.1.1:8081/](http://10.10.1.1:8081/)”
export https\_proxy=“[https://10.10.1.1:8081/](https://10.10.1.1:8081/)”
As well as the /root/.curlrc
Then all on one line;
```auto
suse_register -a regcode-sles=YourActivationCode -a email=YourEmailAddress -a moniker=YourHostname -L .suse_register.log
```
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Cheers Malcolm °¿° SUSE Knowledge Partner (Linux Counter #276890)
SLED 11 SP3 (x86\_64) GNOME 2.28.0 Kernel 3.0.101-0.8-default
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### Author:  [@JJJCR](https://forums.suse.com/u/JJJCR)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2013, 4:07am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/suse-eval/24849/9 "2013-12-07T04:07:41Z")
[QUOTE=malcolmlewis;17878]Hi
If it’s not registered, the sure you can use the new key instead. Open
YaST → Other → Novell Customer Center Configuration, or from the
command line;
If your using a proxy, there are a few things to configure;
Your proxy should should accept Novell domain (or at least selected
sites used like [nu.novell.com](http://nu.novell.com) and [secure.novell.com](http://secure.novell.com)) without
authentication.
You need to populate proxy setting in YAST and to add two lines
with your proxy information to /etc/profile, for example:
export http\_proxy=“[http://10.10.1.1:8081/](http://10.10.1.1:8081/)”
export https\_proxy=“[https://10.10.1.1:8081/](https://10.10.1.1:8081/)”
As well as the /root/.curlrc
Then all on one line;
```auto
suse_register -a regcode-sles=YourActivationCode -a email=YourEmailAddress -a moniker=YourHostname -L .suse_register.log
```
–
Cheers Malcolm °¿° SUSE Knowledge Partner (Linux Counter #276890)
SLED 11 SP3 (x86\_64) GNOME 2.28.0 Kernel 3.0.101-0.8-default
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please show your appreciation and click on the star below… Thanks![/QUOTE]
Thank you very much!! I will do as what you suggested…
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### Author:  [@mikewillis](https://forums.suse.com/u/mikewillis)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2013, 12:07pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/suse-eval/24849/10 "2013-12-07T12:07:40Z")
[QUOTE=JJJCR;17877]Thanks for the heads up smflood, but the software i’m evaluating support only SLES SP2.
[/QUOTE]
If I were you I’d be asking the people who make the software what their plans are regarding support for SP3 because come February there’s no bug fix or security updates for SP2 unless you buy LTSS.
> [@](#):
>
> At the end of the six-month parallel support period, on 2014-01-31, general support for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Service Pack 2 will be discontinued. Long Term Service Pack Support (LTSS) for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Service Pack 2 is available as a separate add-on.
[https://www.suse.com/releasenotes/x86\_64/SUSE-SLES/11-SP3/](https://www.suse.com/releasenotes/x86_64/SUSE-SLES/11-SP3/)
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### Author:  [@smflood](https://forums.suse.com/u/smflood)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2013, 12:49pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/suse-eval/24849/11 "2013-12-07T12:49:40Z")
JJJCR Wrote in message:
[color=blue]
> Thanks for the heads up smflood, but the software i’m evaluating support
> only SLES SP2.[/color]
Which software are you evaluating which requires SLES11 SP2?
[color=blue]
> :)[/color]
As mikewillis noted in his reply, SLES11 SP2 will be out of
General Support at the end of January next year - see [1] and
[2].
HTH.
## [1] [http://support.novell.com/lifecycle/](http://support.novell.com/lifecycle/) [2] [http://support.novell.com/inc/lifecycle/linux.html](http://support.novell.com/inc/lifecycle/linux.html)
Simon
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### Author:  [@ab1](https://forums.suse.com/u/ab1)
#### Post date: [December 9, 2013, 12:48am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/suse-eval/24849/12 "2013-12-09T00:48:43Z")
And just to throw some additional fuel on the first, vendors often
document minimum patches, but seldom (and should never) document maximum
patches. SP3 is primarily a set of patches for SP2 and unless your
application vendor is prepared to support the SLES 11 SP2 operating system
by providing their own patches instead of using SUSE’s, they should
support subsequent patches from SUSE. I’ve yet to see a vendor opt for
the former, and as a result supporting subsequent SPs is a given.
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