17장. Configuring System Purpose using the subscription-manager command-line tool

Procedure

1. From a terminal window, run the following command to set the intended role of the system:

   # subscription-manager syspurpose role --set VALUE

   Replace VALUE with the role that you want to assign:

   • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
   • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation
   • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Compute Node

   For example:

   # subscription-manager syspurpose role --set Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server

   1. Optional: Before setting a value, see the available roles supported by the subscriptions for your organization:

      # subscription-manager syspurpose role --list

   2. Optional: Run the following command to unset the role:

      # subscription-manager syspurpose role --unset

2. Run the following command to set the intended Service Level Agreement (SLA) of the system:

   # subscription-manager syspurpose service-level --set VALUE

   Replace VALUE with the SLA that you want to assign:

   • Premium
   • Standard
   • Self-Support

   For example:

   # subscription-manager syspurpose service-level --set "Standard"

   1. Optional: Before setting a value, see the available service-levels supported by the subscriptions for your organization:

      # subscription-manager syspurpose service-level --list

   2. Optional: Run the following command to unset the SLA:

      # subscription-manager syspurpose service-level --unset

3. Run the following command to set the intended usage of the system:

   # subscription-manager syspurpose usage --set "VALUE"

   Replace VALUE with the usage that you want to assign:

   • Production
   • Disaster Recovery
   • Development/Test

   For example:

   # subscription-manager syspurpose usage --set "Production"

   1. Optional: Before setting a value, see the available usages supported by the subscriptions for your organization:

      # subscription-manager syspurpose usage --list

   2. Optional: Run the following command to unset the usage:

      # subscription-manager syspurpose usage --unset

4. Run the following command to show the current system purpose properties:

   # subscription-manager syspurpose --show

   1. Optional: For more detailed syntax information run the following command to access the subscription-manager man page and browse to the SYSPURPOSE OPTIONS:

      # man subscription-manager