SUSE Enterprise Storage

Build cost-efficient and highly scalable data storage using commodity, off-the-shelf servers and disk drives.

Stable Releases

7.1 7 6 5

Architecture

AMD64/Intel 64 Arm

Downloads

Product Information

SUSE Enterprise Storage is no longer available to new customers. Support is being provided to existing SUSE Enterprise Storage customers for the duration of their current SUSE support contract. If you have any questions, please contact your SUSE Account Executive.

SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 is based on Ceph Pacific and elevates enterprise storage management to a new level. The latest release includes many new features.

SUSE Enterprise Storage deployed with Rook on Kubernetes

To install SUSE Enterprise Storage with Rook on Kubernetes, follow the Rook installation guide. The linked media on this page are only for the standalone installation with cephadm and for updating a standalone cluster from SUSE Enterprise Storage 7 to 7.1.

Windows client driver

Download the windows driver from https://suse.com/betaprogram/suse-enterprise-storage-windows-driver-beta/

Install Instructions

SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 (SES7.1) is available for download for the x86_64 and aarch64 platform as two ISO images. Media 1 contains the binary packages and the source code, media 2 the debuginfo packages.

For installation only media 1 is needed.

Adding the SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1

You can add the SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 extension to SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 (SLES15-SP3) as an add-on product at install time or later. Make sure the following SLE-15-SP3 Modules are available and activated:

  • Base System Module
  • Server Applications Module

Note: You need to register SLES15-SP3 + SES7.1 and apply updates when using the SES7.1 add-on.

Adding SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 During Installation

To add the SES7.1 extension while installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3:

  1. Select the "Include Add-On Products from Separate Media" box on the Installation Mode Screen.
    Depending on your installation, you can add the SES7.1 extension from media 1 or from a remote installation source, such as an FTP server, on the next screen.

Adding the SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 After Installation

To add the SES7.1 extension after you have already installed SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3:

  1. Start YaST2
  2. Go to Software – Add-On Products add media 1 of the SES7.1 extension or a remote installation source.
    You can then either manually select the specific packages you want to install, or choose from the predefined patterns under the Install and Remove Software option. If you don't find a specific package that you need in any of the suggested usage patterns, try the package search. Some packages might not be included in a pattern.
  3. You can then select the predefined "SUSE Enterprise Storage server packages" pattern to automatically select the recommended packages for the SES extension, or manually choose a different list.

Legal notice

For installation instructions, see the documentation.

For further information regarding this release, see the release notes: https://www.suse.com/releasenotes/x86_64/SUSE-Enterprise-Storage/7.1/

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