SLES 15

Option A: Azure Portal

• Open the Azure Marketplace and search for "SLES 15 on Azure SecureAnyCloud"
• Select the image and choose Create
• On the basics tab, configure the following:
• Subscription: select your Azure subscription
• Resource Group: create a new one or select an existing one
• Virtual Machine Name: enter a name for your VM
• Region: select your preferred Azure region
• Size: Standard_B2s is recommended
• Under Administrator Account, select SSH public key and enter your key
• Under Inbound Port Rules, allow SSH (port 22)
• Choose Review + Create, then Create

Option B: Azure CLI

az vm image terms accept --urn sac1647283583153:sles-15:default:latest
az vm create \
  --resource-group myResourceGroup \
  --name my-sles-15-azure-vm \
  --image sac1647283583153:sles-15:default:latest \
  --size Standard_B2s \
  --admin-username azureuser \
  --generate-ssh-keys \
  --public-ip-sku Standard

Once your VM is running, connect over SSH:

ssh azureuser@<public-ip-address>

To find your VM's public IP:

az vm show --resource-group myResourceGroup --name my-sles-15-azure-vm --show-details --query publicIps -o tsv

After you connect, check the operating system release and kernel:

cat /etc/os-release uname -r

Check disk space and memory:

df -h free -h

Confirm that Btrfs snapshots are configured:

sudo snapper list

Confirm that the Azure Linux Agent is running:

systemctl status waagent

Install the latest security patches and package updates:

sudo zypper update -y

The Azure network security group (NSG) controls inbound and outbound traffic. You can also configure the local firewall. List its current configuration:

sudo firewall-cmd --list-all

To allow additional ports, run:

sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=80/tcp sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=443/tcp sudo firewall-cmd --reload

SLES includes YaST for system administration. Start it with:

sudo yast

YaST provides modules for network configuration, user management, firewall settings, and more.