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Use an enterprise-grade Linux operating system such as SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro as the base software layer to meet the solution stack prerequisites and requirements.
Ensure that the following services are in place and configured for the node on which you are deploying SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro:
Note: While installing the compute platform node, point it to the relevant update service, or use the SUSEConnect command-line tool to provision updates after the installation.
To install the SUSE operating system on the compute platform node:
Tip: Adjust both the password and the local network address setup to comply with local environment guidelines and requirements.
Follow these best practices to further optimize the deployment:
transactional-update
reboot
# add apparmor-parser
transactional-update pkg install apparmor-parser
reboot