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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server on a Generation 2 Azure VM, with plans for SLES 15 SP7 and SLES 16. The image is fully patched at build time and ships clean — no agents you didn't ask for, no default credentials. Published and maintained by Derek Coleman & Associates Inc: freshly rebuilt against current security advisories and deployable straight from the Azure Marketplace into your own subscription.

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Version: SLES 15 SP7 and SLES 16 (one plan each, Gen2)Platform: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7 / 16Ports: 22 (SSH)Category: Operating Systems

What's included

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7 and 16 — fully patched at build time
Packages and updates come from SUSE's public-cloud update servers through zypper
Trusted Launch support: Secure Boot + vTPM
Azure Monitor Agent, Defender for Cloud, and Update Manager install cleanly

Quick start

Known issue on the current image (as of 2026-10-12) — Packages cannot be installed or updated out of the box: the image carries the build VM's SUSE registration — its system credentials in /etc/zypp/credentials.d/, the same on every VM — which SUSE's update servers now reject. At first boot guestregister.service sees a registration and does nothing, so the VM never registers itself. Workaround and fix status on the support page.

Deploy from the Azure Marketplace (Get It Now → Create), choosing your SSH key at the Administration step.
Allow inbound SSH (22) for yourself — restrict to your own IP where possible.
SSH in and check that the VM can reach SUSE's update servers: `sudo zypper ref` must finish without errors before you install or update packages (`sudo zypper up`).
Build on it with your configuration management.

Common use cases

General-purpose enterprise Linux workloads
Golden-image base for your own builds
SUSE-certified application stacks
Fleet standardization on a maintained base

Why our images

Freshly rebuilt against the latest security advisories, no shared default credentials, Trusted Launch support, and automatic OS security updates — everything runs in your own Azure subscription under your governance.

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