How to update a SLES10 / OES 2 server by command line

These are the commands you have to use to update a SLES10 OES2 sever by command line.

1. First register your SLES10 by Novell
   suse_register -a email=email_address -a regcode-sles=SLES_registration_code -a regcode-oes=oes2_registration_code
2. Confirm with the commands
   rug sl
   rug ca
   if the registration is successful. You shoud see a link to nu.novell.com
3. Refresh the update list with the command
   rug ref
   
4. See what update are available
   rug lu SLES10-SP1-Updates OES2-Updates
5. Update the server
   rug up -t patch SLES10-SP1-Updates OES2-Updates
6. Repeat step 4 and 5 until there are no more patches available. Then reboot the server.

UPDATE

If you only see a SLES10 update channel do the following.

rczmd restart – this to make sure no wrong data is kept in cache
2. rug in -t product OPEN_ENTERPRISE_SERVER – solve the dependencies (if any) and accept.
3. rczmd restart – to make the Zenworks Management Deamon aware of the change.
4. rug products – to verify that OPEN_ENTERPRISE_SERVER is recognized as installed.

Run the Novell Customer Center configuration again. This time it should request a activation code for both SLES10 as OES2 and afterwards it should be possible to update both SLES10 and OES2 components.

Source: http://support.novell.com TID7000219