Overview
This feature enables Ubuntu Pro support for MicroStack. Ubuntu Pro provides additional benefits such as Livepatch and extended security support periods for Ubuntu LTS.
Ubuntu Pro is free for limited personal usage or subscriptions can be purchased for commercial support.
Enabling Ubuntu Pro
To enable Ubuntu Pro support, run the following command with an attachement token associated with your subscription:
sunbeam enable pro --token <pro token>
Disabling Ubuntu Pro
To disable Ubuntu Pro support, run the following command:
sunbeam disable pro
Usage
To check the Ubuntu Pro status on any node in the MicroStack deployment login to the node and use the pro command to validate the subscription attachment and enabled services:
pro status
Example output is:
SERVICE ENTITLED STATUS DESCRIPTION
esm-apps yes enabled Expanded Security Maintenance for Applications
esm-infra yes enabled Expanded Security Maintenance for Infrastructure
livepatch yes disabled Canonical Livepatch service
realtime-kernel* yes disabled Ubuntu kernel with PREEMPT_RT patches integrated
usg yes disabled Security compliance and audit tools
* Service has variants
For a list of all Ubuntu Pro services and variants, run 'pro status --all'
Enable services with: pro enable <service>
Account: microstack@ubuntu.com
Subscription: Ubuntu Pro - free personal subscription