Starting with SuSE 10 and onwards, Novell's explicit policy states that to receive security patches and updates, each SuSE agent Operating System must be registered with Novell and have their licenses managed and validated either directly through the Novell Customer Center (NCC) or Subscription Management Tool.
Note: HPCA Patch Management does not validate that Novell's license or registration policy is met for SuSE 10 or above systems. It is the customer’s responsibility to adhere to Novell's policy and have their SuSE10 and SuSE11 machines registered with validated licenses.