RHN Satellite Server 3.6
Installation Guide
Copyright
© 2001 - 2004 by Red Hat, Inc.
Table of Contents
1.
Introduction
1.1.
Red Hat Network
1.2.
RHN Satellite Server
1.3.
Terms to Understand
1.4.
How it Works
1.5.
Summary of Steps
2.
Requirements
2.1.
Software Requirements
2.2.
Hardware Requirements
2.3.
Database Requirements
2.4.
Additional Requirements
3.
Example Topologies
3.1.
Single Satellite Topology
3.2.
Multiple Satellite Horizontally Tiered Topology
3.3.
Satellite-Proxy Vertically Tiered Topology
4.
Installation
4.1.
Base Install
4.2.
RHN Satellite Server Installation Program
4.3.
Sendmail Configuration
5.
Entitlements
5.1.
Receiving the Certificate
5.2.
Uploading the RHN Entitlement Certificate
5.3.
Managing the RHN Certificate with
RHN Satellite Activate
5.3.1.
Command Line Entitlement Options
5.3.2.
Activating the Satellite
6.
Importing and Synchronizing
6.1.
RHN Satellite Synchronization Tool
6.1.1.
Import/Sync Steps
6.1.2.
Import/Sync Options
6.1.3.
Import/Sync Cache Refresh
6.2.
Importing
6.2.1.
Prerequisites
6.2.2.
Preparing for Import
6.2.3.
Running the Import
6.3.
Synchronizing
6.3.1.
Synchronizing Errata and Packages Directly via RHN
6.3.2.
Synchronizing Errata and Packages via Local Media
7.
Troubleshooting
7.1.
Log Files
7.2.
General Problems
7.3.
Host Not Found/Could Not Determine FQDN
7.4.
Connection Errors
7.5.
Caching Issues
7.6.
Satellite Debugging by Red Hat
8.
Maintenance
8.1.
Managing the Satellite Service
8.2.
Updating the Satellite
8.3.
Backing Up the Satellite
8.4.
Using
RHN DB Control
8.4.1.
DB Control Options
8.4.2.
Backing up the Database
8.4.3.
Verifying the Backup
8.4.4.
Restoring the Database
8.5.
Cloning the Satellite with Embedded DB
8.6.
Establishing Redundant Satellites with Stand-Alone DB
8.7.
Conducting Satellite-Specific Tasks
8.7.1.
Using the
Tools
menu
8.7.2.
Deleting Users
8.8.
Automating Synchronization
8.9.
Implementing PAM Authentication
8.10.
Enabling Push to Clients
A.
Sample RHN Satellite Server Configuration File
Index
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