RHN Satellite Server 4.1.0

Installation Guide

Copyright © 2001 - 2005 Red Hat, Inc.

ISBN: N/A

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

4.2.1. Options to the Satellite Installation Program

4.3. Automated RHN Satellite Server Installation

4.4. Sendmail Configuration

4.5. MySQL Installation

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. Exporting with RHN Satellite Exporter

6.1.1. rhn-satellite-exporter
6.1.2. Exporting

6.2. Importing with RHN Satellite Synchronization Tool

6.2.1. satellite-sync
6.2.2. Preparing for Import from Local Media
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. 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

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