RHN Satellite Server with Embedded Database requires a utility for managing that database. Red Hat provides just such a tool: RHN DB Control. This command line utility allows you to do everything from make, verify, and restore backups to obtain database status and restart it when necessary. You must be the oracle user to invoke RHN DB Control. To begin, switch to the oracle user:

su - oracle

Next, issue the following command:

db-control option