IT deployments are not one-dimensional. Within any organization, the IT infrastructure truly needs to be managed in a multitenant / multi-organizational structure. Whether the division is bureaucratic (organizational departments, offices, subsidiaries) or functional (Web apps, databases, desktops, business processes) Red Hat Network Satellite enables administrators to divide their deployments into organized containers. These containers (or organizations) assist in maintaining clear separation of purpose and ownership of systems and the content deployed to those systems.
Red Hat Network Satellite 5.1 introduced the creation and management of multiple organizations within one Satellite installation, allowing for the division of systems, content, and subscriptions across these different organizations, departments, and other specified groups. Red Hat Network Satellite 5.3 expanded multiple organization support to include organizational trusts that allow sharing custom channel content and migration of systems between organizations. This guide will help you understand and make the most of these new capabilities.
4.1. Establishing an Organizational Trust
A Satellite Administrator can create a trust between two or more organizations. To do this, perform the following steps:
Click the Organizations link on the side menu on the Admin main page.
Click the name of one of the organizations and within the Details page, click the Trusts subtab.
On the Trusts subtab, there is a listing of all the other trusts on the RHN Satellite. Here you may use the Filter by Organization text box to narrow down a long list of organizations to a specific subset.
Organizational Trusts
Figure 4.1. Organizational Trusts
Click the checkbox next to the names of the organizations you want to be in the organizational trust with the current organization
