Jump To Close Expand all Collapse all Table of contents Installation Guide 1. Introduction Expand section "1. Introduction" Collapse section "1. Introduction" 1.1. Red Hat Network 1.2. RHN Satellite 1.3. Terms to Understand 1.4. How it Works 1.5. Summary of Steps 1.6. Upgrades Expand section "1.6. Upgrades" Collapse section "1.6. Upgrades" 1.6.1. Satellite Certificate 1.6.2. Satellite Upgrade Documentation Package (rhn-upgrade) 1.6.3. New Installation ISO 2. Requirements Expand section "2. Requirements" Collapse section "2. Requirements" 2.1. Software Requirements 2.2. Hardware Requirements Expand section "2.2. Hardware Requirements" Collapse section "2.2. Hardware Requirements" 2.2.1. x86 and x86_64 Hardware Requirements 2.2.2. s/390 Hardware Requirements 2.2.3. Additional Requirements 2.3. Database Requirements 2.4. Additional Requirements 3. Example Topologies Expand section "3. Example Topologies" Collapse section "3. Example Topologies" 3.1. Single Satellite Topology 3.2. Multiple Satellite Horizontally Tiered Topology 3.3. Satellite-Proxy Vertically Tiered Topology 4. Installation Expand section "4. Installation" Collapse section "4. Installation" 4.1. Base Install 4.2. RHN Satellite Installation Program Expand section "4.2. RHN Satellite Installation Program" Collapse section "4.2. RHN Satellite Installation Program" 4.2.1. Options to the Satellite Installation Program 4.3. Automated RHN Satellite Server Installation 4.4. Installing Satellite behind an HTTP Proxy 4.5. Sendmail Configuration 4.6. MySQL Installation 5. Entitlements Expand section "5. Entitlements" Collapse section "5. Entitlements" 5.1. Receiving the Certificate 5.2. Uploading the RHN Entitlement Certificate 5.3. Managing the RHN Certificate with RHN Satellite Activate Expand section "5.3. Managing the RHN Certificate with RHN Satellite Activate" Collapse section "5.3. Managing the RHN Certificate with RHN Satellite Activate" 5.3.1. Command Line Entitlement Options 5.3.2. Activating the Satellite 5.4. Satellite Entitlement Certificate Expiration 6. Importing and Synchronizing Expand section "6. Importing and Synchronizing" Collapse section "6. Importing and Synchronizing" 6.1. Exporting with RHN Satellite Exporter Expand section "6.1. Exporting with RHN Satellite Exporter" Collapse section "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 Expand section "6.2. Importing with RHN Satellite Synchronization Tool" Collapse section "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 Expand section "6.3. Synchronizing" Collapse section "6.3. Synchronizing" 6.3.1. Synchronizing Errata and Packages Directly via RHN 6.3.2. Synchronizing Errata and Packages via Local Media 6.4. Inter-Satellite Sync Expand section "6.4. Inter-Satellite Sync" Collapse section "6.4. Inter-Satellite Sync" 6.4.1. Recommended Models for Inter-Satellite Sync 6.4.2. Configuring the Master RHN Satellite Server 6.4.3. Configuring the Slave RHN Satellite Servers 6.5. Using Inter-Satellite Sync Expand section "6.5. Using Inter-Satellite Sync" Collapse section "6.5. Using Inter-Satellite Sync" 6.5.1. Syncing between a Development Staging Server and a Production Satellite 6.5.2. Bi-directional sync 6.6. Synchronizing by Organization 7. Troubleshooting 8. Maintenance Expand section "8. Maintenance" Collapse section "8. Maintenance" 8.1. Managing the Satellite with rhn-satellite 8.2. Updating the Satellite 8.3. Backing Up the Satellite 8.4. Using RHN DB Control Expand section "8.4. Using RHN DB Control" Collapse section "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. Changing the Satellite Hostname 8.8. Conducting Satellite-Specific Tasks Expand section "8.8. Conducting Satellite-Specific Tasks" Collapse section "8.8. Conducting Satellite-Specific Tasks" 8.8.1. Deleting Users 8.8.2. Configuring Satellite Search 8.9. Automating Synchronization 8.10. Implementing PAM Authentication 8.11. Enabling Push to Clients A. Sample RHN Satellite Configuration File B. 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