Jump To Close Expand all Collapse all Table of contents Installation Guide Preface Expand section "Preface" Collapse section "Preface" 1. About This Guide 2. Audience 1. Introduction Expand section "1. Introduction" Collapse section "1. Introduction" 1.1. About Red Hat Satellite 1.2. System Overview 1.3. Terms to Understand 1.4. Summary of Steps 2. Requirements Expand section "2. Requirements" Collapse section "2. Requirements" 2.1. Software Requirements 2.2. Red Hat Satellite Server Requirements Expand section "2.2. Red Hat Satellite Server Requirements" Collapse section "2.2. Red Hat Satellite Server Requirements" 2.2.1. x86_64 Hardware Requirements 2.2.2. s/390x Hardware Requirements 2.3. Database Requirements Expand section "2.3. Database Requirements" Collapse section "2.3. Database Requirements" 2.3.1. Database Sizing Requirements 2.3.2. Managed Database Requirements 2.3.3. External Database Requirements 2.4. Additional Requirements Expand section "2.4. Additional Requirements" Collapse section "2.4. Additional Requirements" 2.4.1. Firewall 2.4.2. File Permissions 2.4.3. SELinux Policy 2.4.4. Caching 2.4.5. DMZ Proxy Solution 2.4.6. Synchronized System Times 2.4.7. Setting System Language and Locale 2.4.8. Fully Qualified Domain Name 2.4.9. Functioning Domain Name Service (DNS) 2.4.10. Red Hat Network Account 2.4.11. Backups of Login Information 2.4.12. Channel Content ISOs 2.4.13. Service Access 2.4.14. Perl Interpreter 3. Entitlement Certificate 4. Installation Expand section "4. Installation" Collapse section "4. Installation" 4.1. Prerequisites Expand section "4.1. Prerequisites" Collapse section "4.1. Prerequisites" 4.1.1. Base Operating System 4.1.2. Mounting the Installation Media 4.1.3. Obtaining an Entitlement Certificate 4.2. Pre-Installation Expand section "4.2. Pre-Installation" Collapse section "4.2. Pre-Installation" 4.2.1. Options for the Installation Script 4.2.2. Automated Red Hat Satellite Server Installation 4.2.3. Installing Behind a HTTP Proxy: Pre-Configuration 4.3. Installation Script Process Expand section "4.3. Installation Script Process" Collapse section "4.3. Installation Script Process" 4.3.1. Running the Installer Script 4.3.2. Database Configuration 4.3.3. Initial Configuration 4.3.4. Entitlement Certificate Configuration 4.3.5. CA Certificate Configuration 4.3.6. Cobbler Configuration 4.3.7. Installation Complete 4.4. Post-Installation Expand section "4.4. Post-Installation" Collapse section "4.4. Post-Installation" 4.4.1. Enable Satellite 5 Repository 4.4.2. Upgrading the Satellite 5 Database Schema 4.4.3. Update Packages 4.4.4. Switch Satellite to Connected Mode 4.4.5. Installing Behind a HTTP Proxy: Post-Configuration 4.4.6. Create Administrator User 4.4.7. Finalize Configuration 4.4.8. Organizations 4.4.9. Restart 4.4.10. Cobbler Rebuild 4.4.11. Message Transfer Agent (MTA) Configuration 4.4.12. MySQL Installation for Monitoring 5. Entitlements Expand section "5. Entitlements" Collapse section "5. Entitlements" 5.1. Red Hat Satellite Activate 5.2. Activate Red Hat Satellite with a New Entitlement Certificate 5.3. Entitlement Certificate Expiration 5.4. Enhanced Entitlements Reporting Expand section "5.4. Enhanced Entitlements Reporting" Collapse section "5.4. Enhanced Entitlements Reporting" 5.4.1. Enhanced Entitlements Reporting Requirements 5.4.2. Summary of Enhanced Entitlement Reporting Configuration 5.4.3. Configuring Servers for Enhanced Entitlements Reporting 5.4.4. Downloading an Enhanced Entitlements Subscription Manifest 5.4.5. Uploading a Subscription Manifest to Subscription Asset Manager 5.4.6. Splitting Subscriptions between Organizations 5.4.7. Viewing Enhanced Entitlements Reports in Subscription Asset Manager 6. Content and Synchronization Expand section "6. Content and Synchronization" Collapse section "6. Content and Synchronization" 6.1. Red Hat Satellite Synchronization Tool 6.2. Synchronization with Local Media Expand section "6.2. Synchronization with Local Media" Collapse section "6.2. Synchronization with Local Media" 6.2.1. Preparing for Import from Local Media 6.2.2. Import from Local Media 6.3. Synchronization via Export Expand section "6.3. Synchronization via Export" Collapse section "6.3. Synchronization via Export" 6.3.1. Performing an Export 6.3.2. Moving Exported Data 6.3.3. Performing an Import 6.4. Synchronization with Red Hat Network 7. Upgrades Expand section "7. Upgrades" Collapse section "7. Upgrades" 7.1. Upgrade Requirements 7.2. Upgrading Red Hat Satellite to a New Version 8. Maintenance Expand section "8. Maintenance" Collapse section "8. Maintenance" 8.1. Managing Red Hat Satellite with rhn-satellite 8.2. Performing Critical Updates to the Server 8.3. Changing the Red Hat Satellite Hostname 8.4. Conducting Red Hat Satellite-Specific Tasks Expand section "8.4. Conducting Red Hat Satellite-Specific Tasks" Collapse section "8.4. Conducting Red Hat Satellite-Specific Tasks" 8.4.1. Deleting Users 8.4.2. Configuring Red Hat Satellite Search 8.5. Automating Synchronization 8.6. Implementing PAM Authentication 8.7. Enabling Push to Clients 8.8. Maintaining the Database 9. Migrating from RHN to RHSM A. Example Red Hat Satellite Installation Topologies Expand section "A. Example Red Hat Satellite Installation Topologies" Collapse section "A. Example Red Hat Satellite Installation Topologies" A.1. Single Red Hat Satellite Topology A.2. Multiple Red Hat Satellite Horizontally Tiered Topology A.3. Red Hat Satellite-to-Proxy Vertically Tiered Topology B. Sample Red Hat Satellite Configuration File C. Revision History Legal Notice Settings Close Language: English Format: Multi-page Single-page PDF Format: Multi-page Single-page PDF Language and Page Formatting Options Language: English Format: Multi-page Single-page PDF Format: Multi-page Single-page PDF Red Hat Training A Red Hat training course is available for Red Hat Satellite 4.4.3. Update Packages Update all installed packages. # yum update Previous Next