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6.2.2. Enrolling the Satellite Server
Enrol the Satellite server with the IPA server using the
ipa-client-install command. This will step through the required configuration options to enrol the Satellite server.
[root@satellite ~]# ipa-client-install Provide the domain name of your IPA server (ex: example.com): example.com Provide your IPA server name (ex: ipa.example.com): ipa.example.com Hostname: satellite.example.com Realm: EXAMPLE.COM DNS Domain: example.com IPA Server: ipa.example.com BaseDN: dc=example,dc=com Continue to configure the system with these values? [no]: yes User authorized to enroll computers: admin Synchronizing time with KDC... Password for admin@EXAMPLE.COM: *********
When complete, the Satellite server acts as an client using the IPA Server details.
The IPA server also requires a HTTP Service for the Satellite server. Authenticate the Satellite server against the IPA server with the admin user and run the
ipa service-add command:
[root@satellite ~]# kinit admin [root@satellite ~]# ipa service-add HTTP/satellite.example.com -------------------------------------------------- Added service "HTTP/satellite.example.com@EXAMPLE.COM" -------------------------------------------------- Principal: HTTP/satellite.example.com@EXAMPLE.COM Managed by: satellite.example.com

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