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 Satellite 5 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. Hardware Requirements Expand section "2.2. Hardware Requirements" Collapse section "2.2. Hardware Requirements" 2.2.1. x86_64 Hardware Requirements 2.2.2. s/390x Hardware Requirements 2.3. General Database Requirements Expand section "2.3. General Database Requirements" Collapse section "2.3. General Database Requirements" 2.3.1. Database Sizing 2.3.2. Database Partitioning 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. Bandwidth 2.4.5. Caching 2.4.6. Synchronized System Times 2.4.7. Setting System Language and Locale 2.4.8. Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) 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 3. Installation Scenarios Expand section "3. Installation Scenarios" Collapse section "3. Installation Scenarios" 3.1. Scenario 1: Installing Satellite with Embedded Database Expand section "3.1. Scenario 1: Installing Satellite with Embedded Database" Collapse section "3.1. Scenario 1: Installing Satellite with Embedded Database" 3.1.1. Downloading the Installation Media 3.1.2. Mounting the Installation Media 3.1.3. Generating a Manifest 3.1.4. Installing Behind a HTTP Proxy: Pre-Configuration (Optional) 3.1.5. Registering Host with Red Hat Content Delivery Network 3.1.6. Activating the Satellite Repositories 3.1.7. Running the Installation Program 3.1.8. Configuring the Satellite 3.2. Scenario 2: Installing Satellite with Managed Database Expand section "3.2. Scenario 2: Installing Satellite with Managed Database" Collapse section "3.2. Scenario 2: Installing Satellite with Managed Database" 3.2.1. Downloading the Installation Media 3.2.2. Mounting the Installation Media 3.2.3. Generating a Manifest 3.2.4. Installing Behind a HTTP Proxy: Pre-Configuration (Optional) 3.2.5. Registering Host with Red Hat Content Delivery Network 3.2.6. Activating the Satellite Repositories 3.2.7. Installing the Managed Database 3.2.8. Installing Satellite 3.2.9. Configuring the Satellite 3.3. Scenario 3: Installing Satellite with External Database Expand section "3.3. Scenario 3: Installing Satellite with External Database" Collapse section "3.3. Scenario 3: Installing Satellite with External Database" 3.3.1. External Database Requirements 3.3.2. Downloading the Installation Media 3.3.3. Mounting the Installation Media 3.3.4. Generating a Manifest 3.3.5. Installing Behind a HTTP Proxy: Pre-Configuration (Optional) 3.3.6. Registering Host with Red Hat Content Delivery Network 3.3.7. Activating the Satellite Repositories 3.3.8. Running the Installation Program 3.3.9. Configuring the Satellite 4. Configuration Expand section "4. Configuration" Collapse section "4. Configuration" 4.1. Create Administrator Account 4.2. Configure Red Hat Satellite Expand section "4.2. Configure Red Hat Satellite" Collapse section "4.2. Configure Red Hat Satellite" 4.2.1. General Configuration 4.2.2. Certificate 4.2.3. Bootstrap 4.2.4. Organizations 4.2.5. Restart 4.2.6. Cobbler Rebuild 4.3. Configuring the PostgreSQL Database to use SSL 5. Authentication Expand section "5. Authentication" Collapse section "5. Authentication" 5.1. Implementing PAM Authentication 5.2. Using Identity Management for Authentication Expand section "5.2. Using Identity Management for Authentication" Collapse section "5.2. Using Identity Management for Authentication" 5.2.1. Requirements 5.2.2. Enrolling the Satellite Server 5.2.3. Using the IPA Authentication Setup Tool 5.2.4. Finalizing Authentication Configuration 5.2.5. Configuring IPA to Use Multiple Organizations (Optional) 5.2.6. Configuring IPA to Use Groups (Optional) 6. Entitlements Expand section "6. Entitlements" Collapse section "6. Entitlements" 6.1. Activating Satellite 6.2. Viewing Details of a Manifest 6.3. Refreshing the Current Subscriptions 6.4. Refreshing Product Entitlements 6.5. Subscription Expiration 7. Virtualization Agent (virt-who) Expand section "7. Virtualization Agent (virt-who)" Collapse section "7. Virtualization Agent (virt-who)" 7.1. Setting up the Virtualization Agent Expand section "7.1. Setting up the Virtualization Agent" Collapse section "7.1. Setting up the Virtualization Agent" 7.1.1. VMware Configuration Scenario 7.2. Setting up Guests 7.3. Verifying the Setup 8. Content and Synchronization Expand section "8. Content and Synchronization" Collapse section "8. Content and Synchronization" 8.1. Red Hat Satellite CDN Synchronization Tool Expand section "8.1. Red Hat Satellite CDN Synchronization Tool" Collapse section "8.1. Red Hat Satellite CDN Synchronization Tool" 8.1.1. Calculating Data Download Size 8.1.2. Synchronize Select Channels 8.2. Synchronization with Local Media Expand section "8.2. Synchronization with Local Media" Collapse section "8.2. Synchronization with Local Media" 8.2.1. Preparing for Import from Local Media 8.2.2. Import from Local Media 8.3. Synchronization via Export Expand section "8.3. Synchronization via Export" Collapse section "8.3. Synchronization via Export" 8.3.1. Performing an Export 8.3.2. Moving Exported Data 8.3.3. Performing an Import 9. Synchronization between Multiple Satellites Expand section "9. Synchronization between Multiple Satellites" Collapse section "9. Synchronization between Multiple Satellites" 9.1. Inter-Satellite Synchronization Expand section "9.1. Inter-Satellite Synchronization" Collapse section "9.1. Inter-Satellite Synchronization" 9.1.1. Manual Configuration 9.1.2. Automated Configuration 9.2. Organizational Synchronization 9.3. Inter-Satellite Synchronization Use Cases 10. Upgrades Expand section "10. Upgrades" Collapse section "10. Upgrades" 10.1. Upgrade Requirements Expand section "10.1. Upgrade Requirements" Collapse section "10.1. Upgrade Requirements" 10.1.1. Content Synchronization Changes 10.1.2. Backup the Satellite 5 Instance 10.1.3. PostgreSQL Upgrade 10.1.4. Confirming Database Disk Space 10.1.5. Downloading a Satellite 5.8 Manifest 10.1.6. Downloading Satellite 5.8 ISO 10.1.7. Migrating Registration to Red Hat Subscription Manager 10.2. Upgrading to Satellite 5.8 Expand section "10.2. Upgrading to Satellite 5.8" Collapse section "10.2. Upgrading to Satellite 5.8" 10.2.1. Mounting the Installation Media 10.2.2. Performing the Satellite 5.8 Upgrade 10.3. Post-installation Tasks Expand section "10.3. Post-installation Tasks" Collapse section "10.3. Post-installation Tasks" 10.3.1. Configuring for FIPS 140-2 Compliance 10.3.2. Removing Redundant Java Versions 11. Migrating from RHN to RHSM 12. Maintenance Expand section "12. Maintenance" Collapse section "12. Maintenance" 12.1. Managing Red Hat Satellite with rhn-satellite 12.2. Performing Critical Updates to the Server 12.3. Changing the Red Hat Satellite Hostname 12.4. Conducting Red Hat Satellite-Specific Tasks Expand section "12.4. Conducting Red Hat Satellite-Specific Tasks" Collapse section "12.4. Conducting Red Hat Satellite-Specific Tasks" 12.4.1. Deleting Users 12.4.2. Configuring Red Hat Satellite Search 12.5. Automating Synchronization 12.6. Enabling Push to Clients 12.7. Maintaining the Database 12.8. Migrating the Database Expand section "12.8. Migrating the Database" Collapse section "12.8. Migrating the Database" 12.8.1. Migrating from an Embedded Database to a Managed Database 12.8.2. Migrating from an Embedded Database to an External PostgreSQL Database 12.8.3. Migrating from an Embedded Database to an External Oracle Database 12.8.4. Migrating from a Managed Database to an Embedded Database 12.8.5. Migrating from an External PostgreSQL Database to an Embedded Database 12.8.6. Migrating from an External Oracle Database to an Embedded Database 12.8.7. Migrating from an External Oracle Database to an External PostgreSQL Database 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: 日本語 English Language: 日本語 English Format: Multi-page Single-page PDF Format: Multi-page Single-page PDF Language and Page Formatting Options Language: 日本語 English Language: 日本語 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 Appendix C. Revision History Revision HistoryRevision 1.1-0Wed Feb 1 2017Satellite Documentation Team Initial revision for the Red Hat Satellite 5.8 release. Previous Next