Configuring The Red Hat Network Alert Notification Tool With Satellite - Red Hat NETWORK 3.7 - CLIENT Configuration Manual

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serverURL[comment]=Remote server URL
serverURL=https://your_primary.your_domain.com/XMLRPC;https://your_secondary.your_domain.com/X
noSSLServerURL[comment]=Remote server URL without SSL
noSSLServerhttp://your_primary.your_domain.com/XMLRPC;https://your_secondary.your_domain.com/X
The servers are attempted in the order provided here. You can include as many servers as you wish.
You may list the central RHN Servers, as well. This makes sense, however, only if the client systems
can reach the Internet.
2.3. Configuring the Red Hat Network Alert Notification Tool with
Satellite
The Red Hat Network Alert Notification Tool, that nifty round icon in the panel of your Red Hat
desktop, can be configured on systems running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 or later to recognize
updates available from custom channels on your RHN Satellite Server. In addition, you must ensure
the Satellite itself is prepared to support this feature. (RHN Proxy Server supports the applet without
modification of client or server.) Here's the flow:
1. Ensure you're running RHN Satellite Server 3.4 or later and have the
installed on the Satellite. The package can be found in the RHN Satellite software channel for
versions 3.4 and newer.
2. Install the
rhn-applet-actions
tems to be notified of custom updates with the Red Hat Network Alert Notification Tool. The
systems must be entitled to the Management or Provisioning service levels. The package can be
retrieved with
up2date
3. Within the Satellite's version of the RHN website, go to the System Details page for each
system and click the link within the RHN Applet area to redirect the Red Hat Network Alert
Notification Tool to the Satellite.
The next time the applet is started, it will apply its new configuration and connect to the RHN Satellite
Server for updates.
package on all Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and newer sys-
or through the RHN Tools software channel.
Chapter 2. Client Applications
rhns-applet
package