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8.1.3. Included Features

The following features are included in the UNIX support service level as they exist within
RHN:
The Red Hat Network Service Daemon (
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ing to a configurable interval
The Red Hat Network Configuration Client (
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configuration actions scheduled from the Satellite
The Red Hat Network Configuration Manager (
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command line administration of RHN configuration channels
The
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rhn_check
scheduled from the server
All Management-level functionality, such as system grouping, package profile compari-
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son, and use of the System Set Manager to administer multiple systems at once
A Provisioning feature called Remote Command that enables users to schedule root-level
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commands on any managed client through the Satellite's website, if the client allows this
action

8.1.4. Differences in Functionality

The following RHN features work differently in a UNIX environment:
The Red Hat Update Agent for UNIX offers a much smaller set of options than its
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Linux counterpart and relies upon the operating system's native toolset for package in-
stallation, rather than
for the precise list of options.
The RHN Push application has been similarly modified to upload native UNIX file
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types, including packages, patches, and patch clusters.
Since Solaris package, patch and patch cluster files are different from RPM files, the
channel upload mechanism is somewhat different.There are two applications in the
package for Solaris:
rhnpush
The first,
solaris2mpm
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package or patch. The neutral format of th MPM file allows the Satellite to understand
and manage the uploaded files.
The second,
rhnpush
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files. Otherwise, it operates identically to the Linux version of
program, which checks in with the Satellite and performs any actions
- Refer to Section 8.4.2.3 Updating From the Command Line
rpm
, is an RHN utility that create an MPM file for each Solaris
, has been extended so that it can handle MOM as well as RPM
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), which triggers
rhnsd
rhncfg-client
rhncfg-manager
accord-
rhn_check
), which executes all
), which allows
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rhnpush