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Requirements
These requirements must be met before installation. To install RHN Proxy Server version
3.6 or later from RHN Satellite Server, the Satellite itself must be version 3.6 or later.
2.1. Software Requirements
To perform an installation, the following software-related components must be available:
Base operating system — RHN Proxy Server is supported with Red Hat Enterprise
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Linux AS 3 Update 5 or later, or Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 4 only. The operat-
ing system can be installed from disc, local ISO image, kickstart, or any of the methods
supported by Red Hat.
Important
If you plan to obtain Monitoring-level service, you must install your RHN Proxy Server
on Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 3 Update 5 or Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 4. These
are the only supported base operating systems for Proxies serving Monitoring-entitled
systems.
Each version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS requires a certain package set to support
RHN Proxy Server. Anything more can cause errors during installation. Therefore, Red
Hat recommends obtaining the desired package set in the following ways:
Note
For kickstarting either Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 4 or Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS
3 Update 5, specify the following package group: @ Base
For installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 4 or Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 3 Update
5 via CD or ISO image, select the following package group: Minimal
Warning
Security-enhanced Linux (SELinux) must be disabled in Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS
4 prior to installation of RHN Proxy Server. This may be done in one of several ways:
During CD or ISO image installation, select Disabled when presented with options
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for SELinux support.
Chapter 2.
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