Using The Tools Menu - Red Hat NETWORK SATELLITE 5.1.1 Installation Manual

Using the Tools menu

8.7.1. Using the Tools menu
In addition to the standard categories available to all users through the top navigation bar, Satellite
Organization Administrators also have access to a Tools menu. Clicking this opens the RHN Internal
Tools page.
Figure 8.1. Internal Tools
To refresh the view of channels that have been updated but do not yet reflect those modifications on
the Satellite website, click the Update Errata cache now link on this page.
8.7.1.1. Maintaining the RHN Task Engine
The default display shows the status of the RHN Task Engine. This tool is a daemon that runs on the
Satellite server itself and performs routine operations, such as database cleanup, Errata mailings, etc.,
that must be performed in the background. The page displays the execution times for various activities
carried out by the daemon.
Administrators should ensure the RHN Task Engine stays up and running. If this daemon hangs for
any reason, it can be restarted using it's filename, taskomatic. As root, run the command:
/sbin/service taskomatic restart
Other service commands can also be used, including start, stop, and status.
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