Table Of Contents - Red Hat NETWORK SATELLITE 5.2 Installation Manual

1. Introduction
1.1. Red Hat Network ......................................................................................................... 1
1.2. RHN Satellite Server .................................................................................................... 1
1.3. Terms to Understand .................................................................................................... 2
1.4. How it Works ............................................................................................................... 3
1.5. Summary of Steps ....................................................................................................... 5
1.6. Upgrades ..................................................................................................................... 6
1.6.1. Satellite Certificate ............................................................................................. 6
1.6.2. Satellite Upgrade Documentation Package (rhn-upgrade) ................................. 6
1.6.3. New Installation ISO .......................................................................................... 6
2. Requirements
2.1. Software Requirements ................................................................................................ 7
2.2. Hardware Requirements ............................................................................................... 7
2.3. Database Requirements ............................................................................................... 9
2.4. Additional Requirements ............................................................................................. 10
3. Example Topologies
3.1. Single Satellite Topology ............................................................................................. 15
3.2. Multiple Satellite Horizontally Tiered Topology .............................................................. 15
3.3. Satellite-Proxy Vertically Tiered Topology ..................................................................... 16
4. Installation
4.1. Base Install ................................................................................................................ 19
4.2. RHN Satellite Server Installation Program ................................................................ 19
4.2.1. Options to the Satellite Installation Program ...................................................... 28
4.3. Automated RHN Satellite Server Installation ................................................................. 29
4.4. Sendmail Configuration ............................................................................................... 30
4.5. MySQL Installation ..................................................................................................... 31
5. Entitlements
5.1. Receiving the Certificate ............................................................................................. 33
5.2. Uploading the RHN Entitlement Certificate ................................................................... 34
5.3. Managing the RHN Certificate with RHN Satellite Activate .......................................... 34
5.3.1. Command Line Entitlement Options .................................................................. 34
5.3.2. Activating the Satellite ...................................................................................... 35
5.4. Satellite Entitlement Certificate Expiration .................................................................... 35
6. Importing and Synchronizing
6.1. Exporting with RHN Satellite Exporter ........................................................................ 37
6.1.1. rhn-satellite-exporter ........................................................................... 37
6.1.2. Exporting ......................................................................................................... 38
6.2. Importing with RHN Satellite Synchronization Tool .................................................... 39
6.2.1. satellite-sync ........................................................................................... 39
6.2.2. Preparing for Import from Local Media .............................................................. 41
6.2.3. Running the Import .......................................................................................... 43
6.3. Synchronizing ............................................................................................................. 44
6.3.1. Synchronizing Errata and Packages Directly via RHN ........................................ 45
6.3.2. Synchronizing Errata and Packages via Local Media .......................................... 45
7. Troubleshooting
7.1. Log Files .................................................................................................................... 47
7.2. General Problems ...................................................................................................... 47
7.3. Host Not Found/Could Not Determine FQDN ............................................................... 49
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