Gaining Console Access Via The Host; Installing Software Via The Satellite Web Interface - Red Hat NETWORK SATELLITE 5.1.0 Reference Manual

3.2. Gaining Console Access Via the Host

1. First you will need to connect to the host system and determine the ID number of the guest
you would like to work with. Connect to the host system via
command:
xm list
This should provide you with a list all of the guests you created on your Satellite, including
their ID number. look for the guest,
this guest has been assigned an ID of 2, then:
2. Run the following command to access the console of this virtual system:
xm console 2
You should immediately be able to view a login prompt on
3. Login to as root using the same password you set in the kickstart profile you used to
guest1
provision the system.
(There may be some messages on the screen. In this case, hit the Enter key on your
keyboard to receive a fresh login prompt.)
4. To exit the guest console and return to the host system's command prompt, you may hit the
Ctrl and ] keys on your keyboard simultaneously.

3.3. Installing Software Via the Satellite Web Interface

1. Browse to the virtual system's profile in your Satellite's web interface by logging in and
navigating to Systems # Systems # Virtual Systems and clicking on the name of your
virtual system's profile.
2. In the virtual system's profile, click on the Software # Packages tab.
3. Click on Install New Packages in the Packages tab menu.
4. Select the packages you wish to install and click the Install Selected Packages button in the
lower right-hand corner of the screen.
5. Review the package install details and click on the Confirm button in the lower right-hand
corner of the screen.
6. The package install will take place the next time the guest system checks in with the Satellite.
Installing Software Via the Satellite Web
, that we created earlier in this list. If, for example,
guest1
and run the following
ssh
.
guest1
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