Unix Support Guide 9.1. Introduction; Supported Unix Variants; Prerequisites; Included Features - Red Hat NETWORK SATELLITE 5.1.1 Reference Manual

Chapter 9.
UNIX Support Guide
9.1. Introduction
This chapter documents the installation procedure for, and identifies differences in, Red Hat Network
functionality when used to manage UNIX-based client systems. RHN offers UNIX support to help
customers migrate from UNIX to Linux. Because of the limited scope of this task, the features offered
for UNIX client management are not as comprehensive as those available for managing Red Hat
Enterprise Linux systems.
Subsequent sections specify supported UNIX variants, RHN features supported by the UNIX
management system, the prerequisites for managing a UNIX system with RHN, as well as the
installation procedure for UNIX clients.

9.1.1. Supported UNIX Variants

The following UNIX variants, versions, and architectures are supported by Red Hat Network:
• Solaris 8, 9, 10 (sparc)
• Solaris 9, 10 (x86)

9.1.2. Prerequisites

These items are needed to obtain UNIX support:
• RHN Satellite Server 5.0.0 or later
• A Satellite certificate with Management entitlements
• Management entitlements for each UNIX client
• RHN packages for UNIX including python, pyOpenSSL, and the Red Hat Network Client packages.
• Sunfreeware packages that provide supporting libraries. Some of these packages are available via
the RHN Satellite Server. Refer to
complete list.

9.1.3. Included Features

The following features are included in the UNIX support service level as they exist within RHN:
• The Red Hat Network Service Daemon (rhnsd), which triggers rhn_check according to a
configurable interval
• The Red Hat Network Configuration Client (rhncfg-client), which executes all configuration
actions scheduled from the Satellite
• The Red Hat Network Configuration Manager (rhncfg-manager), which allows command line
administration of RHN configuration channels
• The rhn_check program, which checks in with the Satellite and performs any actions scheduled
from the server
Section 9.3.1, "Download and Install Additional Packages"
for the
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