Client System Preparation - Red Hat NETWORK SATELLITE 5.1.1 Reference Manual

Chapter 9. UNIX Support Guide
Figure 9.2. Enabling UNIX Support After Satellite Installation
Click the Update Configuration button to confirm the change.
3. Finally, you must create a base channel to which your client systems may subscribe. This is
because RHN does not provide UNIX content; as a result, you cannot use satellite-sync to
create the channel.
To create a Solaris channel, login to the web interface of the Satellite as either an Satellite
Administrator or a certificate authority. Navigate to the Channel tab, followed by the Manage
Software Channels from the left navigation bar. Click the create new channel link in the upper
right of the resulting screen. Provide a name and label for your new channel, and select either
Sparc Solaris or i386 Solaris as the architecture, depending on the architecture of your client.

9.3. Client System Preparation

Before your UNIX-based client systems benefit from Red Hat Network, they must be prepared for
connection:
1. Download and install gzip and required third-party libraries.
2. Download the RHN application tarball from the Satellite to the client and install the contents.
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