Registration And Updates; Registering Systems - Red Hat NETWORK SATELLITE 5.1.1 Reference Manual

2. Open the up2date configuration file in a text editor.
3. Find the serverURL entry and set its value to the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of your RHN
Satellite Server:
serverURL[comment]=Remote server URL
serverURL=https://your-satellite.example.com/XMLRPC
4. Ensure the application refers to the RHN Satellite Server even when SSL is turned off by also
setting the noSSLServerURL value to the Satellite:
noSSLServerURL[comment]=Remote server URL without SSL
noSSLServerURL=http://your-satellite.example.com/XMLRPC
5. With the up2date configuration file still open, find the sslCACert entry and set its value to
the name and location of the SSL certificate described in
Certificates", for example:
sslCACert[comment]=The CA cert used to verify the ssl server
sslCACert=/opt/redhat/rhn/solaris/usr/share/rhn/RHN-ORG-TRUSTED-SSL-
CERT
Your client systems are now ready for registration with Red Hat Network and management by your
Satellite.

9.4. Registration and Updates

Now that you have installed RHN-specific packages, implemented SSL, and reconfigured your client
systems to connect to the RHN Satellite Server, you are ready to begin registering systems and
obtaining updates.

9.4.1. Registering Systems

This section describes the RHN registration process for UNIX systems. You must use the rhnreg_ks
command to accomplish this; the use of activation keys for registering your systems is optional. These
keys allow you to predetermine settings within RHN, such as base channels and system groups, and
to apply those automatically to systems during their registration.
Since activation key generation and use is covered extensively in other chapters, this section focuses
on differences when applying them to UNIX variants. Refer to
Keys"
for full descriptions of this process.
To register UNIX systems with your RHN Satellite Server, accomplish the following tasks in this order:
1. Log into the Satellite's web interface and click the Systems tab in the top navigation bar followed by
Activation Keys in the left navigation bar. Then click the create new key link at the top-right corner
of the page.
2. On the following page, select the base channel you created at the end of
Server Preparation/Configuration".
Registration and Updates
Section 9.3.2, "Deploying Client SSL
Section 6.4.6.1, "Managing Activation
Section 9.2, "Satellite
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