Table Of Contents - Red Hat NETWORK SATELLITE 5.3.0 - CLIENT Configuration Manual

1. Introduction
2. Client Applications
2.1. Deploying the Latest Red Hat Network Client RPMs ....................................................... 3
2.2. Configuring the Client Applications ................................................................................ 4
2.2.1. Registering with Activation Keys ......................................................................... 4
2.2.2. The up2date --configure Option ................................................................. 5
2.2.3. Updating the Configuration Files Manually .......................................................... 6
2.2.4. Implementing Server Failover ............................................................................. 7
2.3. The Package Updater Applet ........................................................................................ 7
2.4. Configuring the Red Hat Network Alert Notification Tool with Satellite .......................... 8
3. SSL Infrastructure
3.1. A Brief Introduction To SSL .......................................................................................... 9
3.2. The RHN SSL Maintenance Tool ............................................................................... 10
3.2.1. SSL Generation Explained ............................................................................... 11
3.2.2. RHN SSL Maintenance Tool Options ............................................................... 12
3.2.3. Generating the Certificate Authority SSL Key Pair .............................................. 15
3.2.4. Generating Web Server SSL Key Sets .............................................................. 16
3.3. Deploying the CA SSL Public Certificate to Clients ....................................................... 17
3.4. Configuring Client Systems ......................................................................................... 17
4. Importing Custom GPG Keys
5. Using RHN Bootstrap
5.1. Preparation ................................................................................................................ 21
5.2. Generation ................................................................................................................. 22
5.3. Script Use .................................................................................................................. 23
5.4. RHN Bootstrap Options ............................................................................................. 23
6. Manually Scripting the Configuration
7. Implementing Kickstart
A. Sample Bootstrap Script
B. Revision History
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