Red Hat NETWORK SATELLITE 5.3.0 Installation Manual page 17

For the RHN Satellite's domain name to be resolved by its clients, it and they must all be linked to a
working DNS server in the customer environment.
•
An Entitlement Certificate
The customer will receive, via email from the sales representative, a signed Entitlement Certificate
explaining the services provided by Red Hat through RHN Satellite. This certificate will be required
during the installation process.
If you do not have an Entitlement Certificate at installation time, contact Red Hat Global Support
Services at:
https://www.redhat.com/apps/support/
• A Red Hat Network Account
Customers who connect to the central Red Hat Network Servers to receive incremental updates
must have an external account with Red Hat Network. This account should be set up at the time of
purchase with the sales representative.
Warning
Do not subscribe your RHN Satellite to any of the following child channels available on
RHN Hosted:
• Red Hat Developer Suite
• Red Hat Application Server
• Red Hat Extras
Subscribing to these channels and updating your Satellite (such as by running yum on
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 or up2date or earlier versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux)
may install newer, incompatible versions of critical software components, causing the
Satellite to fail.
• Backups of Login Information
It is imperative that customers keep track of all primary login information. For RHN Satellite, this
includes usernames and passwords for the Organization Administrator account on rhn.redhat.com,
the primary administrator account on the Satellite itself, SSL certificate generation, and database
connection (which also requires a SID, or net service name). Red Hat strongly recommends this
information be copied onto two separate floppy disks, printed out on paper, and stored in a fireproof
safe.
In addition to these requirements, it is recommended that the RHN Satellite be configured in the
following manner:
• The entire RHN Satellite solution should be protected by a firewall if the Satellite accesses or is
accessed via the Internet. An Internet connection is not required for RHN Satellites running in
completely disconnected environments. This feature instead uses Channel Content ISOs that can
Additional Requirements
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