Table Of Contents - Red Hat NETWORK SATELLITE SERVER 3.6 Installation Manual

Table of Contents

1. Introduction..................................................................................................................................... 1
1.1. Red Hat Network ............................................................................................................... 1
1.2. RHN Satellite Server.......................................................................................................... 1
1.3. Terms to Understand .......................................................................................................... 2
1.4. How it Works ..................................................................................................................... 2
1.5. Summary of Steps .............................................................................................................. 4
2. Requirements................................................................................................................................... 7
2.1. Software Requirements...................................................................................................... 7
2.2. Hardware Requirements..................................................................................................... 8
2.3. Database Requirements...................................................................................................... 9
2.4. Additional Requirements ................................................................................................. 10
3. Example Topologies ...................................................................................................................... 13
3.1. Single Satellite Topology ................................................................................................. 13
3.2. Multiple Satellite Horizontally Tiered Topology............................................................. 13
3.3. Satellite-Proxy Vertically Tiered Topology ..................................................................... 14
4. Installation ..................................................................................................................................... 15
4.1. Base Install....................................................................................................................... 15
4.2. RHN Satellite Server Installation Program................................................................. 15
4.3. Sendmail Configuration ................................................................................................... 26
5. Entitlements................................................................................................................................... 29
5.1. Receiving the Certificate.................................................................................................. 29
5.2. Uploading the RHN Entitlement Certificate .................................................................... 29
5.3. Managing the RHN Certificate with RHN Satellite Activate ........................................ 30
5.3.1. Command Line Entitlement Options ................................................................ 30
5.3.2. Activating the Satellite...................................................................................... 30
6. Importing and Synchronizing ...................................................................................................... 33
6.1. RHN Satellite Synchronization Tool ............................................................................ 33
6.1.1. Import/Sync Steps............................................................................................. 33
6.1.2. Import/Sync Options......................................................................................... 33
6.1.3. Import/Sync Cache Refresh .............................................................................. 35
6.2. Importing.......................................................................................................................... 35
6.2.1. Prerequisites...................................................................................................... 36
6.2.2. Preparing for Import ......................................................................................... 36
6.2.3. Running the Import ........................................................................................... 37
6.3. Synchronizing .................................................................................................................. 38
6.3.1. Synchronizing Errata and Packages Directly via RHN .................................... 38
6.3.2. Synchronizing Errata and Packages via Local Media....................................... 39
7. Troubleshooting............................................................................................................................. 41
7.1. Log Files .......................................................................................................................... 41
7.2. General Problems............................................................................................................. 41
7.3. Host Not Found/Could Not Determine FQDN ................................................................ 42
7.4. Connection Errors ............................................................................................................ 43
7.5. Caching Issues ................................................................................................................. 44
7.6. Satellite Debugging by Red Hat ...................................................................................... 44