Synchronizing Errata And Packages Via Local Media - Red Hat NETWORK SATELLITE SERVER 3.6 Installation Manual

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6.3.1. Synchronizing Errata and Packages Directly via RHN
For customers who want to sync data as frequently as possible and who can initiate connections
outside of their own environments, the satellite sync can be run over the Internet through SSL. This is
the default setting for the satellite sync script. For example:
satellite-sync -c rhel-i386-as-3
This connects to central Red Hat Network Servers and performs the process described above. Multiple
channels can be included by repeating the option. If no channels are specified, all channels on the
Satellite will be freshened.

6.3.2. Synchronizing Errata and Packages via Local Media

For customers who cannot connect directly to RHN, the option of delivered, periodic updates of RHN
data is available. This data is delivered in CD or DVD. For ease of import, we recommend that the data
be copied from media directly into a common repository through a command such as the following:
cp -rv /mnt/cdrom/* /var/rhn-sat-sync/
Then, the following command:
satellite-sync -c rhel-i386-as-3 --mount-point /var/rhn-sat-sync
This can be used to perform the sync process described above, using the dump files in
to perform the necessary comparisons and imports. See Section 6.2.3
/var/rhn-sat-sync
Running the Import for precise steps.