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If you generated a new SSL certificate during secondary Satellite installation to include a new
Common Name value, instead copy the RPMs from the secondary to the primary Satellite and
redistribute the client-side certificate. If you also created another bootstrap script, you may use
this to install the certificate on client systems.
5. If you did
/var/www/html/pub/bootstrap/
generate a new one, copy that directory's contents to the primary Satellite.
6. Turn off the RHN Task Engine on the secondary Satellite with the following command:
/sbin/service taskomatic stop
You may use custom scripting or other means to establish automatic start-up/failover of the
RHN Task Engine on the secondary Satellite. Regardless, it will need to be started upon
failover.
7. Share channel package data (by default located in
over some type of networked storage device. This eliminates data replication and ensures a
consistent store of data for each Satellite.
8. Make the various Satellites available on your network via Common Name and a method suiting
your infrastructure. Options include round-robin DNS, a network load balancer, and a reverse-
proxy setup.
8.7. Conducting Satellite-Specific Tasks
Using a RHN Satellite Server is quite similar to using the hosted version of Red Hat Network. For
this reason, you should consult the RHN Reference Guide to obtain detailed instructions to standard
tasks, such as editing System Profiles and updating packages. Tasks directly related to managing
custom channels and Errata are covered in the RHN Channel Management Guide. This section seeks
to explain activities available only to Satellite customers.

8.7.1. Using the Tools menu

In addition, to the standard categories available to all users through the top navigation bar, Satellite
Organization Administrators also have access to a Tools menu. Clicking this opens the RHN Internal
Tools page.
not create a new
from the primary Satellite to the secondary. If you did
bootstrap script,
/var/satellite
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copy the contents
) between the Satellites
of