Example Topologies; Single Satellite Topology - Red Hat NETWORK SATELLITE SERVER 4.0 Installation Manual

Example Topologies

The RHN Satellite Server can be configured in multiple ways. Select one method depend-
ing on the following factors:
The total number of client systems to be served by the RHN Satellite Server.
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The maximum number of clients expected to connect concurrently to the RHN Satellite
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Server.
The number of custom packages and channels to be served by the RHN Satellite Server.
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The number of RHN Satellite Servers being used in the customer environment.
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The number of RHN Proxy Servers being used in the customer environment.
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The rest of this chapter describes possible configurations and explains their benefits.

3.1. Single Satellite Topology

The simplest configuration is to use a single RHN Satellite Server to serve your entire
network. This configuration is adequate to service a medium-size group of clients and
network.
The disadvantage of using one RHN Satellite Server is that performance will be compro-
mised as the number of clients requesting packages grows.
Chapter 3.