Differences In Functionality; Excluded Features; Satellite Server Preparation/Configuration - Red Hat NETWORK SATELLITE 5.3.0 Reference Manual

Chapter 12. UNIX Support Guide
• The rhn_check program, which checks in with the Satellite and performs any actions scheduled
from the server
• All Management-level functionality, such as system grouping, package profile comparison, and use
of the System Set Manager to administer multiple systems at once
• A Provisioning feature called Remote Command that enables users to schedule root-level
commands on any managed client through the Satellite's website, if the client allows this action

12.1.4. Differences in Functionality

The following RHN features work differently in a UNIX environment:
• The Red Hat Update Agent for UNIX offers a much smaller set of options than its Linux counterpart
and relies upon the operating system's native toolset for package installation, rather than rpm -
Section 12.4.2.4, "Updating From the Command Line"
Refer to
• The RHN Push application has been similarly modified to upload native UNIX file types, including
packages, patches, and patch clusters.
Since Solaris package, patch and patch cluster files are different from RPM files, the channel upload
mechanism is somewhat different.There are two applications in the rhnpush package for Solaris:
• The first, solaris2mpm, is an RHN utility that create an MPM file for each Solaris package or
patch. The neutral format of the MPM file allows the Satellite to understand and manage the
uploaded files.
• The second, rhnpush, has been extended so that it can handle MPM as well as RPM files.
Otherwise, it operates identically to the Linux version of rhnpush.
• The Channels tab of the RHN website has been augmented to accommodate the storage and
installation of native UNIX file types.

12.1.5. Excluded Features

The following RHN features are not available with the UNIX support system:
• All Provisioning-level functionality, such as kickstarting and package rollback, with the exception of
configuration file management
• All Errata-related options, since the concept of Errata Updates is not understood in UNIX
• Source files for packages
Answer files are not yet supported. Support for such files is planned for a future release.
Additionally, relocating RHAT*.pkg files during installation is not yet supported.

12.2. Satellite Server Preparation/Configuration

You must configure the Satellite to support UNIX clients before the required files are available for
deployment to the client systems. This can be accomplished in one of two ways, depending on
whether you have yet installed your Satellite server:
1. During the Satellite installation:
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for the precise list of options.