Red Hat NETWORK SATELLITE 5.1.1 Installation Manual

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iii1. Introduction 11.1. Red Hat Network ......................................................................................................... 11.2. RHN Satellite Server .................................................................................................... 11.3. Terms to Understand .................................................................................................... 21.4. How it Works ............................................................................................................... 31.5. Summary of Steps ....................................................................................................... 41.6. Upgrades ..................................................................................................................... 62. Requirements 72.1. Software Requirements ................................................................................................ 72.2. Hardware Requirements ............................................................................................... 72.3. Database Requirements ............................................................................................... 92.4. Additional Requirements ............................................................................................. 103. Example Topologies 153.1. Single Satellite Topology ............................................................................................ 153.2. Multiple Satellite Horizontally Tiered Topology .............................................................. 153.3. Satellite-Proxy Vertically Tiered Topology .................................................................... 164. Installation 194.1. Base Install ................................................................................................................ 194.2. RHN Satellite Server Installation Program ................................................................ 194.2.1. Options to the Satellite Installation Program ...................................................... 284.3. Automated RHN Satellite Server Installation ................................................................. 294.4. Sendmail Configuration ............................................................................................... 304.5. MySQL Installation ..................................................................................................... 315. Entitlements 335.1. Receiving the Certificate ............................................................................................. 335.2. Uploading the RHN Entitlement Certificate ................................................................... 345.3. Managing the RHN Certificate with RHN Satellite Activate .......................................... 345.3.1. Command Line Entitlement Options .................................................................. 345.3.2. Activating the Satellite ...................................................................................... 355.4. Satellite Entitlement Certificate Expiration .................................................................... 356. Importing and Synchronizing 376.1. Exporting with RHN Satellite Exporter ........................................................................ 376.1.1. rhn-satellite-exporter ........................................................................... 376.1.2. Exporting ......................................................................................................... 386.2. Importing with RHN Satellite Synchronization Tool .................................................... 396.2.1. satellite-sync ........................................................................................... 396.2.2. Preparing for Import from Local Media .............................................................. 416.2.3. Running the Import .......................................................................................... 436.3. Synchronizing ............................................................................................................. 446.3.1. Synchronizing Errata and Packages Directly via RHN ........................................ 456.3.2. Synchronizing Errata and Packages via Local Media .......................................... 457. Troubleshooting 477.1. Log Files .................................................................................................................... 477.2. General Problems ...................................................................................................... 477.3. Host Not Found/Could Not Determine FQDN ............................................................... 497.4. Connection Errors ...................................................................................................... 497.5. Updated Software Components ................................................................................... 507.6. Satellite Debugging by Red Hat .................................................................................. 51