Red Hat NETWORK SATELLITE 5.3.0 - PROXY Installation Manual

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Chapter 2.5RequirementsThese requirements must be met before installation. The Satellite itself must be of a version greaterthan or equal to the version of the Proxy that you are trying to install. For example, if you want to installRHN Proxy Server 5.1, the Satellite version should be 5.1 or later, and can not be 5.0 or lower.2.1. Software RequirementsTo perform an installation, the following software-related components must be available:• Base operating system — RHN Proxy Server is supported with Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 4or Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. The operating system can be installed from disc, local ISO image,kickstart, or any of the methods supported by Red Hat.NoteEach purchased RHN Proxy product includes one supported instance of Red HatEnterprise Linux Server. RHN Proxy must be installed onto a fresh installation ofEnterprise Linux where RHN Proxy is the only application and service provided bythe OS. Using the Red Hat Enterprise Linux OS included in RHN Proxy to run otherdaemons, applications, or services within your environment is not supported.Each version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux requires a certain package set to support RHNProxy Server. Adding more packages can cause errors during installation. Therefore, Red Hatrecommends obtaining the desired package set in the following ways:NoteFor kickstarting, specify the following package group: @BaseFor installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux via CD or ISO image, select the followingpackage group: MinimalWarningIf you are running Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 4, Security-enhanced Linux (SELinux)must be disabled prior to installation of RHN Proxy Server. If you use Red HatEnterprise Linux 5 Server, SELinux can be left enabled when installing RHN ProxyServer.You can disable SELinux in one of several ways:• During CD or ISO image installation, select Disabled when presented with optionsfor SELinux support.• To do this for kickstart installation, include the command selinux --disabled• After the installation is complete, edit the /etc/selinux/config file to readSELINUX=disabled and reboot the system.