Red Hat NETWORK SATELLITE 5.3.0 Deployment Manual

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Chapter 4.25Organizational TrustsIT deployments are not one-dimensional. Within any organization, the IT infrastructure truly needsto be managed in a multitenant / multi-organizational structure. Whether the division is bureaucratic(organizational departments, offices, subsidiaries) or functional (Web apps, databases, desktops,business processes) Red Hat Network Satellite enables administrators to divide their deployments intoorganized containers. These containers (or organizations) assist in maintaining clear separation ofpurpose and ownership of systems and the content deployed to those systems.Red Hat Network Satellite 5.1 introduced the creation and management of multiple organizationswithin one Satellite installation, allowing for the division of systems, content, and subscriptions acrossthese different organizations, departments, and other specified groups. Red Hat Network Satellite5.3 expanded multiple organization support to include organizational trusts that allow sharing customchannel content and migration of systems between organizations. This guide will help you understandand make the most of these new capabilities.4.1. Establishing an Organizational TrustA Satellite Administrator can create a trust between two or more organizations. To do this, perform thefollowing steps:1. Click the Organizations link on the side menu on the Admin main page.2. Click the name of one of the organizations and within the Details page, click the Trusts subtab.3. On the Trusts subtab, there is a listing of all the other trusts on the RHN Satellite. Here you mayuse the Filter by Organization text box to narrow down a long list of organizations to a specificsubset.