Red Hat NETWORK SATELLITE 5.3.0 Installation Manual

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Chapter 6. Importing and Synchronizing38The RHN Satellite Exporter offers several command line options. To use them, insert the option andappropriate value after the rhn-satellite-exporter command.Option Description-d, --dir= Place the exported information into this directory.-cCHANNEL_LABEL, --channel=CHANNEL_LABELProcess data for this specific channel (specifiedby label) only. NOTE: the channel's *label* isNOT the same as the channel's *name*.--list-channels List all available channels and exit.--list-steps List all of the steps that rhn-satellite-exportertakes while exporting data. These can be usedas values for --step.-p --print-configuration Print the configuration and exit.--print-report Print a report to the terminal when the export iscomplete.--no-rpms Do not retrieve actual RPMs.--no-packages Do not export RPM metadata.--no-errata Do not process Errata information.--no-kickstarts Do not process kickstart data (provisioning only).--debug-level=LEVEL_NUMBER Override the amount of messaging sent to logfiles and generated on the screen set in /etc/rhn/rhn.conf, 0-6 (2 is default).--start-date=START_DATE The start date limit that the last modifieddates are compared against. Must be in theformat YYYYMMDDHH24MISS (for example,20071225123000)--end-date=END_DATE The end date limit that the last modified datesare compared against. Must be typed in theformat YYYYMMDDHH24MISS (for example,20071231235900)--make-isos=MAKE_ISOS Create a channel dump ISO directory calledsatellite-isos (for example, --make-isos=cd or dvd--email Email a report of what was exported and whaterrors may have occurred.--traceback-mail=EMAIL Alternative email address for --email.--db=DB Include alternate database connect string:username/password@SID.--hard-links Export the RPM and kickstart files with hard linksto the original files.Table 6.1. RHN Satellite Exporter Options6.1.2. ExportingTo perform a RHN Satellite Exporter export, the following prerequisites must be met: