iii1. Introduction 11.1. Red Hat Network ......................................................................................................... 11.2. RHN Satellite ............................................................................................................... 11.3. Terms to Understand .................................................................................................... 21.4. How it Works ............................................................................................................... 31.5. Summary of Steps ....................................................................................................... 41.6. Upgrades ..................................................................................................................... 61.6.1. Satellite Certificate ............................................................................................. 61.6.2. Satellite Upgrade Documentation Package (rhn-upgrade) ................................. 61.6.3. New Installation ISO .......................................................................................... 72. Requirements 92.1. Software Requirements ................................................................................................ 92.2. Hardware Requirements ............................................................................................. 102.2.1. x86 and x86_64 Hardware Requirements .......................................................... 102.2.2. s/390 Hardware Requirements ......................................................................... 112.2.3. Additional Requirements .................................................................................. 122.3. Database Requirements ............................................................................................. 122.4. Additional Requirements ............................................................................................. 143. Example Topologies 193.1. Single Satellite Topology ............................................................................................. 193.2. Multiple Satellite Horizontally Tiered Topology .............................................................. 193.3. Satellite-Proxy Vertically Tiered Topology ..................................................................... 204. Installation 234.1. Base Install ................................................................................................................ 234.2. RHN Satellite Installation Program ........................................................................... 234.2.1. Options to the Satellite Installation Program ...................................................... 324.3. Automated RHN Satellite Server Installation ................................................................. 334.4. Sendmail Configuration ............................................................................................... 344.5. MySQL Installation ..................................................................................................... 355. Entitlements 375.1. Receiving the Certificate ............................................................................................. 375.2. Uploading the RHN Entitlement Certificate ................................................................... 385.3. Managing the RHN Certificate with RHN Satellite Activate .......................................... 385.3.1. Command Line Entitlement Options .................................................................. 385.3.2. Activating the Satellite ...................................................................................... 395.4. Satellite Entitlement Certificate Expiration .................................................................... 396. Importing and Synchronizing 416.1. Exporting with RHN Satellite Exporter ........................................................................ 416.1.1. rhn-satellite-exporter ........................................................................... 416.1.2. Exporting ......................................................................................................... 426.2. Importing with RHN Satellite Synchronization Tool .................................................... 436.2.1. satellite-sync ........................................................................................... 436.2.2. Preparing for Import from Local Media .............................................................. 456.2.3. Running the Import .......................................................................................... 476.3. Synchronizing ............................................................................................................. 486.3.1. Synchronizing Errata and Packages Directly via RHN ........................................ 496.3.2. Synchronizing Errata and Packages via Local Media .......................................... 496.4. Inter-Satellite Sync ..................................................................................................... 506.4.1. Recommended Models for Inter-Satellite Sync ................................................... 50