Red Hat NETWORK SATELLITE 5.3.0 Installation Manual

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Automated RHN Satellite Server Installation33Option Usage--non-interactive For use only with --answer-file. If the --answer-filedoes not provide a required response, exit instead of promptingthe user.--re-register Register the system with RHN, even if it is already registered.--disconnected Install the satellite in disconnected mode.--clear-db Clear any pre-existing database schema before installing. Thiswill destroy any data in the Satellite database and re-createempty Satellite schema.--skip-system-version-test Do not test the Red Hat Enterprise Linux version beforeinstalling.--skip-selinux-test Do not check to make sure SELINUX is disabled.--skip-fqdn-test Do not verify that the system has a valid hostname. RHNSatellite requires that the hostname be properly set duringinstallation. Using this option may result in a Satellite serverthat is not fully functional.--skip-db-install Do not install the embedded database. This option may beuseful if you are reinstalling the satellite, and do not want toclear the database.--skip-db-diskspace-check Do not check to make sure there is enough free disk space toinstall the embedded database.--skip-db-population Do not populate the database schema.--skip-gpg-key-import Do not import Red Hat's GPG key.--skip-ssl-cert-generation Do not generate the SSL certificates for the Satellite.--run-updater Do not ask to install needed packages from RHN, if the systemis registered.Table 4.1. Installation Options4.3. Automated RHN Satellite Server InstallationOne option of the RHN Satellite Installation Program allows the user to reference an answer file. Thisfile contains pre-determined responses to all, or some, of the questions asked by the installer program.This allows the installer to run without human interaction, and may be useful in instances whereSatellite deployment must be automated. An example answer file can be found in the install/directory of the CD or ISO, and is titled answers.txt.Follow the steps below to perform an automated install with an answer file:1. Follow steps 1 through 5 from Section 4.2, “RHN Satellite Installation Program”.2. Copy the example answers.txt file to /tmp/answers.txtcp answers.txt /tmp/answers.txt3. Edit the file and add your organization's desired options.