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NETWORK SATELLITE 5.3.0 - CHANNEL MANAGEMENT
Table of contents
- Table Of Contents
- Introduction
- Terms to Understand
- How it Works
- Requirements
- Hardware Requirements
- Additional Requirements
- Example Topologies
- Multiple Proxy Vertically Tiered Topology
- Proxies with RHN Satellite Server
- Installation
- The Answer File
- RHN Package Manager
- Command Line Options
- Troubleshooting
- General Problems
- Host Not Found/Could Not Determine FQDN
- Caching Issues
- Proxy Debugging by Red Hat
- A. RHN Proxy Server Installation via Satellite Website
- B. Sample RHN Proxy Server Configuration File
- C. Revision History
- Index
NETWORK SATELLITE 5.3.0 - CHANNEL MANAGEMENT
Table of contents
- Table Of Contents
- Introduction
- Introduction to RHN Channels
- Channel Availability
- Building Custom Packages
- RHN RPM Guidelines
- Digital Signatures for RHN Packages
- Signing packages
- Custom Channel and Package Management
- Managed Software Channel Details
- Manage Software Packages
- Assigning Packages to Software Channels
- Deleting Software Channels
- Custom Errata Management
- Creating and Editing Errata
- Assigning Packages to Errata
- Uploading and Maintaining Custom Packages
- Uploading Packages to RHN Satellite Server
- Using the RHN Push application
- A. Revision History
- Index
NETWORK SATELLITE 5.3.0 - CHANNEL MANAGEMENT
Table of contents
- Table Of Contents
- Introduction
- Client Applications
- Configuring the Client Applications
- The up2date --configure Option
- Updating the Configuration Files Manually
- Implementing Server Failover
- Configuring the Red Hat Network Alert Notification Tool with Satellite
- SSL Infrastructure
- The RHN SSL Maintenance Tool
- SSL Generation Explained
- RHN SSL Maintenance Tool Options
- Generating the Certificate Authority SSL Key Pair
- Generating Web Server SSL Key Sets
- Deploying the CA SSL Public Certificate to Clients
- Importing Custom GPG Keys
- Using RHN Bootstrap
- Generation
- Script Use
- Manually Scripting the Configuration
- Implementing Kickstart
- A. Sample Bootstrap Script
- B. Revision History
- Index
NETWORK SATELLITE 5.3.0 - CHANNEL MANAGEMENT
Table of contents
- Table Of Contents
- Table Of Contents
- Red Hat Network
- Terms to Understand
- How it Works
- Summary of Steps
- Upgrades
- Hardware Requirements
- s/390 Hardware Requirements
- Database Requirements
- Additional Requirements
- Satellite-Proxy Vertically Tiered Topology
- RHN Satellite Installation Program
- Options to the Satellite Installation Program
- Automated RHN Satellite Server Installation
- Sendmail Configuration
- MySQL Installation
- Uploading the RHN Entitlement Certificate
- Activating the Satellite
- Satellite Entitlement Certificate Expiration
- Exporting
- Importing with RHN Satellite Synchronization Tool
- Preparing for Import from Local Media
- Running the Import
- Synchronizing
- Synchronizing Errata and Packages Directly via RHN
- Inter-Satellite Sync
- Configuring the Master RHN Satellite Server
- Configuring the Slave RHN Satellite Servers
- Syncing between a Development Staging Server and a Production Satellite
- Synchronizing by Organization
- Troubleshooting
- Host Not Found/Could Not Determine FQDN
- Connection Errors
- SELinux Issues
- Maintenance
- Backing Up the Satellite
- Using RHN DB Control
- Backing up the Database
- Verifying the Backup
- Cloning the Satellite with Embedded DB
- Conducting Satellite-Specific Tasks
- Using the Tools menu
- Deleting Users
- Automating Synchronization
- Implementing PAM Authentication
- Enabling Push to Clients
- A. Sample RHN Satellite Configuration File
- B. Revision History
- Index
NETWORK SATELLITE 5.3.0 - CHANNEL MANAGEMENT
Table of contents
- Table Of Contents
- Table Of Contents
- Table Of Contents
- Table Of Contents
- Table Of Contents
- Table Of Contents
- Table Of Contents
- Table Of Contents
- Red Hat Network Overview
- Update
- Provisioning
- Monitoring
- Security, Quality Assurance, and Red Hat Network
- The rhn_register Client
- Command-line version of rhn_register
- Package Updater
- The Package Updater Applet
- Updating Packages from the Command Line with yum
- Red Hat Update Agent
- Registration
- Registering a User Account
- Activate
- Channels
- Packages Flagged to be Skipped
- Retrieving Packages
- Installing Packages
- Command Line Version
- Installing the Red Hat GPG key
- Manual Package Installation
- Log File
- Registering with Activation Keys
- Registering a System to an Organization
- Red Hat Network Daemon
- Red Hat Network Alert Notification Tool
- Notification Icons
- Applying Updates
- Red Hat Network Website
- Categories and Pages
- Errata Alert Icons
- Quick Search
- Logging into the RHN Website
- Overview
- Your Account
- Your Preferences
- Subscription Management
- Organization Trusts
- Systems
- Errata
- Relevant Errata
- All Errata
- Advanced Search
- Software Channels
- Package Search
- Manage Software Channels
- Configuration
- Preparing Systems for Config Management
- Configuration Channels
- Configuration Files
- Locally-Managed Files
- Schedule
- Failed Actions
- Admin
- Help
- Client Configuration Guide
- Probes requiring the daemon
- Configuring SSH
- Installing the SSH key
- Notifications
- Redirecting Notifications
- Filtering Notifications
- Managing Probes
- Monitoring the RHN Server
- Viewing the output of rhn-runprobe
- Centrally-Managed Satellite for A Multi-Department Organization
- Decentralized Management of Multiple Third Party Organizations
- General Tips for Multi-Org Usage
- Admin Organizations
- Managing Entitlements
- Configuring Systems in an Organization
- Organizational Trusts
- Sharing Content Channels between Organizations in a Trust
- Migrating Systems from One Trusted Organization to Another
- Details Users
- Kickstart Your Host System
- Setting Up Your Virtual Systems
- Provision Your Guest Systems
- Working With Your Virtual Systems
- Gaining Console Access Via the Host
- Restarting Guests when Host Reboots
- Using cobbler check
- Configuring Cobbler with /etc/cobbler/settings
- Xinetd and TFTP
- Syncing and Starting the Cobbler Service
- Adding a Distribution to Cobbler
- Adding a System to Cobbler
- Cobbler Templates
- Using Koan
- Using Koan to Re-install Running Systems
- UNIX Support Guide 12.1. Introduction
- Differences in Functionality
- Client System Preparation
- Download and Install Additional Packages
- Deploying Client SSL Certificates
- Registration and Updates
- Obtaining Updates
- Remote Commands
- A.2. Starting the Red Hat Network Registration Client
- A.3. Registering a User Account
- A.4. Registering a System Profile
- A.4.2. Software System Profile
- A.5. Finishing Registration
- A.6. Entitling Your System
- A.7. Text Mode RHN Registration Client
- B.1.1. General command line options
- B.2. Red Hat Network Configuration Client
- B.2.2. Getting a Config File
- B.2.5. Verifying Config Files
- B.3.1. Creating a Config Channel
- B.3.3. Differentiating between Latest Config Files
- B.3.4. Differentiating between Various Versions
- B.3.5. Downloading All Files in a Channel
- B.3.8. Listing All Config Channels
- B.3.11. Determining the Number of File Revisions
- B.3.13. Uploading Multiple Files at Once
- C.2. Obtaining the system_id
- C.6. Channel Labels
- D.1. Probe Guidelines
- D.2. Apache 1.3.x and 2.0.x
- D.2.2. Apache::Traffic
- D.3. BEA WebLogic 6.x and higher
- D.3.2. BEA WebLogic::Heap Free
- D.3.4. BEA WebLogic::Server State
- D.4. General
- D.4.3. General::SNMP Check
- D.4.4. General::TCP Check
- D.4.6. General::Uptime (SNMP)
- D.5.3. Linux::Disk Usage
- D.5.5. Linux::Interface Traffic
- D.5.7. Linux::Memory Usage
- D.5.9. Linux::Process Count Total
- D.5.11. Linux::Process Running
- D.5.12. Linux::Swap Usage
- D.5.14. Linux::Users
- D.6. LogAgent
- D.6.2. LogAgent::Log Size
- D.7. MySQL 3.23 - 3.33
- D.7.3. MySQL::Open Tables
- D.8. Network Services
- D.8.3. Network Services::IMAP Mail
- D.8.6. Network Services::POP Mail
- D.8.7. Network Services::Remote Ping
- D.8.9. Network Services::Secure Web Server (HTTPS)
- D.8.11. Network Services::Web Server (HTTP)
- D.9. Oracle 8i, 9i, and 10g
- D.9.2. Oracle::Availability
- D.9.5. Oracle::Client Connectivity
- D.9.7. Oracle::Disk Sort Ratio
- D.9.9. Oracle::Index Extents
- D.9.11. Oracle::Locks
- D.9.13. Oracle::Table Extents
- D.9.15. Oracle::TNS Ping
- D.10.2. RHN Satellite::Execution Time
- D.10.5. RHN Satellite::Load
- D.10.8. RHN Satellite::Processes
- D.10.10. RHN Satellite::Process Running
- D.10.12. RHN Satellite::Users
NETWORK SATELLITE 5.3.0 - CHANNEL MANAGEMENT
Table of contents
- Table Of Contents
- Table Of Contents
- I. Satellite Administration
- Users
- Deleting Users
- Satellite Operation Guidance
- Backing up the Embedded Database
- Restoring the Embedded Database
- Monitoring the Satellite
- RPM Building
- RPM Spec File Example
- Kickstart
- Creating USB Boot Media
- Multiple Organizations
- Creating an Organization
- Managing Entitlements
- Configuring Systems in an Organization
- Organizational Trusts
- Organization Trust Relationships
- System Migration
- II. Satellite Provisioning
- Requirements
- Provisioning Scenarios Supported
- Required Distribution Files
- Kickstart Profiles
- Templating
- Snippets
- Kickstarting a Machine
- Re-Provisioning
- Virtualized Guest Provisioning
- Provisioning Through an RHN Proxy
- Cobbler On the Command Line
- Cobbler Command Line: Next Steps
- Other Cobbler settings
- Troubleshooting
- Anaconda content errors
- Cobbler log files
- Directory structure for Kickstarts and Snippets
- Recommended Models for Inter-Satellite Sync
- Configuring the Master RHN Satellite Server
- Configuring the Slave RHN Satellite Servers
- Satellite
NETWORK SATELLITE 5.3.0 - CHANNEL MANAGEMENT
Table of contents
- Table Of Contents
- Table Of Contents
- Red Hat Network
- Terms to Understand
- How it Works
- Summary of Steps
- Upgrades
- New Installation ISO
- Hardware Requirements
- s/390 Hardware Requirements
- Additional Requirements
- Satellite-Proxy Vertically Tiered Topology
- RHN Satellite Installation Program
- Options to the Satellite Installation Program
- Automated RHN Satellite Server Installation
- Sendmail Configuration
- MySQL Installation
- Uploading the RHN Entitlement Certificate
- Activating the Satellite
- Exporting
- Importing with RHN Satellite Synchronization Tool
- Preparing for Import from Local Media
- Running the Import
- Synchronizing
- Synchronizing Errata and Packages Directly via RHN
- Inter-Satellite Sync
- Configuring the Master RHN Satellite Server
- Configuring the Slave RHN Satellite Servers
- Syncing between a Development Staging Server and a Production Satellite
- Troubleshooting
- Log Files
- General Problems
- Host Not Found/Could Not Determine FQDN
- Connection Errors
- SELinux Issues
- Maintenance
- Backing Up the Satellite
- Using RHN DB Control
- Backing up the Database
- Verifying the Backup
- Cloning the Satellite with Embedded DB
- Conducting Satellite-Specific Tasks
- Using the Tools menu
- Deleting Users
- Automating Synchronization
- Implementing PAM Authentication
- A. Sample RHN Satellite Configuration File
- B. Revision History
- Index
NETWORK SATELLITE 5.3.0 - CHANNEL MANAGEMENT
Table of contents
- Table Of Contents
- Table Of Contents
- Table Of Contents
- Table Of Contents
- Table Of Contents
- Table Of Contents
- Table Of Contents
- Red Hat Network Overview
- Update
- Provisioning
- Monitoring
- Security, Quality Assurance, and Red Hat Network
- The rhn_register Client
- Command-line version of rhn_register
- Package Updater
- The Package Updater Applet
- Updating Packages from the Command Line with yum
- Red Hat Update Agent
- Registration
- Registering a User Account
- Activate
- Channels
- Packages Flagged to be Skipped
- Retrieving Packages
- Installing Packages
- Command Line Version
- Installing the Red Hat GPG key
- Manual Package Installation
- Log File
- Registering with Activation Keys
- Registering a System to an Organization
- Red Hat Network Daemon
- Red Hat Network Alert Notification Tool
- Notification Icons
- Applying Updates
- Entitlement Views
- Categories and Pages
- Errata Alert Icons
- Lists
- Overview
- Your Account
- Your Preferences
- Locale Preferences
- Organization Trusts
- Errata
- Relevant Errata
- Advanced Search
- Software Channels
- Package Search
- Manage Software Channels
- Configuration
- Preparing Systems for Config Management
- Configuration Channels
- Configuration Files
- Locally-Managed Files
- Systems
- Schedule
- Failed Actions
- Probe Suites
- Admin RHN Satellite Configuration
- Help
- Proxy Guide
- Search
- Red Hat Network Monitoring Daemon (rhnmd)
- Probes requiring the daemon
- Configuring SSH
- Installing the SSH key
- Notifications
- Redirecting Notifications
- Filtering Notifications
- Managing Probes
- Monitoring the RHN Server
- Viewing the output of rhn-runprobe
- Centrally-Managed Satellite for A Multi-Department Organization
- Decentralized Management of Multiple Third Party Organizations
- General Tips for Multi-Org Usage
- Admin Organizations
- Admin Organizations Details
- Creating an Organization
- Managing Entitlements
- Admin Subscriptions System Entitlements
- Organizational Trusts
- Sharing Content Channels between Organizations in a Trust
- Migrating Systems from One Trusted Organization to Another
- Admin Users
- Kickstart Your Host System
- Setting Up Your Virtual Systems
- Create a Kickstart Profile for the Guest Systems
- Provision Your Guest Systems
- Working With Your Virtual Systems
- Installing Software Via the Satellite Web Interface
- Deleting Virtual Systems
- Using cobbler check
- Configuring Cobbler with /etc/cobbler/settings
- Xinetd and TFTP
- Syncing and Starting the Cobbler Service
- Adding a Distribution to Cobbler
- Adding a System to Cobbler
- Using Templates
- Using Koan
- UNIX Support Guide 12.1. Introduction
- Differences in Functionality
- Client System Preparation
- Download and Install Additional Packages
- Deploying Client SSL Certificates
- Registration and Updates
- Obtaining Updates
- Remote Commands
- Issuing Commands
- A.2. Starting the Red Hat Network Registration Client
- A.3. Registering a User Account
- A.4. Registering a System Profile
- A.4.2. Software System Profile
- A.5. Finishing Registration
- A.6. Entitling Your System
- A.7. Text Mode RHN Registration Client
- B.1.1. General command line options
- B.2. Red Hat Network Configuration Client
- B.2.2. Getting a Config File
- B.2.5. Verifying Config Files
- B.3.1. Creating a Config Channel
- B.3.3. Differentiating between Latest Config Files
- B.3.4. Differentiating between Various Versions
- B.3.7. Listing All Files in a Channel
- B.3.10. Deleting a Config Channel
- B.3.13. Uploading Multiple Files at Once
- C.2. Obtaining the system_id
- C.6. Channel Labels
- D.2. Apache 1.3.x and 2.0.x
- D.2.2. Apache::Traffic
- D.3. BEA WebLogic 6.x and higher
- D.3.2. BEA WebLogic::Heap Free
- D.3.4. BEA WebLogic::Server State
- D.4. General
- D.4.3. General::SNMP Check
- D.4.4. General::TCP Check
- D.5. Linux
- D.5.3. Linux::Disk Usage
- D.5.5. Linux::Interface Traffic
- D.5.7. Linux::Memory Usage
- D.5.9. Linux::Process Count Total
- D.5.11. Linux::Process Running
- D.5.12. Linux::Swap Usage
- D.5.14. Linux::Users
- D.6. LogAgent
- D.6.2. LogAgent::Log Size
- D.7. MySQL 3.23 - 3.33
- D.7.3. MySQL::Open Tables
- D.8. Network Services
- D.8.3. Network Services::IMAP Mail
- D.8.6. Network Services::POP Mail
- D.8.7. Network Services::Remote Ping
- D.8.9. Network Services::Secure Web Server (HTTPS)
- D.8.11. Network Services::Web Server (HTTP)
- D.9. Oracle 8i, 9i, and 10g
- D.9.2. Oracle::Availability
- D.9.5. Oracle::Client Connectivity
- D.9.7. Oracle::Disk Sort Ratio
- D.9.9. Oracle::Index Extents
- D.9.11. Oracle::Locks
- D.9.13. Oracle::Table Extents
- D.9.15. Oracle::TNS Ping
- D.10.2. RHN Satellite::Execution Time
- D.10.5. RHN Satellite::Load
- D.10.8. RHN Satellite::Processes
- D.10.10. RHN Satellite::Process Running
- D.10.12. RHN Satellite::Users
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