Red Hat NETWORK PROXY 5.3.0 -, Installation Manual

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1. Introduction 1
1.1. Red Hat Network ......................................................................................................... 1
1.2. RHN Proxy Server ....................................................................................................... 1
1.3. Terms to Understand .................................................................................................... 2
1.4. How it Works ............................................................................................................... 3
2. Requirements 5
2.1. Software Requirements ................................................................................................ 5
2.2. Hardware Requirements ............................................................................................... 6
2.3. Disk Space Requirements ............................................................................................ 6
2.4. Additional Requirements ............................................................................................... 7
3. Example Topologies 9
3.1. Single Proxy Topology .................................................................................................. 9
3.2. Multiple Proxy Horizontally Tiered Topology ................................................................... 9
3.3. Multiple Proxy Vertically Tiered Topology ..................................................................... 10
3.4. Proxies with RHN Satellite Server ............................................................................... 11
4. Installation 13
4.1. Base Install ................................................................................................................ 13
4.2. RHN Proxy Server Installation Process ........................................................................ 13
4.2.1. The Answer File .............................................................................................. 17
5. RHN Package Manager 19
5.1. Creating a Private Channel ......................................................................................... 19
5.2. Uploading Packages ................................................................................................... 19
5.3. Command Line Options .............................................................................................. 20
6. Troubleshooting 23
6.1. Managing the Proxy Service ....................................................................................... 23
6.2. Log Files .................................................................................................................... 23
6.3. Questions and Answers .............................................................................................. 23
6.4. General Problems ...................................................................................................... 24
6.5. Host Not Found/Could Not Determine FQDN ............................................................... 25
6.6. Connection Errors ...................................................................................................... 25
6.7. Caching Issues .......................................................................................................... 26
6.8. Proxy Debugging by Red Hat ..................................................................................... 27
A. RHN Proxy Server Installation via Satellite Website 29
B. Sample RHN Proxy Server Configuration File 39
C. Revision History 41
Index 43