• Errata management tools (Web-based)
• User management tools (Web-based)
• Client system and system grouping tools (Web-based)
• Red Hat Update Agent on the client systems
The Red Hat Update Agent on the client systems must be reconfigured to retrieve updates
from the organization's internal RHN Satellite Server instead of the central Red Hat Network
Servers. After this one-time reconfiguration, client systems may retrieve updates locally using
the Red Hat Update Agent, or system administrators may schedule actions through the RHN
Satellite Server website.
Important
Red Hat strongly recommends that clients connected to RHN Satellite Server be
running the latest update of Red Hat Enterprise Linux to ensure proper
connectivity.
When a client requests updates, the organization's internal RHN Satellite Server queries its
database, authenticates the client system, identifies the updated packages available for the
client system, and sends the requested RPMs back to the client system. Depending upon the
client's preferences, the package may also be installed. If the packages are installed, the client
system sends an updated package profile to the database on the RHN Satellite Server; those
packages are removed from the list of outdated packages for the client.
The organization can configure the website for the RHN Satellite Server to be accessible from
the local area network only or from both the local area network and the Internet. The Satellite's
version of the RHN website allows full control over client systems, system groups, and users.
The RHN Satellite Server management tools are used to synchronize the RHN Satellite Server
database and package repository with Red Hat Network. The RHN Satellite Server import tool
allows the system administrator to include custom RPM packages in the package repository.
RHN Satellite Server can be used in conjunction with RHN Proxy Server to deliver a distributed,
self-contained Red Hat Network deployment for the organization. For example, an organization
can maintain one RHN Satellite Server in a secure location. Red Hat systems with local network
access to the RHN Satellite Server can connect to it. Other remote offices can maintain RHN
Proxy Server installations that connect to the RHN Satellite Server. The different locations
inside the organization must be networked, but this can be a private network; an Internet
connection is not required for any of the systems. Refer to the RHN Proxy Server Installation
Guide for more information.
Chapter 1. Introduction
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