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• The Red Hat Network Configuration Client (
rhncfg-client
), which executes all
configuration actions scheduled from the Satellite
• The Red Hat Network Configuration Manager (
rhncfg-manager
), which allows command
line administration of RHN configuration channels
• The
rhn_check
program, which checks in with the Satellite and performs any actions
scheduled from the server
• All Management-level functionality, such as system grouping, package profile comparison,
and use of the System Set Manager to administer multiple systems at once
• A Provisioning feature called Remote Command that enables users to schedule root-level
commands on any managed client through the Satellite's website, if the client allows this
action
1.4. Differences in Functionality
The following RHN features work differently in a UNIX environment:
• The Red Hat Update Agent for UNIX offers a much smaller set of options than its Linux
counterpart and relies upon the operating system's native toolset for package installation,
rather than
rpm
- Refer to Section 4.2.3, “Updating From the Command Line” for the precise
list of options.
• The RHN Push application has been similarly modified to upload native UNIX file types,
including packages, patches, and patch clusters.
Since Solaris package, patch and patch cluster files are different from RPM files, the channel
upload mechanism is somewhat different.There are two applications in the
rhnpush
package
for Solaris:
• The first,
solaris2mpm
, is an RHN utility that create an MPM file for each Solaris package
or patch. The neutral format of the MPM file allows the Satellite to understand and manage
the uploaded files.
• The second,
rhnpush
, has been extended so that it can handle MOM as well as RPM files.
Otherwise, it operates identically to the Linux version of
rhnpush
.
• The Channels tab of the RHN website has been augmented to accommodate the storage
and installation of native UNIX file types.
1.5. Excluded Features
The following RHN features are not available with the UNIX support system:
• All Provisioning-level functionality, such as kickstarting and package rollback, with the
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