Red Hat NETWORK SATELLITE 5.2 - CHANNEL MANAGEMENT, Installation Manual

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Chapter 1. Introduction
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14.Run the Activation Key from the command line (
rhnreg_ks
) of each client system. Note that this
step can be scripted to batch register and reconfigure all remaining client systems in a distribution.
15.Record all relevant usernames, passwords and other login information and store in multiple secure
places.
16.Now that the Satellite is populated with standard Red Hat channels and packages and all clients
are connected to it, you may begin creating and serving custom channels and packages. Once
the custom RPMs are developed, you can import them into the Satellite using
RHN Push
and add
custom channels in which to store them through the Satellite's website. Refer to the
RHN Channel
Management Guide
for details.
1.6. Upgrades
To upgrade a Satellite from one version to another, the following items are required:
• Satellite Certificate
• Satellite Upgrade Documentation Package (
rhn-upgrade
)
• New Installation ISO
1.6.1. Satellite Certificate
To obtain a Satellite certificate, visit Red Hat support at
http://support.redhat.com
.
1.6.2. Satellite Upgrade Documentation Package (
rhn-upgrade
)
There are two ways to obtain this RPM:
1. Ensure the satellite is registered to RHN and to the Red Hat Network Satellite Channel, then using
yum
to install the
rhn-upgrade
package with the following commmand:
yum install rhn-upgrade
2. Download directly from this page after logging in.
1.6.3. New Installation ISO
This ISO can be downloaded by performing the following steps:
1. Log into RHN
2. Click on
Software Downloads
on the left-hand side of the screen
3. Navigate to the version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux you are currently using
4. Click on the latest version of RHN Satellite Server
5. Then choose if you want the embedded Oracle Database ISO or the non-embedded version
Once you have followed all steps, refer to the instructions for a Satellite upgrade within the
/etc/
sysconfig/rhn/satellite-upgrade/README
file in the
rhn-upgrade
package.