Red Hat NETWORK SATELLITE 5.2 - CHANNEL MANAGEMENT, Reference Manual

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Chapter 9. UNIX Support Guide
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• 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
9.1.4. 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 9.4.2.3, “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.
9.1.5. 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 exception of
configuration file management
• All Errata-related options, since the concept of Errata Updates is not understood in UNIX
• Source files for packages
In addition,
answer
files are not yet supported. Support for such files is planned for a future release.
9.2. Satellite Server Preparation/Configuration
You must configure the Satellite to support UNIX clients before the required files are available for
deployment to the client systems. This can be accomplished in one of two ways, depending on
whether you have yet installed your Satellite server:
1. During the Satellite installation:
Enable UNIX support on the Satellite by checking the "Enable Solaris Support" box during the
installation process, as pictured: