Red Hat NETWORK PROXY SERVER 3.6 -, Руководство по установке

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Chapter 2.
Requirements
These requirements must be met before installation. To install RHN Proxy Server version 3.6 or later
from RHN Satellite Server, the Satellite itself must be version 3.6 or later.
2.1. Software Requirements
To perform an installation, the following software components must be available:
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Base operating system — RHN Proxy Server is supported with Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1
Update 5 or later and Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 3 Update 3 or later only. The operating system
can be installed from disc, local ISO image, kickstart, or any of the methods supported by Red Hat.
Important
If you plan to obtain Monitoring-level service, you must install your RHN Proxy Server on Red Hat
Enterprise Linux AS 3 Update 3. This is the only supported base operating system for Proxies
serving Monitoring-entitled systems.
Each version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS requires a certain package set to support RHN Proxy
Server. Anything more can cause errors during installation. Therefore, Red Hat recommends ob-
taining the desired package set in the following ways:
For kickstarting either Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 3 Update 3 or Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS
2.1 Update 5, specify the following package group: @ Base
For installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 3 Update 3 via CD or ISO image, select the following
package group: Minimal
For installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1 Update 5 via CD or ISO image, select the following
package group: Advanced Server
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An available RHN Proxy Server entitlement within your Red Hat Network account.
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An available Provisioning entitlement within your Red Hat Network account (which should come
packaged with your RHN Proxy Server entitlement).
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Access to the Red Hat Network Tools channel for the installed version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux
AS.
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All
rhncfg*
packages installed on the Proxy (from the RHN Tools channel).
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Either the
rhns-certs-tools
package installed on the Proxy (from the RHN Tools channel) or
the secure sockets layer (SSL) CA certificate password used to generate the parent server certificate
(such as on an RHN Satellite Server).
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Configuration of the system to accept remote commands and configuration management through
Red Hat Network. Refer to Section 4.2 RHN Proxy Server Installation Process for instructions.
2.2. Hardware Requirements
The following hardware configuration is required for the RHN Proxy Server:
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Dell PowerEdge 1750 or equivalent