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Chapter 1. Introduction
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RPM importing tools
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Channel maintenance tools (Web-based)
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Errata management tools (Web-based)
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User management tools (Web-based)
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Client system and system grouping tools (Web-based)
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Red Hat Update Agent
on the client systems
The
Red Hat Update Agent
on the client systems must be reconfigured to retrieve up-
dates 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.
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Server; those packages are removed from the list of outdated packages for the client.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 pack-
age repository.
RHN Satellite Server can be used in conjunction with RHN Proxy Server to deliver a dis-
tributed, 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 sys-
tems 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.
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