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Chapter 2. RequirementsThis chapter focuses on the prerequisites for installing Red Hat Satellite Proxy Server.2.1. Soft ware Requirement sTo perform

O b t aining t h e Req u ired Package Set sEach version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux requires a certain package set to support Satellite Proxy.Adding

2.3. Addit ional Requirement sThe following additional requirements must be met before the Satellite Proxy installation can beconsidered complete:⁠Fu

Network bandwith is important for communication among Satellites, Proxies, and Clients.To accomodate high volume traffic, Red Hat recommends a high ba

Chapter 3. Installing Red Hat Satellite ProxyThis chapter describes the installation and basic configuration of Red Hat Satellite Proxy Server. Itassu

add these subscriptions to the entitlement certificate.8. Click the Do wnl o ad Satel l i te C erti fi cate and save the entitlement certificate.The

NoteThe installation program automatically calculates the available space on the partitionwhere /var/spo o l /sq ui d is mounted and allocates up to

4. Install the Satellite Proxy installation package. This package contains the main script thatleads you through the actual Satellite Proxy installat

Press Enter to use the default path for the Certificate Authority (CA) Chain.If the Satellite Proxy is communicating with Red Hat Satellite, then this

You do not have monitoring installed. Do you want to install it? Will run 'yum install spacewalk-proxy-monitoring'. [Y/n]:Confirm whether or

Local file /etc/jabberd/c2s.xml -> remote file /etc/jabberd/c2s.xmlLocal file /etc/jabberd/sm.xml -> remote file /etc/jabberd/sm.xml⁠Rest art s

SSL_CITY=RaleighSSL_STATE=NCSSL_COUNTRY=USINSTALL_MONITORING=NENABLE_SCOUT=NCA_CHAIN=/usr/share/rhn/RHN-ORG-TRUSTED-SSL-CERTPOPULATE_CONFIG_CHANNEL=YU

Chapter 4. Custom Channel Package ManagerThis is a section on using Red Hat Satellite Proxy with the Custom Channel Package Manager.4.1. Using t he Cu

4 .1.2. Uploading PackagesNoteOnly Organization Administrators can upload packages to private Red Hat Satellite channels.The script will prompt you fo

4.2. Configuring Proxy PrecachingYour Proxy server can precache or mirror custom RPM files. This means that RPM files are delivereddirectly from the P

cron job or similar with an rsync command to download any updated RPM files to the Proxy cache.This assumes that you want to download all of the RPM f

Chapter 5. Configuring Satellite Proxy to Use CNAME RecordsOne of the features of Red Hat Satellite Proxy is the ability to take advantage of CNAME re

After the Tomcat service has restarted, refresh the Satellite Proxy server web interface and you shouldsee the CNAMEs listed on the Hard ware tab of t

NoteYou can run the co nfi g ure-pro xy. sh script multiple times to test or updateconfigurations, as required.Report a bugRed Hat Sat ellit e 5.7 P

Chapter 6. Load Balancing Satellite Proxy ServersSome environments include a load balancer between Satellite clients and Satellite proxies todistribut

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## SSL configuration## Ensure you enter each configuration directive on a single lineacl is_ssl port 443https_port 443 cert=/etc/pki/tls/certs/lb.crt

-rw-r--r--. 1 root squid 5450 Aug 23 21:23 lb.crt-rw-r--r--. 1 root squid 1675 Aug 23 21:23 lb.key-rw-r--r--. 1 root squid 5363 Aug 22 14:19 squ

The /var/l o g /sq ui d /access. l o g file on the load balancer should contain information similarto the following:1377540630.15997 192.168.100.19 T

Chapter 7. Upgrading a Red Hat Proxy Server InstallationThis chapter describes how to upgrade your Proxy Server installation. These instructions assum

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Sample Satellite Proxy Server Configuration FileThe /etc/rhn/rhn. co nf configuration file for the Satellite Proxy provides a means foradministrators

Glossary of TermsTo better understand Red Hat Satellite Proxy, it is important to become familiar with the followingRed Hat Satellite terms:⁠Ch an n e

Revision HistoryRevisio n 4 - 9 Mon Ap r 20 2015 Dan Macph erso nFixing typo in load balancing sectionRevisio n 4 - 8 T h u Feb 19 2015 Dan Macph

Revisio n 3- 18 Wed Sep 11 2013 Dan Macph erso nUpdating requirementsRevisio n 3- 17 T u e Sep 10 2013 Dan Macph erso nRevised Subtitle, Abstract

Revisio n 3- 0 Wed Jul 4 2012 At h ene ChanPrepared for 5.5 releaseTechnical review changes incorporatedBZ #491007 Added Chapter on Upgrade Install

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Preface1. Get t ing Help and Giving Feedback1.1. Do You Need Help?If you experience difficulty with a procedure described in this documentation, visit

Chapter 1. Introduction to Red Hat Satellite Proxy1.1. Red Hat Sat ellit e Proxy ServerRed Hat Satellite Proxy Server is a package-caching mechanism

ImportantRed Hat strongly recommends that clients connected to a Satellite Proxy server be running thelatest update of Red Hat Enterprise Linux to ens

server). If the Red Hat Package Manager is used, the client systems must be subscribed to the privateRed Hat channel.Report a bug⁠Chapt er 1 . Int rod