Red Hat NETWORK PROXY SERVER 3.7 - Guida di Installazione

RHN Satellite Server 3.7Installation Guide

6 Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapter 2.RequirementsThese requirements must be met before installation.2.1. Software RequirementsTo perform an installation, the following software

8 Chapter 2. Requirements• Development Tools• Legacy Software DevelopmentThen after operating system installation, register the system with RHN and us

Chapter 2. Requirements 9• @ Server• @ Development Tools• @ Legacy Software Development• perl-CGI• perl-Time-HiRes2.1.3. Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 2

10 Chapter 2. RequirementsStand-Alone Database Embedded Database3 GB storage for base install of Red HatEnterprise Linux AS3 GB storage for base insta

Chapter 2. Requirements 11istrator (DBA) will be necessary to assess sizing issues. The following formula should be used todetermine the required size

12 Chapter 2. Requirements2.4. Additional RequirementsThe following additional requirements must be met before the RHN Satellite Server installation:•

Chapter 2. Requirements 13to client systems, as described in Section 8.10 Enabling Push to Clients, you must allow inboundconnections on port 5222. Fi

14 Chapter 2. Requirements

Chapter 3.Example TopologiesThe RHN Satellite Server can be configured in multiple ways. Select one method depending on thefollowing factors:• The tota

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16 Chapter 3. Example TopologiesFigure 3-2. Multiple Satellite Horizontally Tiered Topology3.3. Satellite-Proxy Vertically Tiered TopologyAn alternati

Chapter 4.InstallationThis chapter describes the initial installation of the RHN Satellite Server. It presumes the prerequisiteslisted in Chapter 2 Re

18 Chapter 4. Installation5. Ensure the RHN Entitlement Certificate has been loaded onto the Satellite. It can be namedanything and located in any dire

Chapter 4. Installation 19Figure 4-2. Administrator Email Address8. The Administrator Email Address page requires an email address to receive administ

20 Chapter 4. Installation9. The Database Configuration page collects information required for the Satellite with Stand-Alone Database to connect to it

Chapter 4. Installation 21Figure 4-6. RHN Configuration12. The RHN Configuration page enables you to change the way the Satellite communicates withRed H

22 Chapter 4. InstallationFigure 4-7. Monitoring Configuration13. The Monitoring Configuration page captures email routing information used in monitorin

Chapter 4. Installation 23To skip this step, such as for Satellites that will operate in disconnected mode, click either thecontinue link or button. I

24 Chapter 4. InstallationFigure 4-10. Satellite Synchronization16. The Satellite Synchronization page allows you to initially populate your Satellite

Chapter 4. Installation 25Figure 4-11. SSL Certificate17. The SSL Certificate page collects information necessary to create the Secure Sockets Layer(SSL

Table of Contents1. Introduction...

26 Chapter 4. InstallationFigure 4-12. Bootstrap Script18. The Bootstrap Script page allows you to create a script for redirecting client systemsfrom

Chapter 4. Installation 27Figure 4-13. Installation Complete19. The Installation Complete page marks the end of the initial Satellite installation and

28 Chapter 4. InstallationFigure 4-15. Satellite Administrator21. The Satellite Administrator page enables you to create the Organization Administrato

Chapter 4. Installation 294.3. Sendmail ConfigurationIf your RHN Satellite Server will serve Monitoring-entitled systems and you wish to acknowledge vi

30 Chapter 4. InstallationTwo extra packages will also get downloaded in the transaction. These are needed for themysql-server package to be installed

Chapter 5.EntitlementsThe RHN Satellite Server, like RHN itself, provides all services to customers through the settingof entitlements. For RHN, entit

32 Chapter 5. EntitlementsNoteDo not try to use this RHN Entitlement Certificate; it is just an example.The initial RHN Entitlement Certificate is gener

Chapter 5. Entitlements 33Option Description--systemid=/PATH/TO/SYSTEMID For testing only - Provides an alternative system IDby path and file. The syst

34 Chapter 5. Entitlements

Chapter 6.Importing and SynchronizingAfter installing the RHN Satellite Server, you must provide it the packages and channels to be served.This chapte

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36 Chapter 6. Importing and SynchronizingOption DescriptionOption Description-h, --help Display this list of options and exit.-d=, --db=DB Include alt

Chapter 6. Importing and Synchronizing 37Option Description--ca-cert=CA_CERT Use an alternative SSL CA certificate by including thefull path and filenam

38 Chapter 6. Importing and SynchronizingImportantTo populate custom channels correctly, you must first populate at least one Red Hat base channel.The

Chapter 6. Importing and Synchronizing 396.2.3. Running the ImportThe rhns-satellite-tools package provides the satellite-sync program for managing al

40 Chapter 6. Importing and SynchronizingAfter running the preceding sample command, the population of the channel should be complete. Allof the packa

Chapter 6. Importing and Synchronizing 416.3.2. Synchronizing Errata and Packages via Local MediaFor customers who cannot connect their Satellite dire

42 Chapter 6. Importing and Synchronizing

Chapter 7.TroubleshootingThis chapter provides tips for determining the cause of and resolving the most common errors asso-ciated with RHN Satellite S

44 Chapter 7. Troubleshootingdf -hIn addition to log files, you can obtain valuable information by retrieving the status of your RHNSatellite Server an

Chapter 7. Troubleshooting 45the Web server stating "Could not determine the server’s fully qualified domain name" upon failing tostart.This

Chapter 1.IntroductionRHN Satellite Server provides a solution to organizations requiring absolute control over and privacyof the maintenance and pack

46 Chapter 7. Troubleshooting• Ensure the RHN Satellite Server is using Network Time Protocol (NTP) and set to the appropriatetime zone. This also app

Chapter 7. Troubleshooting 47Once finished, email the new file from the /tmp/ directory to your Red Hat representative for imme-diate diagnosis.

48 Chapter 7. Troubleshooting

Chapter 8.MaintenanceBecause of the RHN Satellite Server’s unique closed environment, its users are provided with abilitiesnot available to any other

50 Chapter 8. MaintenanceIf instead of installing new Satellite packages, you are attempting to update the server’s RHN Entitle-ment Certificate, such

Chapter 8. Maintenance 518.4.1. DB Control OptionsRHN DB Control offers many command line options. To use them, as oracle insert the option andthe app

52 Chapter 8. MaintenanceOnce the backup is complete, return to root user mode and restart the database and related serviceswith these commands in thi

Chapter 8. Maintenance 538.5. Cloning the Satellite with Embedded DBYou may limit outages caused by hardware or other failures by cloning the Satellit

54 Chapter 8. MaintenanceIf you generated a new SSL certificate during secondary Satellite installation to include a newCommon Name value, instead copy

Chapter 8. Maintenance 55Figure 8-1. Internal ToolsTo refresh the view of channels that have been updated but do not yet reflect those modifications ont

2 Chapter 1. Introduction• Security — an end-to-end secure connection is maintained from the client systems to the RHNSatellite Server without connect

56 Chapter 8. Maintenance8.7.2. Deleting UsersBecause of the isolated environment in which RHN Satellite Servers operate, Satellite customers havebeen

Chapter 8. Maintenance 578.8. Automating SynchronizationManually synchronizing the RHN Satellite Server repository with Red Hat Network can be an ar-d

58 Chapter 8. MaintenancePlease note that changing the password on the RHN website will change only the local password onthe RHN Satellite Server, whi

Appendix A.Sample RHN Satellite Server Configuration FileThe /etc/rhn/rhn.conf configuration file for the RHN Satellite Server provides a means for youto

60 Appendix A. Sample RHN Satellite Server Configuration File

IndexAadvantages, 1automating Satellite synchronization, 57Bbacking up the RHN Satellite Server, 50Ccaching issues, 46cloning satellite, 53components,

62Ssatellite-debug, 46satellite-sync, 39, 40--step=channel-families, 39--step=channels, 39--step=rpms, 39Satelllite Sync Toolcache refresh, 37options,

Chapter 1. Introduction 3• Database — for the Stand-Alone Database, this may be the organization’s existing database or,preferably, a separate machine

4 Chapter 1. Introductionmust be networked, but this can be a private network; an Internet connection is not required for any ofthe systems. Refer to

Chapter 1. Introduction 5page. These Channel Content ISOs differ from the distribution ISOs previously mentioned inthat they contain metadata necessar