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serverURL[comment]=Rem ote server URL

serverURL=https://your_prim ary.your_domain.com/XMLRPC

noSSLServerURL[comment]=Remote server URL without SSL

noSSLServerURL=http://your_prim ary.your_domain.com/XMLRPC

Warning

The httpProxy setting in /etc/sysconfig/rhn/up2date does not refer to the Red Hat

Proxy. It is used to configure an optional HT T P proxy for the client. With a Red Hat Proxy in place,

the httpProxy setting must be blank (not set to any value).

2.5. Implementing Server Failover

Procedure 2.3. T o Implement Server Failover:

1. Ensure that you are running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 or 6, or for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 or

4, the latest version of up2date.

2. Manually add the secondary servers to the serverURL and noSSLServerURL settings in the

/etc/sysconfig/rhn/up2date configuration file (as root).

3. Add the fully qualified domain names (FQDN) of Red Hat Proxy or Red Hat Satellite immediately

after the primary server, separated by a semicolon (;). Your client will attempt to connect to these

servers in the order provided here. Include as many servers as necessary. For example:

serverURL[comment]=Rem ote server URL

serverURL=https://satellite.example.com /XMLRPC;

https://your_secondary.your_domain.com/XMLRPC;

noSSLServerURL[comment]=Remote server URL without SSL

noSSLServerURL=http://satellite.example.com/XMLRPC;

http://your_secondary.your_dom ain.com/XMLRPC;

Chapter 2. Configuring Client Applications