Installation guide

Glossary of Terms
To better understand Red Hat Satellite Proxy, it is important to become familiar with the following
Red Hat Satellite terms:
⁠Ch an n el
A channel is a list of software packages. There are two types of channels: base channels
and child channels. A base channel consists of a list of packages based on a specific
architecture and Red Hat release. A child channel is a channel associated with a base
channel that contains extra packages.
⁠O rg aniz atio n Ad ministrat o r
An Organization Administrator is a user role with the highest level of control over an
organization's Red Hat Satellite account. Members with this role can add and remove other
users, other systems, and system groups to the organization. Each Red Hat Satellite
organization requires at least one Organization Administrator.
⁠Ch an n el Administ rat o r
A Channel Administrator is a user role with full access to channel management capabilities.
Channel Administrators can create channels and assign packages to channels.
Organization Administrators can use the Users tab on the Red Hat Satellite website to
assign this role to other users.
⁠Red Hat Up d ate Ag ent
The Red Hat Up d ate Agent is the client application that allows users to retrieve and
install new or updated packages on the client system.
⁠T raceb ack
A traceback is a detailed error description that is useful for troubleshooting the Satellite
Proxy. Traceback files are automatically generated when a critical error occurs, and they
are then emailed to the individuals designated in the Satellite Proxy's configuration file.
See the Red Hat Reference Guide and the Hel p page on the Satellite Web user interface for more
information.
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