System information

An External Node Classifier is a Puppet construct that provides additional data for a Puppet
Master to use when configuring Hosts. Red Hat Satellite 6 acts as an External Node
Classifier to Puppet Masters in a Satellite deployment.
Fact er
Facter is a program that provides information (facts) about the system on which it is run; for
example, Facter can report total memory, operating system version, architecture, and more.
Puppet modules enable specific configurations based on host data gathered by Facter.
Hammer
Hammer is a command line tool for Red Hat Satellite 6. Use Hammer to manage Red Hat
Satellite 6 as a standard CLI, for scripts, and also through an interactive shell.
Hiera
Hiera is a key/value look-up tool for configuration data which allows keeping site-specific
data out of puppet manifests.
Ho st
A Host refers to any system, either physical or virtual, that Red Hat Satellite 6 manages.
Ho st C o llect io n
A Host Collection is equivalent to a Satellite 5 System Group, that is, a user defined group of
one or more Hosts.
Ho st G ro u p
A Host Group is a template for building a Host. This includes the content view (which defines
the available RPM files and Puppet modules) and the Puppet classes to apply (which
ultimately determines the software and configuration).
Lo cation
A Location is collection of default settings that represent a physical place. These can be
nested so that you can set up an hierarchical collection of locations. For example, you can
set up defaults for "Middle East", which are refined by "Tel Aviv" , which are further refined
by "Data Center East", and then finally by "Rack 22".
Library
The Library contains every version, including the latest synchronized version, of the
software that the user will ever deploy. For an Information Technology Infrastructure Library
(ITIL) organization or department, this is the Definitive Media Library (previously
named the Definitive Software Library).
Man ifest
A Manifest transfers subscriptions from the Customer Portal to Red Hat Satellite 6. This is
similar in function to certificates used with Red Hat Satellite 5.
For more information about certificates and subscription types, see:
RHN Classic, Red Hat Satellite, and Channel Entitlements
The Structure of Satellite Certificates (Classic Style of Certificates)
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