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identified in Chapter 2, Requirements and must be connected to an RHN Satellite Server (or
another Proxy connected to a Satellite). T o enable monitoring on the Proxy, select the checkbox
and click continue. T he Configure RHN Proxy Server page appears.
Figure A.5. Configure RHN Proxy Server
13. In the Configure RHN Proxy Server page, provide or confirm the entries for all required
fields. The Administrator Email Address will receive all mail generated by the Proxy, including
sometimes large quantities of error-related tracebacks. T o stem this flow, consider establishing
mail filters that capture messages with a subject of "RHN TRACEBACK from hostname". To list
more than one administrator, enter a comma-separated list of email addresses.
The RHN Proxy Hostname is the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the RHN Proxy Server.
The RHN Parent Server is the domain name of the server serving the Proxy — either the central
RHN servers, another RHN Proxy Server or an RHN Satellite Server. T o connect to the central
RHN servers, include the value xmlrpc.rhn.redhat.com. T o connect to a Satellite or another
Proxy, enter the parent system's FQDN.
If the RHN Proxy Server will connect through an HT TP proxy, configure it using the associated
fields. Note that references to protocol, such as http:// or https:// should not be included in
the HTTP Proxy Server field. Insert only the hostname and port in the form hostname:port,
such as your-gateway.example.com :3128.
Tip
The installation process affects only the Proxy configuration file: /etc/rhn/rhn.conf.
The Red Hat Update Agent (up2date) configuration file,
/etc/sysconfig/rhn/up2date, must be updated manually to receive its updates from
another server, such as an RHN Satellite Server.
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