Installation guide

The Red Hat Net wo rk Service Daemo n (rhnsd ), which triggers rhn_check according to a
configurable interval
The Red Hat Net wo rk Con f ig u rat ion Clien t (rhncfg -cl i ent), which executes all
configuration actions scheduled from the Satellite
The Red Hat Net wo rk Con f ig u rat ion Man ager (rhncfg -manag er), which allows command
line administration of Red Hat Network configuration channels
The rhn_check program, which checks in with the Satellite and performs any actions scheduled
from the server
All Management-level functionality, such as system grouping, package profile comparison, and
use of the System Set Manager to administer multiple systems at once
A Provisioning feature called Remote Command which enables users to schedule root-level
commands on any managed client through the Satellite's website, if the client allows this action
4 .1.4 . Differences in Funct ionalit y
The following Red Hat Network features work differently in a UNIX environment:
The Red Hat Up d ate Agent f o r UNIX offers a much smaller set of options than its Linux
counterpart and relies upon the operating system's native toolset for package installation, rather
than rpm - See Section 4.1.8.2.4, “Updating From the Command Line” for the precise list of
options.
The Red Hat Net wo rk Pu sh application has been similarly modified to upload native UNIX file
types, including packages, patches, and patch clusters.
Since Solaris package, patch and patch cluster files are different from RPM files, the channel
upload mechanism is somewhat different.There are two applications in the rhnpush package for
Solaris:
The first, so l ari s2mpm, is an Red Hat Network utility that creates an MPM file for each Solaris
package or patch. The neutral format of the MPM file allows the Satellite to understand and
manage the uploaded files.
The second, rhnpush, has been extended so that it can handle MPM as well as RPM files.
Otherwise, it operates identically to the Linux version of rhnpush.
The C hannel s tab of the Red Hat Network website has been augmented to accommodate the
storage and installation of native UNIX file types.
4 .1.5. Excluded Feat ures
The following Red Hat Network features are not available with the UNIX support system:
All Provisioning-level functionality, such as kickstarting and package rollback, with the exception
of configuration file management
All Errata-related options, since the concept of Errata Updates is not understood in UNIX
Source files for packages
Answer files are not supported. Support for such files is planned for a future release.
There is also no support for IPv6 for Solaris systems.
⁠Chapt er 4 . Red Hat Sat ellit e and Solaris- specific Informat ion
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