Installation guide

Additionally, relocating R HAT *. pkg files during installation is not supported.
4 .1.6. Sat ellit e Server Preparat ion and Configuration
Configure the Satellite to support UNIX clients before the required files are available for deployment to
the client systems. This can be accomplished in one of two ways, depending on whether you have
installed your Satellite server:
1. During the Satellite installation:
Enable UNIX support on the Satellite by checking the "Enable Solaris Support" box on the
Red Hat Satellite configuration screen during the installation process.
2. After the Satellite has been installed:
Enable UNIX support by configuring the Satellite after it has been installed. To do so, select
Ad min in the top menu bar, then select Satellit e Co n f igu rat io n in the left navigation bar.
In the screen that follows, check the Enabl e So l ari s Suppo rt box.
Click the Upd ate button to confirm the change.
3. Finally, create a base channel to which your client systems may subscribe. Red Hat Network
does not provide UNIX content, satel l i te-sync cannot be used to create the channel.
To create a Solaris channel, login to the web interface of the Satellite as either a Satellite
Administrator or a certificate authority. Navigate to the Channel tab, followed by the Manag e
So ftware C hannel s from the left navigation bar. Click the create new channel link in
the upper right of the resulting screen. Provide a name and label for your new channel, and
select either SP AR C So l ari s or i 386 So l ari s as the architecture, depending on the
architecture of the client.
4 .1.7. UNIX Client Syst em Preparat ion
Before your UNIX-based client systems benefit from Red Hat Network, they must be prepared for
connection:
1. Download and install g zi p and the required third-party libraries.
2. Download the Red Hat Network application tarball from the Satellite to the client and install
the contents.
3. Next, deploy the SSL certificates required for a secure connection.
4. Configure the client applications to connect to the Red Hat Satellite.
Once finished, your systems will be ready to begin receiving Red Hat Network updates. The following
sections explain these steps in detail.
4.1.7 .1 . Do wnlo ading and Inst alling Addit io nal Package s
This section steps you through the process of downloading and installing third-party applications
and the Red Hat Network applications from the Satellite onto the UNIX client.
Of primary importance is the Red Hat Up d ate Ag en t f o r UNIX (up2d ate), which provides the link
between your client systems and Red Hat Network. The UNIX-specific version of the Red Hat Up d at e
Ag ent is limited in functionality compared to its Linux counterpart but still enables system
registration and facilitates package installs and patches. See Section 4.1.8, “UNIX Client Registration
and Updates for a full description of the tool's options.
Red Hat Sat ellit e 5.7 Client Configurat ion G u ide
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