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Alternatively, use the bootstrap script (bo o tstrap. sh) that Satellite generates. The bootstrap script,
available for both Red Hat Satellite Server and Red Hat Proxy Server, is such a script. Script
generation is discussed more in detail in 4.1.1. Using Red Hat Network Bootstrap to Register a System of
the Getting Started Guide.
To obtain the bootstrap script, run the following command:
wget http://satellite.example.com/pub/bootstrap/bootstrap.sh
Important
The bootstrap script requires some manual editing after its generation on the Satellite server.
An initial running of an unedited bootstrap script displays a message regarding manual edits
required. Follow these instructions and edit the bootstrap script on the Satellite server prior to
downloading the script on the client.
2.3. Updat ing t he Configurat ion Files Manually
As an alternative to the GUI interface described in the previous section, users may also reconfigure
the Red Hat Up d at e Agent by editing the application's configuration file.
To configure the Up d ate Agent on client systems that connect to Red Hat Proxy or Satellite, edit the
values of the serverUR L and no SSLServerUR L settings in the /etc/sysco nfi g /rhn/up2d ate
configuration file (as root). Replace the default Red Hat Network URL with the fully qualified domain
name (FQDN) of the Proxy or Satellite. For example:
serverURL[comment]=Remote server URL
serverURL=https://your_primary.your_domain.com/XMLRPC
noSSLServerURL[comment]=Remote server URL without SSL
noSSLServerURL=http://your_primary.your_domain.com/XMLRPC
Warning
The httpP ro xy setting in /etc/sysco nfi g /rhn/up2d ate does not refer to the Red Hat
Proxy. It is used to configure an optional HTTP proxy for the client. With a Red Hat Proxy in
place, the httpP ro xy setting must be blank (not set to any value).
2.4. Implement ing Server Failover
Pro ced u re 2.3. T o Imp lemen t Server Failo ver:
1. Ensure that you are running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6, or 7. For Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 3 or 4, use the latest version of up2d ate.
2. Manually add the secondary servers to the serverUR L and no SSLServerUR L settings in the
/etc/sysco nfi g /rhn/up2d ate configuration file (as root).
Chapt er 2 . Configuring Client Applicat ions
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