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Procedure 1.5. Configuring the Mast er Satellit e Server

1. Enable the inter-satellite synchronization (ISS) feature in the /etc/rhn/rhn.conf file:

disable_iss=0

2. Save the configuration file, and restart the httpd service:

service httpd restart

Procedure 1.6. Configuring Slave Servers

Slave Satellite servers are the machines that will have their content synchronized to the master server.

1. In order to securely transfer content to the slave servers, the ORG-SSL certificate from the master

server is needed. T he certificate can be downloaded over HTTP from the /pub/ directory of any

satellite. T he file is called RHN-ORG-TRUST ED-SSL-CERT , but can be renamed and placed

anywhere in the local filesystem of the slave, such as the /usr/share/rhn/ directory.

2. Log in to the Slave Satellite as the Satellite Administrator.

3. Click Admin → ISS Configuration → Slave Setup.

4. On the top right-hand corner, click Add New Master.

5. Fill in the following information:

Master Fully-Qualified Domain Name

Default Master?

Filename of this Master's CA Certificate - Use the full path of the CA Certificate downloaded in

the initial step of this procedure.

6. Click Add New Master.

Procedure 1.7. Mapping Master Satellite Organizations t o Slave Satellite Organizations with

spacewalk-sync-setup

1. Log in to a system. It does not matter if it is a Master Satellite, a Slave Satellite or a different

system altogether, as long as the system can access the public XMLRPC API of the Master and

Slave Satellites.

2. Issue the spacewalk-sync-setup on a command line interface:

spacewalk-sync-setup --m s=[Master_FQDN] \

--ml=[Master_Sat_Adm in_login] \

--mp=[Master_Sat_Adm in_password] \

--ss=[Slave FQDN] --sl=[Slave_Sat_Admin_login] \

--sp=[Slave_Sat_Admin_password> \

--create-templates --apply

Where:

--ms=MAST ER, --master-server=MAST ER is the FQDN of the Master to connect to

--ml=MASTER_LOGIN, --master-login=MASTER_LOGIN is the Satellite Administrator login for

the Master Satellite

--mp=MASTER_PASSWORD, --master-password=MASTER_PASSWORD is the password for

the Satellite Administrator login on the Master Satellite

--ss=SLAVE, --slave-server=SLAVE is the FQDN of the Slave Satellite to connect to.

--sl=SLAVE_LOGIN, --slave-login=SLAVE_LOGIN is the Satellite Administrator login for the

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