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Table 2.2. solaris2mpm opt ions

Option Description

--version Displays the program's version number and exits

-h, --help Displays this information and exits

-?, --usage Prints program usage information and exits

--tem pdir=<tem pdir> Temporary directory to work from

--select-arch=<arch> Selects the architecture (i386 or SPARC) for multi-arch packages.

2.1.4 .2.1.2. rhnpush with .mpm Files

The Solaris version of rhnpush works like the standard utility, but with the added ability to handle .mpm

files. Below is a usage example:

% rhnpush -v --server testbox.example.com --username myuser -c solaris-8 \

RHATrpush-3.1.5-* .m pm

Red Hat Network password:

Connecting to http://testbox.example.com /APP

Uploading package RHATrpush-3.1.5-21.sparc-solaris.m pm

Uploading package RHATrpush-3.1.5-23.sparc-solaris.m pm

Note

Patch cluster .mpm files must be pushed either concurrently with or after - never before - the

.mpm files for the patches contained in that cluster.

Use solaris2mpm on each of the packages, patches, or patch clusters you wish to manage via the

Satellite, then use Red Hat Network Push to upload them to the channel created for them.

2.1.4 .2.2. Updating Through the Websit e

To install packages or patches on an individual system, click the name of the system in the System s

category, select the packages from the Upgrade or Install lists of the Packages or Patches tab, and

click Install/Upgrade Selected Packages.

To run a remote command while installing the package, click Run Rem ote Comm and rather than

Confirm . See Section 2.1.5, “Remote Commands” for instructions.

To install packages or patches on multiple systems at once, select the systems and click System Set

Manager in the left navigation bar. T hen, in the Packages tab, select the packages from the Upgrade

or Install lists and click Install/Upgrade Packages. To complete the action, schedule the updates.

2.1.4 .2.3. rhnsd

On Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems, the rhnsd daemon, which instructs the client system to check in

with Red Hat Network, automatically starts at boot time. On Solaris systems, rhnsd does not start at

boot time by default. It can be started from the command line in this way:

rhnsd --foreground --interval=240

The default location for rhnsd is /opt/redhat/rhn/solaris/usr/sbin/rhnsd. Below are the

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