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Figure 4 .6. Boot strap
21. The RHN Satellite Configuration - Restart page contains the final step in configuring
the Satellite. Click the Restart button to restart the Satellite in order to incorporate all of the
configuration options added on the previous screens. Note that it will take between four and five
minutes for the restart to finish.
Figure 4 .7. Rest art
22. Once the Satellite has restarted, the countdown notice disappears. You are now free to begin
using your Satellite.
Figure 4 .8. Rest art Comple te
4.2.1. Options to the Satellite Installation Program
The various options available for the Satellite Installation Program are included below for easy reference.
Table 4 .1. Insta llation Opt ions
Opt ion Usage
--help Print this help message.
--answer-file=<filename> Indicates the location of an answer file to be use for answering
questions asked during the ins tallation process.
--non-interactive For us e only with --answer-file. If the --answer-file
does not provide a required response, exit instead of
prompting the user.
--re-register Register the s ystem with RHN, even if it is already registered.
--disconnected Ins tall the satellite in disconnected mode.
--clear-db Clear any pre-existing database schema before installing. This
will destroy any data in the Satellite database and re-create
empty Satellite schema.
--skip-system-version-test Do not test the Red Hat Enterprise Linux version before
installing.
--skip-selinux-test Do not check to make s ure SELINUX is disabled.
--skip-fqdn-test Do not verify that the system has a valid hostname. RHN
Satellite requires that the hostname be properly set during
installation. Using this option may result in a Satellite server
that is not fully functional.
--skip-db-install Do not install the embedded database. T his option may be
useful if you are reins talling the satellite, and do not want to
clear the database.
--skip-db-diskspace-check Do not check to make s ure there is enough free disk s pace to
install the embedded database.
--skip-db-population Do not populate the database schema.
--skip-gpg-key-im port Do not import Red Hat's GPG key.
--skip-ssl-cert-generation Do not generate the SSL certificates for the Satellite.
--run-updater Do not ask to ins tall needed packages from RHN, if the system
is registered.
4.3. Automated RHN Satellite Server Installation
One option of the RHN Satellite Ins tallation Program allows the user to reference an answer file. T his file
contains pre-determined responses to all, or some, of the questions asked by the ins taller program. T his
allows the installer to run without human interaction, and may be useful in instances where Satellite
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