Re: Updating rhel 3.0

[Vinod <vins192004 yahoo com>]

Hi ED


I would prefer configuring a squid server for
downloading the updates.
Well any ideas on how do i configure this squid server
for downloading the updates from rhn site

Since there would be architure specfic problems i
would prefer  that the clients download all the
updates from this squid server

I would prefer that the the 29 computers automatically
connect to this squid server and get themselves
updated


 Well i have the RHN subsriptions for all the other
> 29 systems in  compliance with  single agreement.
   
rgrds
vinod

> 

--- Ed Wilts <ewilts ewilts org> wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 02, 2004 at 10:26:47AM -0700, Vinod
> wrote:
> > I have around 30 computers installed with RHEL
> 3.0.
> > I would like to download the rhel 3.0 updates on a
> > computer and then test the updates.
> > 
> > Then i would like to push the required updates on
> the
> > 29 computers from the computer that i downloaded
> the
> > update .
> > 
> > I do not want to use a proxy server or a satellite
> for
> > dowloading  the updates or pushing the updates on
> to
> > the other computers.
> 
> If you have RHN connectivity (through a proxy
> server, which I realize
> you don't want to use), then you can use up2date
> with the -k argument to
> search a local disk first for the package.  You'll
> still have to connect
> to RHN to keep the package list up to date and
> determine which packages
> need installing. You don't need Red Hat's proxy
> server - a simple squid
> proxy will work.
> 
> If you do not have RHN connectivity, then you'll
> have to do it the hard
> way with rpm -Fvh.  Be very paranoid about
> architecture-specific
> packages.  You don't want to install a 386 glibc on
> an athlon for
> example (if that's even possible these days). 
> Depending on how you
> download the patches to your test machine, you may
> not be getting the
> various architectures that your other 29 systems are
> runnning.
> 
> Also, rpm -Fvh will do no dependency checking.  If a
> new package is now
> required that wasn't before, the freshen will fail. 
> I do not believe,
> however, that there were recent updates that had an
> extra dependency.
> 
> You still need RHN subsriptions for all your other
> 29 systems to be in
> compliance with your single agreement.
> 
> -- 
> Ed Wilts, RHCE
> Mounds View, MN, USA
> mailto:ewilts ewilts org
> Member #1, Red Hat Community Ambassador Program
> 
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