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These requirements must be met before installation.
To perform an installation, the following software components must be available:
Base operating system — RHN Satellite Server is supported with Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1 Update 5 or later, Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 3 Update 3 or later, or Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 4 only. The operating system can be installed from disc, local ISO image, kickstart, or any of the methods supported by Red Hat but must contain certain packages not included in a standard installation.
Satellite installation disc or ISO — this contains the RHN Satellite Server Installation Program.
Channel content — All software packages and data exported for all entitled Red Hat channels. This content may be loaded directly on the Satellite after installation using the RHN Satellite Synchronization Tool or obtained from your Red Hat representative if synchronization isn't possible, such as in a disconnected environment.
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If you plan to obtain Monitoring-level service, you must install your RHN Satellite Server on Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 3 Update 3 or Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 4. These are the only supported base operating systems for Satellites serving Monitoring-entitled systems. |
Each version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS requires additional packages to support RHN Satellite Server. The following sections identify Red Hat's recommended methods for obtaining the desired package set for each version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS. Installing packages other than those specified can lead to package conflicts.
To install RHN Satellite Server on Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 4, first obtain the required packages in one of the following ways.
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Security-enhanced Linux (SELinux) must be disabled in Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 4 prior to installation of RHN Satellite Server. To do this during CD or ISO image installation, select Disabled when presented with options for SELinux support. To do this for kickstart installation, include the command selinux --disabled or wait for the install to complete, edit the /etc/selinux/config file to read SELINUX=disabled and reboot the system. |
When installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 4 via CD or ISO image, select the following package groups:
Development Tools
Legacy Software Development
Then after operating system installation, register the system with RHN and use the Red Hat Update Agent to install the outstanding packages with the following command:
up2date newt-perl perl-DateManip perl-libxml-enno perl-Parse-Yapp /
perl-Time-HiRes PyXML gd xorg-x11-deprecated-libs |
Once updated, delete the Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 4 system profile from RHN, as it will be reregistered during Satellite installation.
When kickstarting Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 4, specify the following packages and groups:
@ Base
@ Compatibility Arch Support
@ Development Tools
@ Legacy Software Development
newt-perl
perl-DateManip
perl-libxml-enno
perl-Parse-Yapp
perl-Time-HiRes
PyXML
To install RHN Satellite Server on Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 3 Update 3, first obtain the required packages in one of the following ways.
When installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 3 Update 3 via CD or ISO image, select the following package groups:
Web Server
Mail Server
Development Tools
Legacy Software Development
Then after operating system installation, register the system with RHN and use the Red Hat Update Agent to install the outstanding packages with the following command:
up2date perl-CGI perl-libwww-perl perl-URI perl-XML-Parser perl-DateManip / perl-XML-Dumper perl-libxml-enno perl-Parse-Yapp perl-XML-Encoding |
Once updated, delete the Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 3 Update 3 system profile from RHN, as it will be reregistered during Satellite installation.
When kickstarting Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 3 Update 3, specify the following packages and groups:
@ Base
@ Server
@ Development Tools
@ Legacy Software Development
perl-CGI
perl-Time-HiRes
To install RHN Satellite Server on Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1 Update 5, first obtain the required packages in one of the following ways.
When installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1 Update 5 via CD or ISO image, select the following package groups:
Network Support
Web Server
Software Development
Advanced Server
Messaging and Web Tools
Utilities
This satisfies the base operating system requirements. Unlike Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 3 Update 3 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 4, you do not have to run up2date to install additional packages.
When kickstarting Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1 Update 5, specify the following package groups:
@ Advanced Server
@ Base
@ Messaging and Web Tools
@ Software Development
@ Utilities
@ Web Server