[rhn-users] Off network server... options?

[Steven Jones]

1) Not patching is not an option IMHO.

2) RHN is an outgoing port 80 / 443 so if you have a web proxy and a
stateful firewall it should work through that, no specific hole needed.

3) Satellite server, from the little I have read starts to come into its
own with lots of servers, for 1~30 I would not bother. We now have 35
and more coming and patch management is becoming an issue so satellite
looks the way to go.

4) Download the updated CD sets, use satellite.

Regards

Steven

-----Original Message-----
From: rhn-users-bounces at redhat.com [mailto:rhn-users-bounces at redhat.com]
On Behalf Of Howard, Chris
Sent: Tuesday, 28 February 2006 11:49 a.m.
To: rhn-users at redhat.com
Subject: [rhn-users] Off network server... options?


I just bought a Dell machine with RHEL 4 on it.
This thing will be in our data center running
Oracle 10g Application Server for an internal
application.   At the moment there
is no reason for it to have internet connectivity.

This is our only RHEL machine so far.  We may get
another 1 or 2... never will have a big installation though.

I'm trying to get my options together about how
to manage this thing:

1) don't bother with updates
2) beg for a hole through a firewall so I can get to RHN.
3) Satellite server? 
4) Is there some kind of offline method of using RHN?

Suggestions wanted.

Chris Howard

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