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Red Hat Network Satellite
5.0.0: Virtualization Step-by-
Step
By Máirín Duffy, Red Hat Network Engineering
Abstract
Red Hat Network Satellite 5.0 is the first Satellite release to
include virtual platform management capabilities. This
guide will help you make the most of these new
capabilities, guiding you step-by-step through setting up
your Satellite and virtual host systems as well as creating
and managing virtual systems with Satellite.
June 2007
Copyright © 2007 Red Hat, Inc. Red Hat, Red Hat Linux, the Red Hat Shadowman logo, and the products listed are trademarks or registered trademarks of Red Hat, Inc. in
the US and other countries. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds.
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Page 1 - Red Hat Network Satellite

Red Hat Network Satellite 5.0.0: Virtualization Step-by-StepBy Máirín Duffy, Red Hat Network Engineering Abstract Red Hat Network Satellite 5.0 is the

Page 2 - Table of Contents

NOTE: As in the previous step, if the default download location is missing, you may not have successfully synced software channel content to your Sate

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2) Next, open up the host system's profile in the Satellite web interface. Log into the web interface of your Satellite at https://your-satellite

Page 4 - Requirements

6) After scheduling the kickstart, you'll be taken to a Kickstart Status screen in the Satellite's web interface. You'll want to keep y

Page 5 - Entitlements

http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_80_446.shtmIf you must burn this ISO image to CD using Windows or another operating system, please refer to the follow

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password=passwordNOTE:If your host system is already registered to a different Red Hat Network server, you'll need to add a '--force' t

Page 7 - Step 3: Configure Satellite

If the system already has xen and kernel-xen installed, you do not need to reboot after installing rhn-virtualization-host.5) You will also need to in

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3. For the 'Kickstartable Tree' field, you should select 'ks-rhel-$ARCH-$PRODUCT-5' where $ARCH is the architecture of your host s

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system's name.2) Let's schedule a kickstart for a guest system. Go to the Virtualization > Provisioning tab in the host system's pro

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osad') and/or start the osad process ('/sbin/service osad restart') before you can successfully provision a guest on the host.TIP:You m

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3) Connect to the IP address by using ssh as root, using the password you set for the virtual system in the kickstart profile you created for it earli

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Table of ContentsRequirements...

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Installing Software Via Yum From the Virtual SystemYour virtual system registered to your Satellite as part of the guest provisioning process, so you

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Then delete the file indicated. For example:rm /etc/sysconfig/rhn/virt/14e5cfbf72342515236ad74b260c2f6b.xml5) You have successfully deleted a guest sy

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RHN Satellite Server 5.0 Installation Guide http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/satellite/Red_Hat_Network_Satellite-5.0.0/html/Installation_Guide/index

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Red Hat Support...21Red Hat Network &am

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RequirementsHardwareFor your Satellite (if you chose the embedded database option):• Pentium IV processor, 2.4GHz, 512K cache or equivalent • 2 GB of

Page 18 - Logging Into Virtual Systems

For your virtual guest system(s):Any variant of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.EntitlementsFor your Satellite:• 1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 4 software c

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Setting Up Your RHN 5.0.0 Satellite Step 1: Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 ASInstall a fresh copy of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 AS on the system y

Page 20 - Deleting Virtual Systems

in this situation:1. Examine the log file at /var/log/rhn-installation.log to determine what packages on your Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 AS system are

Page 21 - Conclusion

ORRed Hat Network Tools for RHEL Client (v. 5 for $ARCH): rhn-tools-rhel-$ARCH-client-5• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 for 32-bit x86): rhel-$ARCH-se

Page 22 - Other Red Hat Resources

Use the 'satellite-sync -l' command to determine the channel labels for the channels for your architecture.Setting Up the Host System for Yo

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