Hi Thanks, it does makes sense. It would be nice if you could define a custom script for each channel that gets called when doing a satellite-sync. That way you could easily unify the updating of all channels in one command.
Regards > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Pradeep Kilambi > Sent: 05 October 2008 19:07 > To: Gerhardus Geldenhuis > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Spacewalk-list] And after install.... > > Gerhardus Geldenhuis wrote: > > Just for my own confirmation, does that mean that the command > > satellite-sync is for all intents and purposes useless in spacewalk? > > > > Regards > > For spacewalk, you should be able to satellite sync content > from an exporter mount point. So say you have a channel > created and push a bunch of content to it.Not instead of > repeating the same steps on other servers, you could export > the existing channel from the spacewalk server suing > rhn-satellite-exporter, > > $ rhn-satellite-exporter --dir /my-channel -c test-channel > > and sync this back to another spacewalk server, > > $ satellite-sync -c test-channel -m /my-channel > > So the only difference is satellite sync is not talking > directly to RHN, instead used locally. > > Hope this helps, > > Thanks, > ~ Prad > > > > > On Sun, Oct 5, 2008 at 6:52 PM, Jon Stanley <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > > > On Sun, Oct 5, 2008 at 10:48 AM, Moises Rivera > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > > > I have a customer that need the installation of the RHN > > Satellite. I try > > > with SpaceWalk, because, I dont have any experience with this > > product. > > > > The installation procedures for RHN Satellite and > Spacewalk are a > > little bit different. In Satellite, you download the > ISO (either with > > the embedded database or external database), and there > is an installer > > script that takes care of everything for you, from > installing the > > packages, setting up the database, generating the CA, etc. The > > installation of Spacewalk is significantly more manual > (though still > > very doable) > > > > > After a lot ot problems with the PGP keys, packages > > installations and more, > > > finally I installed spacewalk (yuju!!!!). But.... and now? :) > > Today I can > > > connect to the spacewalk - internal - web, but I dont know the > > next steps in > > > the configuration. > > > > Again, Spacewalk and Satellite differ significantly here. With > > Spacewalk, you're fully responsible for creating all of > your custom > > content, pushing content into channels, etc. With > Satellite, if you're > > running a connected Satellite, you simply type 'satellite-sync > > --list-channels' and it will connect to RHN and show > you the channels > > that you are entitled to. Then you type 'satellite-sync > -c <channel > > labels>' and it will start pulling down all of that > content from RHN > > hosted. > > > > > I dont know if I must create a Channel, if I nedd a > certificate > > - in the > > > FAQ say that spacewalk use a certificate, but it say that > > spacewalk not use > > > it -..... > > > > Yes, in Spacewalk you need to create channels. In Satellite, the > > channel creation of Red Hat channels will be taken care > of by the > > commands that I listed above, however, you will still > need to create > > whatever custom channels you require and push content > to them using > > rhnpush. > > > > As for the certificate, both use an entitlement certificate, the > > difference is where you get it. For Satellite, you'll > have to get one > > from Red Hat customer service, it specifies what > channel entitlements > > you have and how many, as well as any add-on > entitlements that you may > > have purchased (provisioning, monitoring). A cert comes > by default in > > Spacewalk, containing 20,000 entitlements for everything (and > > instructions on how to generate one for more if you need). > > > > I hope that helped. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Spacewalk-list mailing list > > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/spacewalk-list > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Gerhardus Geldenhuis > > Registered Linux User #193352 > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Spacewalk-list mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/spacewalk-list > > _______________________________________________ > Spacewalk-list mailing list > [email protected] > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/spacewalk-list > ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email ______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Spacewalk-list mailing list [email protected] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/spacewalk-list
