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Bug 537184

Summary:	Doc - State that non-Satellite usage is not supported on Satellite's OS
Product:	Red Hat Satellite 5	Reporter:	Clifford Perry <cperry>
Component:	Docs Installation Guide	Assignee:	John Ha <jha>
Status:	CLOSED ERRATA	QA Contact:	Red Hat Satellite QA List <satqe-list>
Severity:	low	Docs Contact:
Priority:	low
Version:	530	CC:	adstrong, bperkins, tao, taw
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Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Fixed In Version:		Doc Type:	Bug Fix
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Clone Of:	536918
Clones:	537186 (view as bug list)		Environment:
Last Closed:	2010-05-17 12:52:28 UTC	Type:	---
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oVirt Team:	---	RHEL 7.3 requirements from Atomic Host:
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Bug Blocks:	531638, 537186

Description Clifford Perry 2009-11-12 18:25:56 UTC

+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #536918 +++

--- Additional comment from taw on 2009-11-11 14:39:05 EDT ---

Non-issue. Satellite must own this box and httpd. You don't share apache on the Satellite. It owns it. That is one reason why a full OS subscription is included with the price of RHN Satellite.

This bug will generate a docs bug in order to be explicit about this.

-todd warner, PM RHN Satellite

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During a recent RFE request asking for Satellite installer to be modified to not over write the apache configuration files we determined the need for clarification to be added to our documentation. 

When you purchase Satellite or RHN Proxy, the price includes subscription to a regular 24/7 support & RHEL 5 Server OS instance. In otherwords, we provide you with a fully supported OS instance for which we expect *only* Satellite or RHN Proxy to be installed and running on that OS instance. Using the OS for non-Satellite or non-Proxy related services (such as say a Samba server, Print Server, generic HTTP (via apache) services, or FTP) would not be supported on the OS instance running our Satellite or RHN Proxy services. We need to correctly state this within our installation documentation for Satellite & RHN Proxy. 

A suggested text, which could go at 2.1. Software Requirements is:

NOTE:
The RHN Satellite product when purchased includes one paid for and supported instance of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server. Satellite must be installed onto a fresh installation of Enterprise Linux where Satellite is the only application and service provided by the OS. Using the RHN Satellite's Enterprise Linux OS instance for other daemons/applications/services within your environment is not supported. 


Cliff.

Comment 1 John Ha 2009-11-18 17:17:42 UTC

Added the following to the 5.3.1 version of the Satellite Installation Guide in
section 2.1 "Software Requirements". Let me know if the following is okay:


Note
Each purchased RHN Satellite product includes one supported instance of Red Hat
Enterprise Linux Server. RHN Satellite must be installed on a fresh installation of Enterprise Linux where RHN Satellite is the only application and service provided by the OS. Using the Red Hat Enterprise Linux OS included with RHN Satellite to run other daemons, applications, or services within your environment is not supported.

Comment 3 Brandon Perkins 2010-03-06 06:02:05 UTC

Verified.  Checked on:

https://rlx-3-14.rhndev.redhat.com/rhn/help//satellite/en-US/ch-requirements.jsp#s1-requirements-software

the text reads:

Note
Each purchased RHN Satellite product includes one supported instance of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server. RHN Satellite must be installed on a fresh installation of Enterprise Linux where RHN Satellite is the only application and service provided by the OS. Using the Red Hat Enterprise Linux OS included with RHN Satellite to run other daemons, applications, or services within your environment is not supported.

Comment 4 Brandon Perkins 2010-05-14 22:17:01 UTC

Release Pending.  Checked on rlx-3-10.rhndev.redhat.com with:

rhn-i18n-guides-5.3.0.16-1.el5sat
rhn-i18n-release-notes-5.3.0.8-1.el5sat
satellite-branding-5.3.0.28-1.el5sat
satellite-doc-indexes-5.3.24-1.el5sat

Comment 5 errata-xmlrpc 2010-05-17 12:52:28 UTC

An advisory has been issued which should help the problem
described in this bug report. This report is therefore being
closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
on therefore solution and/or where to find the updated files,
please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report
if the solution does not work for you.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2010-0413.html