Redhat 5 Server - "Advanced"

[Joel Andres Granados]

Jos Vos wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 01, 2008 at 03:36:47PM +0100, Jimmy Stewpot wrote:
> 
>> I am currently installing servers via the kickstart method without any 
>> problems. Traditionally we had different tree's for AS and ES to keep 
>> things simple. However now that we are starting to use Redhat Enterprise 
>> Server 5 it seems there is only one install media source. I am 
>> interested to install the Advanced platform so that we can use 
>> clustering and so on. The problem I am having is that its only a two 
>> socket server and when I register it using a key I don't get the option 
>> to specify Advanced instead of Server or whatever the new terminology is.
>>
>> How do you guys specify for an install to be advanced vs standard?
> 
> The key includes what subrepositories on the install media you'll
> be using.  IIRC the keys belonging to standard subscriptions will
> not let you access the cluster and GFS repositories.
> 
> Of course you technically can always install the corresponding RPM's
> from the DVD later on.
> 

Yep.  I think this is pretty much correct.  The terms "advanced" and "standard" as referenced from http://www.redhat.com/rhel/server/compare/ are subscription features.  Which are different from the channels you receive (clustering is a channel).  I think the easiest way out of this one is to a support rep :)  I think (https://www.redhat.com/apps/support/) has all the info you need. 

Regards.

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Joel Andres Granados
Red Hat / Brno, Czech Republic