[rhn-users] FW: How to maintain RedHat Server that cann otbeconnected to Internet

[Monlong Pierre]

Until now we have downloaded updates trough the Web Interface of rhn (we can create tar archive with up to 25 rpms).

The problem is that, if I don't want to download again previously installed rpms as I can't update the package list of my servers,  I need to sort manual wich updates have been previously installed from wich have not been installed ! It's too long ! I have to sort about 280 rpms for one server!

On the rhn faqs or docs, it seems that if the server is not connected, there is no solution (except perhaps with satellite server but this solution is not acceptable according to our secpolicy).

Thus the function that permit to download  tar archive with 25 rpms doesn't work since 2 weeks (server internal error), and I have no answer about this pb from Redhat form https://rhn.redhat.com/help/contact.pxt.

Perhaps the solution is to change of distro.



-----Message d'origine-----
De : rhn-users-bounces at redhat.com [mailto:rhn-users-bounces at redhat.com] 
Envoyé : jeudi 28 juin 2007 16:59
À : Discussions about Red Hat Network (rhn.redhat.com)
Objet : Re: RE : [rhn-users] FW: How to maintain RedHat Server that cannotbeconnected to Internet

On 6/28/07, Monlong Pierre <pierre.monlong at cnes.fr> wrote:
> We cannot install nor a satellite server nor a proxy server as Our two redhat servers are on
> a completely isolated network.
>
> Thus, it's not optimized to install a server for upgrade only for two servers. Satellite or proxy
> server are perhaps uselful for server farm with lot of servers but not adapted for small
> installation like us.

Have you checked with Red Hat about this directly? I think they might
sell updates on CD or via some other mechanism for isolated networks.
I recall hearing that in the past anyway.

John

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