Q&A Red Hat Satellite Server to know if any systems need important patch or configuration changes mprove security through centralized on- I premise management tool 5. Limited functionality & scalability: istribute custom content as well as RHEL D updates in batch asily scales to thousands of systems E As well as provisioning and updating systems remotely, how else can Red Hat Satellite Server benefit IT managers? By providing simple tools to efficiently manage the lifecycle of systems on your network. This includes provisioning new systems, managing their updates and configuration changes, monitoring system performance, and eventually re-deploying the systems for a new purpose. Administration and management of your systems can be distributed based upon your organizational requirements. This allows you to create a centralised management location for cross departmental deployment, giving each department control over their own servers. There are available modules for the Red Hat Satellite Server deployment. These modules need to be purchased for every server that is attached to your satellite server. The three modules are: Management module With the system grouping feature, you can scale your deployment without increasing administrative overhead. ystems grouping: Manage a group of S systems as easily as you would manage a single system ystems permissions: Group your systems S according to your needs and then assign permissions to different administrators. Permissions can also be based on roles ulti-organization support: Create and M manage multiple organizations with one physical Satellite et fine-grained control and access to S systems, channels, users and more irtual guests: Starting, stopping, and pausing V VMs remotely cheduled actions: Schedule an errata update S for a system or group, taking advantage of scheduled downtime for maintenance across your network ystem search: Search by packages, errata, S or systems specifications. Advanced search offers even more granularity ackage profile comparison tools: Compare P two systems, or build a package profile of your own to compare against. Results let you see the differences on both machines ulti-platform management: Use Red Hat M Satellite Server to manage your legacy Solaris systems, giving you a single management tool for your migration to Linux he management module is required for a T satellite server installation Provisioning module Manage the complete life cycle of your Linux infrastructure. Deploy, configure, manage, update, and then re-deploy your Linux systems, all from a single GUI console with all the necessary enterprise functionality and controls. Use Provisioning to create a responsive infrastructure, where you can quickly re-deploy resources as needed are metal provisioning: Automatically B provision a new system using Kickstart eploy the OS, packages and activation keys D of your choice, all without ever touching the machine irtual guest provisioning: Creation and V Kickstart of para-virtualized guests xisting state provisioning: Provision a system E to take on the state of an existing system or a predefined installation with a simple point and click ulti-state rollback (includes snapshot- M based recovery): Records the state of all of your systems everytime an action is applied to them, serving as a repository for state informationallowing your system to return to a previous state or configuration instantly onfiguration management: Easily manage C configuration files for groups of systems. Combine with Kickstart for complete provisioning PM-based application provisioning: More R than just OS provisioning, Red Hat Satellite Server allows application-based provisioning for all RPM-based applications completely integrated with the rest of Red Hat Satellite Server ickstart configuration writer: Write Kickstart K configuration scripts with our tool, or have Red Hat Satellite Server create a script based on an existing system he Provisioning module requires the T Management module Monitoring Module Keep track of your systems and applications from the Red Hat Satellite Server console. View reports that let you take action before performance becomes an issue. ystem probes: Dozens of checks can be run S against each system to monitor memory, disk usage, and network service pplication probes: Checks can be set up to A monitor the performance of popular apps ustom probes: Easily create custom checks C that track valuable info about your apps irtual guests: Real-time monitoring of V memory, disk space, and CPU utilization robe suites: Create groups of probes for fast P deployment and improved consistency otification: Alerts resulting from systems N entering WARNING and CRITICAL states can be sent to email or pager addresses entral status: The results of all probes are C summarized in a single status page, with the systems affected broken down by state eporting: By selecting a probe and R identifying the desired metric and a range of time, you can see precisely how the check has performed he Provisioning module requires the T Management module Is it possible to manage and deploy apps not directly supported by Red Hat? Red Hat uses a unique application packaging system called RPM. Using the provisioning module with the satellite server you can perform RPM-based application provisioning. Red Hat Satellite Server allows application- based provisioning for all RPM-based applications completely integrated with the rest of Red Hat Satellite Server. This allows you to extend your reach beyond just operating system provisioning. Do you need separate physical locations to benefit from Red Hat Satellite Server? Red Hat Satellite Server doesnt need to be run in a branch architecture for it to work. It can be run in a single central environment but can also be extended to work in sync with multiple satellite servers located in branch locations. Can Red Hat Satellite Server systems be managed locally if required? Red Hat Satellite Server has a very effective web based user interface that is intuitive and easy to use. Administrators can manage their systems from the server itself or across their local network using the web based tools provided with Red Hat Satellite Server. Meet Walli Name Walli Datoo Job Title Senior Product Manager for Open Source Software Tel 020 8805 2999 Email wallidinteractiveideas www.testdriveinteractiv 0208 805 2999
Q&A Red Hat Satellite Server Walli Datoo Senior Product Manager for Open Source Software, Interactive Ideas Red Hat Satellite Server extends the functionality of Red Hat Network by adding a suite of sophisticated management tools, ensuring that the life of a senior administrator is made easier expla
Q&A Red Hat Satellite Server to know if any systems need important patch or configuration changes mprove security through centralized on- I premise management tool 5. Limited functionality & scalability: istribute custom content as well as RHEL D updates in batch asily scales to thousands of s
