Red Hat Satellite

• Knowledge of Linux operating system
• Experience with systems management

Audience

• System operators
• System administrators

Red Hat Satellite is an infrastructure management solution that simplifies the deployment, configuration, and monitoring of systems across physical, virtual, and cloud environments.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at system operators and administrators who wish to use Satellite to manage Red Hat Enterprise Linux hosts.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Configure Red Hat Satellite to deploy software and servers.
• Use management tools to schedule tasks and run remote execution commands.
• Perform server maintenance to manage system security, recoverability, and growth.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Lots of exercises and practice.
• Hands-on implementation in a live-lab environment.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

Introduction

Overview of Red Hat Satellite Features and Architecture

• Satellite system architecture
• Red Hat Satellite versus Foreman/Katello
• Basic components
• Content lifecycle

Installing Red Hat Satellite

• CLI administration
• Installing with DHCP, DNS, and TFTP
• Activation keys

Registering Hosts

• Manual registration
• Agent installation
• Automatic registration

Deploying Software to Hosts

• Deployment management
• Managing paths, lifecycles, and content views
• Custom software deployment

Deploying Satellite Capsule Servers

• Capsule server configuration
• Deployment plan considerations

Managing Systems with Red Hat Satellite

• Remote execution commands
• Scheduled tasks
• Configuration management tools

Provisioning Systems

• Host provisioning
• Cloud provisioning

Integrating with External Applications

• Custom scripts
• API access over HTTP

Performing Server Maintenance

• Applying patches and updates
• Backup and disaster recovery
• Logging and reporting

Troubleshooting

Summary and Conclusion