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Figure 11-2 RHN system details
For more information about managing your systems through RHN, including usage guides
and frequently asked questions, see:
http://rhn.redhat.com/help
11.4 Updating a system without Internet access
The yum command communicates with RHN using secure Web traffic. If your Linux guest is
not connected to the Internet, or is behind a firewall that prevents access to RHN, you can still
use all of the yum functionality.
11.4.1 Configuring the server
This process uses the controller as a yum repository. The controller exports the RHEL 5.2
install tree over NFS. Your Linux guest uses the automounter to access this install tree, which
yum uses instead of RHN.
For more information about exporting the install tree over NFS, refer to 7.2.9, “Turning on the
NFS server” on page 115. The following sections assume the install tree is exported over
NFS as /nfs/rhel5.2/.
11.4.2 Configuring the client
On the Linux guest, you will first configure the automounter to mount the installation tree from
the controller on demand. The automounter will automatically mount a remote directory when
it is accessed, and automatically unmount it after a period of inactivity. Edit the file
/etc/auto.master and add the following line at the bottom:
# vi /etc/auto.master
...
/nfs /etc/auto.controller
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