Managing Content Views & Subscriptions | Up and Running with Red Hat Satellite 02

In episode one we got Satellite installed. In this one, Richard Rios and I make it actually useful. We talk about adding systems and packages, setting up repositories, building content views, and using groups and activation keys so registering a host becomes quick and repeatable instead of a chore you dread.

A few things worth carrying away from this one:

• “Installed” is not “useful.” The whole reason we named this series “Up and Running” is that logging into a console isn’t the finish line. This episode is where Satellite starts earning its keep.
• Content views give you control over what lands on a host. Instead of pointing systems straight at upstream, I show how content views let you decide exactly which packages your fleet sees.
• Activation keys save you from yourself. Pairing subscriptions and repos to a key means you’re not typing credentials into every server, and your production and dev systems get the right content by default.

If you missed episode one on installation, go back and watch that first, then come here to make your Satellite server do some real work.