9.4. Managing Entitlements
One important task after creating a new organization is to assign management entitlements to the new organization. Management system entitlements are a base requirement for an organization to function on the Satellite. The number of management entitlements allocated to an organization is equivalent to the maximum number of systems that may register to that organization on the Satellite, regardless of the number of software entitlements available. For example, if there are 100 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client entitlements but only 50 management system entitlements to an organization, only 50 systems are able to register to that organization.
You must also grant RHN Tools software channel entitlements to each organization. The RHN Tools channel contains various client software required for extended Satellite functionality, such as clients necessary for configuration management and kickstart support as well as the
rhn-virtualization package, which is necessary for the entitlements of Xen virtual guests to be counted correctly corresponding to the number of Red Hat Enterprise Linux subscriptions to which they are associated.
Access the Subscriptions tab by clicking Admin ⇒ Organizations ⇒ Details ⇒ Subscriptions.
The Subscriptions tab has two subtabs for managing the software channel and system entitlements for the organization.
9.4.1. Admin ⇒ Subscriptions ⇒ Software Channel Entitlements
The Software Channel Entitlements Across Satellite page lists of all entitlements on the Satellite, throughout all organizations, as well their usage. Click on a Entitlement Name for a more detailed view.
The Details subtab for the software channel entitlement contains information about the software channel access granted when subscribed to the entitlement.
The Organizations subtab allows Satellite administrators to adjust the number of software channels available to each organization. Type in the number (within the range listed in Possible Values) and click the button for that organization.
Note
Organization Administrators that create a custom channel can only use that channel within their organization unless an Organizational Trust is established between the organizations that want to share the channel. For more information about organizational trusts, refer to Section 9.6, “Organizational Trusts”.
The Organizations subtab also contains broad usage information in the System-Wide Entitlement Usage section, including:
- Total — The total number of channel entitlements for the Satellite.
- Available — The number of entitlements currently available for allocation.
- Usage — The number of entitlements currently in use by all organizations (aside from the base organization), compared to the total number of entitlements allocated.
For example, if the Total column is 100 and the Available column is 70, that means 30 entitlements are allocated for organizations. The Usage column shows how many of those 30 allocated entitlements are in use by organizations besides the base organization. So if the Usage column reads 24 of 30 (80%), that means 24 channel entitlements are distributed to Satellite organizations (other than the base organization) out of 30 total allocated.
9.4.2. Admin ⇒ Subscriptions ⇒ System Entitlements
The System Entitlements Across Satellite page lists all system entitlements on this Satellite, across all organizations, as well as their usage. Click on the entitlement's name for more details about it.
System entitlements include Management, Provisioning, Monitoring, and Virtualization. Enter the number of allocations of each system entitlement in the text box, not to exceed the limit indicated in the Possible Values.
The Details subtab for the system entitlement contains information about the entitlement and what access it grants.
The Organizations subtab allows Satellite administrators to adjust the number of system entitlement allocations available to each organization. Type in the number (within the range listed in Possible Values) and click the button for that organization.
The Organizations subtab for the system entitlement also contains broad usage information in the "Satellite-Wide Entitlement Usage" section, including:
- Total Allocated — The number of total entitlements available for the entire Satellite.
- Entitlement Usage — The number of entitlements currently being used.
- Organization Usage shows the number of organizations that have access to the entitlement.
