1.3. The Provisioning Module

Kickstarting — Systems with Provisioning entitlements may be reinstalled through RHN with options established in kickstart profiles. Kickstart profiles can set the bootloader type; the time zone; the packages to be included or excluded; the allowed IP address ranges; and even the acceptable GPG and SSL keys.

Client Configuration — RHN Satellite Customers can use RHN to manage the configuration files on Provisioning-entitled systems. Users can upload files to custom configurations channels on the Satellite, verify local configuration files against those stored on the Satellite, and deploy files from the Satellite.

Snapshot Rollbacks — Provisioning-level users have the ability to revert the package profile and RHN settings of systems. RHN Satellite customers can also roll back local configurations files. This is possible because snapshots are captured whenever an action takes place on a system. These snapshots identify groups, channels, packages, and configuration files.

Custom System Information — Provisioning customers can identify any type of information they choose about their registered systems; develop specific keys of the administrator's choosing; and assign searchable values for that key to each Provisioning-entitled system. For example, this feature allows the adminstrator to identify the cubicle in which each system is located and search through all registered systems according to their cubicle.