12.5. Registration

Procedure 12.6. Registering Systems

1. Open a terminal console and login as root on the command line.
2. Clear old system data in preparation for registering. This makes sure that your updated system data is uploaded correctly.

   subscription-manager clean
   

3. Register the system using the Red Hat Subscription Manager (RHSM):

   # subscription-manager register --org [your_org_name] --activationkey [your_activation_key]
   

   Note

   Activation keys will allow you to add environments, provisioning templates and dictate what subscriptions are available and should be applied to the registering system.

   There are various options that may be added. For more information, use the command man subscription-manager.

1. Open a terminal console and log in as root on the command line.
2. Install the katello-agent using the following command:

   # yum install katello-agent
   

Procedure 12.7. Installing and Enabling the Puppet Agent

1. Open a terminal console and log in as root.
2. Install the Puppet agent:

   # yum install puppet
   

3. Configure the puppet agent to start at boot:
   • On Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6:

     # chkconfig puppet on

   • On Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7:

     # systemctl enable puppet

Procedure 12.8. Configuring the Puppet Agent

1. Configure the Puppet agent by changing the /etc/puppet/puppet.conf file:

   # vi /etc/puppet/puppet.conf
   

   [main]
       # The Puppet log directory.
       # The default value is '$vardir/log'.
       logdir = /var/log/puppet
   
       # Where Puppet PID files are kept.
       # The default value is '$vardir/run'.
       rundir = /var/run/puppet
   
       # Where SSL certificates are kept.
       # The default value is '$confdir/ssl'.
       ssldir = $vardir/ssl
   
   [agent]
       # The file in which puppetd stores a list of the classes
       # associated with the retrieved configuratiion.  Can be loaded in
       # the separate ``puppet`` executable using the ``--loadclasses``
       # option.
       # The default value is '$confdir/classes.txt'.
       classfile = $vardir/classes.txt
       pluginsync = true
       report = true
       ignoreschedules = true
       daemon = false
       ca_server = satellite.example.com
       server = satellite.example.com
   
       # Where puppetd caches the local configuration.  An
       # extension indicating the cache format is added automatically.
       # The default value is '$confdir/localconfig'.
       localconfig = $vardir/localconfig
   

2. Run the Puppet agent on the host:

   # puppet agent -t --server satellite.example.com

3. Sign the SSL certificate for the puppet client through the Satellite Server web interface:
   1. Log in to the Satellite Server through the web interface.
   2. Select Infrastructure Capsules.
   3. Click Certificates to the right of the required host.
   4. Click Sign.