第 1 章 Introduction to Hammer

Compared to navigating the Satellite web UI, using Hammer can result in much faster interaction with the Satellite Server, as common shell features such as environment variables and aliases are at your disposal. You can also incorporate Hammer commands into reusable scripts for automating tasks of various complexity. Output from Hammer commands can be redirected to other tools, which allows for integration with your existing environment. You can issue Hammer commands directly on the base operating system running Red Hat Satellite.

Access to base operating system on Satellite Server is required to issue Hammer commands, which can limit the number of potential users compared to the Satellite web UI. Although the parity between Hammer and the Satellite web UI is almost complete, the Satellite web UI has development priority and can be ahead especially for newly introduced features.