Creating a Local Mirror for Red Hat Without Using a Satellite Server

You can create a local mirror of the latest updates for Red Hat Enterprise Linux without using a satellite server. How this is set up will depend on your version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

You can also refer to the Red Hat Knowledgebase solutions:

• Migrating from RHN to RHSM in Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
• How to register and subscribe a system to the Red Hat Customer Portal using Red Hat Subscription-Manager.

Red Hat 5 and 6

1. Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 or 6.0.

2. Register the RH system running and register the system:

   rhn_register command
   

3. Migrate your subscription tool, RHN to RHSM, execute the following two commands:

yum install subscription-manager-migration subscription-manager-migration-data
rhn-migrate-classic-to-rhsm

4. Install your web server:

   yum install httpd
   

5. Create /var/www/html/RHEL/6/X86_64/.

6. Open port 80.

7. Create a local mirror following the procedure described on the Red Hat Knowledgebase.

8. Add RedHat Enterprise Linux to your AppCenter. For detailed instructions, refer to Example for Adding Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

Red Hat 7

1. Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.0 as any other installation.

2. Register and subscribe your system to the Red Hat Customer Portal using Red Hat Subscription-Manager. Run the subscription manager with the RH Custom credential:

   subscription-manager register –username –password –auto-attach
   

3. Install your web server:

   yum install httpd
   

4. Create /var/www/html/RHEL/6/X86_64/.

5. Open port 80.

6. Create a local mirror following the procedure described on the Red Hat Knowledgebase.

7. Add RedHat Enterprise Linux to your AppCenter. For detailed instructions, refer to Example for Adding Red Hat Enterprise Linux.