RHEL 6 YUM Server and Client Configuration

Server configuration steps
 
Yum server IP = 192.168.1.100
Yum server hostname = server1.example.com

Should be flush the iptables and restart the network service

 

iptables -L

iptables -F

service iptables save

service iptables restart

service network restart

Step 1: Insert the RHEL 6 CD

[root@server Desktop]# cd /media/RHEL_6.1\ x86_64\ Disc\ 1/Packages/

Yum server required packages

 

[root@server Packages]# rpm -ivh vsftpd*

[root@server Packages]# rpm -ivh deltarpm-3.5-0.5.20090913git.el6.x86_64.rpm

[root@server Packages]# rpm -ivh python-deltarpm-3.5-0.5.20090913git.el6.x86_64.rpm

[root@server Packages]# rpm -ivh createrepo-0.9.8-4.el6.noarch.rpm

Step 2: Check the installed packages

[root@server1 Desktop]# rpm -qa vsftp*
vsftpd-2.2.2-6.el6_0.1.x86_64

[root@server1 Desktop]# rpm -qa deltarpm*
deltarpm-3.5-0.5.20090913git.el6.x86_64

[root@server1 Desktop]# rpm -qa python-deltarpm*
python-deltarpm-3.5-0.5.20090913git.el6.x86_64

[root@server1 Desktop]# rpm -qa createrepo*
createrepo-0.9.8-4.el6.noarch

Step 3 : FTP service start

 

[root@server Packages]# service vsftpd status

[root@server Packages]# service vsftpd start

[root@server Packages]# service vsftpd status

[root@server Packages]# chkconfig vsftpd on

Step 4: Copy the rhel6 dvd content

[root@server Packages]# cd

[root@server ~]# cp -rf /media/RHEL_6.1\ x86_64\ Disc\ 1/       /var/ftp/pub/

[root@server ~]# cd /var/ftp/pub/

[root@server pub]# ls

RHEL_6.1 x86_64 Disc 1

[root@server pub]# mv RHEL_6.1\ x86_64\ Disc\ 1/ rhel6.1

[root@server pub]# ls

rhel6.1

Step 5: Single mode installation createrepo

[root@server ~]# createrepo -v /var/ftp/pub/

[root@server ~]# cd /var/ftp/pub/

[root@server pub]# ls

repodata  rhel6.1

Step 6: Group installation createrepo

 

[root@server repodata]# cp –rf /var/ftp/pub/rhel6.1/repodata/5819e9580b5a81a9eec9e2c6e91fc9992a7ccadaa3bcd5ecb2e87a8669eefcec-comps-rhel6-Server.xml      /var/ftp/pub/repodata/

[root@server ~]# createrepo -g /var/ftp/pub/repodata/5819e9580b5a81a9eec9e2c6e91fc9992a7ccadaa3bcd5ecb2e87a8669eefcec-comps-rhel6-Server.xml /var/ftp/pub/

Step 7 : Create the repo file.

 

[root@server ~]# vim /etc/yum.repos.d/server.repo

[server]

name=rhel6.1 yum server 64bit

baseurl=file:///var/ftp/pub

enabled=1

gpgcheck=0

   

[root@server ~]# yum clean all

[root@server ~]# yum makecache

[root@server ~]# yum list all

[root@server ~]# yum grouplist

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Yum client repo configuring

Yum client IP = 192.168.1.101

Yum client hostname = client1.example.com

[root@client~]# vim /etc/yum.repos.d/client.repo

[client]

name=rhel6.1 yum client 64bit

baseurl=ftp://192.168.1.100/pub

enabled=1

gpgcheck=0

[root@client~]# yum clean all

[root@server ~]# yum makecahe

[root@client~]# yum list all

[root@server ~]# yum grouplist