Downloading RPMs for installing OpenManage on RHEL 4 and 5 boxes

[Jeff]

On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 9:14 AM,  <christian.peper at kpn.com> wrote:
> I'd say so, yes.
>
> But alternatively you may be able to use wget to create a mirror. I believe
> there is a (set of) switch(es) to get wget to mirror a location you specify.
> wget use ftp/http but is not as efficient in downloading files. rsync will
> transfer only diffs, wget will just get the whole enchilada over and over
> again. :)
>

The -N switch for wget turns on time-stamping, which only downloads
changed/new files. Not as efficient as rsync, but prevents wholly
unnecessary downloads.



> You may also be able to specify a different proxy that does allow rsync, by
> entering 'export http_proxy=http://your.new.proxy:port/' before doing the
> rsync.
>
> Chris.
>
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> [mailto:linux-poweredge-bounces at dell.com] On Behalf Of Kenneth Holter
> Sent: Monday, November 10, 2008 3:16 PM
> To: linux-poweredge at dell.com
> Subject: Re: Downloading RPMs for installing OpenManage on RHEL 4 and 5
> boxes
>
>
> Thanks, I missed that part when I read the page the first time.
>
> However, due to some firewall issue I'm not able to use rsync. So will I get
> the same effect if I simply download relevant packages from for exampel
> http://linux.dell.com/repo/hardware/OMSA_5.5/pe2950/rh50_64/srvadmin/?
>
> On 11/10/08, christian.peper at kpn.com <christian.peper at kpn.com> wrote:
>>
>> Kenneth,
>>
>> what is actually on that page. :) It contains a link to the wiki, which
>> lists how you can install a local mirror.
>>
>> http://linux.dell.com/wiki/index.php/Repository/OMSA#Creating_a_local_mirror
>>
>> that's what you need. Right?
>> Chris.
>>
>> ________________________________
>> From: linux-poweredge-bounces at dell.com
>> [mailto:linux-poweredge-bounces at dell.com] On Behalf Of Kenneth Holter
>> Sent: Monday, November 10, 2008 2:03 PM
>> To: linux-poweredge at dell.com
>> Subject: Fwd: Downloading RPMs for installing OpenManage on RHEL 4 and 5
>> boxes
>>
>>
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: Kenneth Holter <kenneho.ndu at gmail.com>
>> Date: Nov 10, 2008 2:00 PM
>> Subject: Re: Downloading RPMs for installing OpenManage on RHEL 4 and 5
>> boxes
>> To: Jeff <jlar310 at gmail.com>
>>
>>
>> Thanks for the reply.
>>
>> As far as I can see that page describes how to connect to Dell's
>> repository. What I'm in need of is downloading the packages to my own
>> repository, as most of our servers don't have access to the internett. I
>> guess I could manually download packages from the repo, but don't know which
>> ones I need.
>>
>>
>> On 11/7/08, Jeff <jlar310 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> On Fri, Nov 7, 2008 at 8:03 AM, Kenneth Holter <kenneho.ndu at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> >
>>> > Hello list.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > I found a number of RPMs on
>>> > http://linux.dell.com/repo/hardware/OMSA_5.5/pe2950/rh50_64/srvadmin/
>>> > but
>>> > are not sure which one are needed to install OpenManage (with the web
>>> > server). Can someone advice me on this?
>>> >
>>> > Can I simply download the required RPMs, put them in my repository, and
>>> > install/upgrade OpenManage on my servers?
>>> >
>>>
>>> Install instructions are here:
>>>
>>> http://linux.dell.com/repo/hardware/OMSA_5.5/
>>>
>>> --
>>> Jeff
>>
>>
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Jeff