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18.2 Creating a management hub

Use the following procedure to create a management hub; you can perform Steps 2 and 3 in
reverse order, but both must be done before step 4.

1.

Determine which server or servers you want to act as a management hub.

2.

Install the operating system for that server using the appropriate

Kickstart

or

AutoYaST

file;

this file has the form *-management-hub.cfg to ensure that the required RPMs are
installed. For specific information on installing operating systems, see

Chapter 9 (page 91)

.

3.

Add the server to the {collection_name}_Management_Hubs collection as follows:
a.

Select Customize... in the System and Event Collections panel. This figure shows
the location with a red arrow.

The Customize Collections window appears.

b.

Scroll down the list to access Systems Managed by IC-Linux in the Customize
Collections

window and select the + icon.

The list expands.

c.

Select the + icon in the + icelx line.

The list expands again.

d.

Select the icelx_Management_Hubs line and select Edit....

A new window resembling the following opens.

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