Updating rhn-client to enable enhanced reporting with Satellite or RHN

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Why do I need to update rhn-client-tools?

To support the 2013 Packaging Model, we now report the number of CPU sockets in a system.

To take full advantage of the more flexible model and enable this functionality for Satellite 5.6 or greater, you will need to update rhn-client-tools on your system.

The minimum versions required are as follows:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 ELS

• up2date-4.9.1-33.el4

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

• rhn-client-tools-0.4.20.1-1.el5

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

• rhn-client-tools-1.0.0.1-8.el6

For information about how to update these packages using up2date (for RHEL 4) or yum (for RHEL 5 and RHEL 6), please see:

• What is yum and how do I use it?
• What are the yum equivalents of up2date and rpm common tasks on Red Hat Enterprise Linux?

What happens if I register a system with new SKUs but older rhn-client-tools?

The older client tools are unable to accurately report the CPU Sockets of a system, this can lead to inconsistencies between different tools. Your system however will still be able to receive updates. We discuss this problem further in [With RHN and SAM, Why Does Server and Client Compliance Reporting Disagree?](https://access.redhat.com/site/articles/477873)

Product(s)

• Red Hat Network
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Category

• Supportability

Components

• rhn-client-tools
• subscription-manager

Tags

• 2013_packaging

Article Type

• General