JBoss Application Server Installation - 6.2. Installation using RHN

6.2. Installation using RHN

To be able to install JBoss Enterprise Application Platform using RHN, please firstly ensure that you have met the pre-requisites described in Section 2.1, “Pre-Requisites” and subscribe to the appropriate child channel (refer to the instructions that follow).

Software channels provide a well-defined method to determine which packages should be available to a system for installation or upgrade, based upon its operating systems, packages, and functionality. After logging in to your account on the RHN website at https://rhn.redhat.com you can click on a channel name to view its Channel Details page.

You can use the following steps to subscribe a system to the Application Platform channel. This channel will only be available for a valid subscription. Use the Channels tab to view the software channels available for your account.

For a system that is already registered to Red Hat Network (RHN), log in to your account.
Select the Systems tab along the top menu. This will bring up the System Overview.
If the System Overview menu shows System Groups, select View Systems, to see the Systems list.
Select the desired system by clicking the system name link under the System column.
Select the Alter Channel Subscriptions link under the Subscribed Channels section (on the right side of the page).
To modify the child channels associated with this system, use the checkboxes next to the channels and click the Change Subscriptions button. You will receive a success message or be notified of any errors.

On Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4:

Subscribe to the child channel: jbappplatform-4.3.0-[i386|x86_64]-[as|es]-4-rpm

Run the following command:

up2date jbossas jboss-seam rh-eap-docs jboss-profiler

On Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5:

Subscribe to the child channel: jbappplatform-4.3.0-[i386|x86_64]-server-5-rpm
Run the following command:
```
yum install jbossas jboss-seam rh-eap-docs jboss-profiler
```
Note

Installation of the documentation (rh-eap-docs) and the log-based event profiler (jboss-profiler) are optional but recommended as these will assist you in understanding and troubleshooting the JBoss Enterprise Application Platform.

6.2. Installation using RHN

On Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4:

On Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5:

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