Red Hat NETWORK - USER REFERENCE GUIDE 1.2 User Reference Manual

6 Chapter 1:What is Red Hat Network?• The Red Hat Network Web Application• The Red Hat Update AgentBoth the Red Hat Network Web Application and the Red Hat Update Agent al-low you to view all security alerts, bug fixes, and package enhancements includedin the Red Hat errata list. Only packages relevant to your system are shown. TheRed Hat Network Web Application and Red Hat Update Agent can also be con-figured to verify packages once downloaded. Red Hat Update Agent allows for afew basic configuration options such as choosing to ignore update notifications forcertain packages. The Red Hat Network Web Application includes more featuressuch as viewing up to five systems simultaneously, viewing package details beforedownloading them, and adding a system to your group without using the Red HatNetwork Registration Client.Red Hat Update Agent is a standalone application that runs locally on your system.All the software dependencies it requires are shipped with Red Hat Linux 7. TheRed Hat Network Web Application runs inside a SSL-enabled Web browser suchas Netscape and does not have software dependencies.The Red Hat Network Daemon (rhnsd) runs in the background as a service andprobes the Red Hat Network for notifications and updates at set time intervals (seeChapter 6, Red Hat Network Daemon for further information).1.1 Automatic NotificationsDuring registration, you can configure Red Hat Network to send you email notifica-tions of new and updated software packages. Automated notifications of the latestupdates• Reduce the time and effort required by system administrators to stay on top of theRed Hat errata list• Minimize security vulnerabilities in your network by providing the patches assoon as Red Hat releases them• Filter out package updates not relevant to your network