Red Hat NETWORK 3.6 Reference Manual

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100 Chapter 6. Red Hat Network Website6.6.1.3.6. Software Channel Details Target SystemsList of entitled systems that are eligible to be subscribed to the channel. This tab appears only for childchannels. Use the checkboxes to select the systems, then click the Subscribe button on the bottomright-hand corner. You will receive a success message or be notified of any errors. This can also beaccomplished through the Channels tab of the System Details page. Refer to Section 6.4.2.6 SystemDetails for more information.6.6.1.3.7. Software Channel Details DownloadsISO images associated with the channel. This tab appears only for base channels. Links on the EasyISOs pages bring you to this tab for the related channel. Red Hat recommends using curl or wget forISO downloads. Click the help on using curl or wget link for precise instructions.6.6.1.3.8. Software Channel Details LicenseText of the channel’s End User License Agreement. This tab is associated only with channels of third-party providers. It appears when you attempt a subscription to such a channel through the TargetSystems tab. To complete the subscription, read the agreement, click the Accept button, and thenclick the Confirm button. To decline the subscription, click the Cancel button.6.6.2. Channel EntitlementsThe Channel Entitlements page displays the list of channels for which you have paid. Click thenumber of systems subscribed to see a list of systems tied to the corresponding channel.6.6.3. Easy ISOsThe Easy ISOs pages provide direct access to the ISO images available to you. These images, com-prising full installations of various Red Hat operating system distributions, are actually located withinthe Downloads tab of the Channel Details page. This feature is available only to paid RHN sub-scribers.To download an ISO image, Red Hat recommends copying its URL and using either curl or wget.Click the help on using curl or wget link for precise instructions. To obtain the URL, right-click onthe disc link and select to open the link in a new window or tab. You may then cancel the download,copy the lengthy URL from the location bar, and paste it into the curl or wget command.Once downloaded, either burn the images to CD-Rs or CD-RWs or copy them to the machinefor direct installation. Refer to http://www.redhat.com/download/howto_download.html foradditional download instructions and steps to burn images to discs. Refer to the operating system’srespective installation guide for instructions on installing from CD-ROM or hard drive, available athttp://www.redhat.com/docs/.ISOs can be further broken down by their relevance to your systems. Two such lists emerge: Relevantand All.6.6.3.1. Relevant ISOsThe Relevant ISOs page is shown by default when you click Easy ISOs in the left navigation bar.It displays a list of ISOs by channel now associated with your systems. Links within this list go tothe Downloads tab of the Channel Details page. Refer to Section 6.6.3 Easy ISOs for instructions onuse.