Red Hat NETWORK 3.7 Reference Manual

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Contents

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Table of ContentsIntroduction to the Guide.................................................................................................................... i1. Document Conventions.......................................................................................................... i2. More to Come ...................................................................................................................... iv2.1. Send in Your Feedback ......................................................................................... iv1. Red Hat Network Overview ........................................................................................................... 11.1. Demo.................................................................................................................................. 21.2. Update ................................................................................................................................ 21.3. Management....................................................................................................................... 21.4. Provisioning ....................................................................................................................... 31.5. Monitoring ......................................................................................................................... 41.6. Errata Notifications and Scheduled Package Installations................................................. 41.7. Security, Quality Assurance, and Red Hat Network.......................................................... 41.8. Before You Begin............................................................................................................... 52. Red Hat Update Agent.................................................................................................................... 72.1. Starting the Red Hat Update Agent ................................................................................. 72.2. Registration ........................................................................................................................ 92.2.1. Registering a User Account .............................................................................. 112.2.2. Registering a System Profile ............................................................................. 142.3. Setup and Use .................................................................................................................. 182.3.1. Choosing a Software Channel........................................................................... 192.3.2. Choosing Packages to Update........................................................................... 192.3.3. Installing Updated Packages ............................................................................. 242.3.4. Update Agent Finished ..................................................................................... 252.3.5. Command Line Version .................................................................................... 262.4. Configuration ................................................................................................................... 302.4.1. Using the Red Hat Update Agent Configuration Tool.................................. 302.4.2. Command Line Version .................................................................................... 332.5. Registering with Activation Keys .................................................................................... 343. Red Hat Network Daemon ........................................................................................................... 373.1. Configuring ...................................................................................................................... 373.2. Viewing Status ................................................................................................................. 373.3. Disabling .......................................................................................................................... 373.4. Troubleshooting ............................................................................................................... 374. Red Hat Network Alert Notification Tool ................................................................................... 394.1. Configuring the Applet .................................................................................................... 394.2. Notification Icons............................................................................................................. 404.3. Viewing Updates .............................................................................................................. 414.4. Applying Updates ............................................................................................................ 414.5. Launching the RHN Website ........................................................................................... 415. Red Hat Network Registration Client......................................................................................... 435.1. Configuring the Red Hat Network Registration Client................................................ 435.2. Starting the Red Hat Network Registration Client ...................................................... 445.3. Registering a User Account ............................................................................................. 475.4. Registering a System Profile ............................................................................................ 495.4.1. Hardware System Profile .................................................................................. 495.4.2. Software System Profile.................................................................................... 505.5. Finishing Registration...................................................................................................... 525.6. Entitling Your System ...................................................................................................... 545.7. Text Mode RHN Registration Client ............................................................................... 54