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To register a system through the Web interface use the following steps:
1. Login to Red Hat Network at http://www.redhat.com/network/, click the
navigation bar and click the
2. Enter a system name, choose your architecture (currently only i386, i586, and i686 are available),
and choose whether to include hardware and software information in your system profile.
3. Click the
page.
4. Next, you will receive a prompt to download the file named systemid. Save this file in your
home directory or somewhere you can find it easily. If you are not prompted to save the file, click
the Save button under step 2 and save it as the filename systemid.
5. Click the
6. The newly registered system will not appear in your network group immediately. The next time
the daemon connects to Red Hat Network, it will send the information necessary to generate a
system profile, and the system will appear in your account. This can take up to thirty minutes (or
longer if you increased the time interval for your Red Hat Network Daemon).
7. Open a shell prompt (for example an xterm or gnome-terminal) and log in as root. Copy the
systemid file that you downloaded to /etc/sysconfig/rhn/systemid.
8. No hardware or software information is gathered during the Web registration process. The Red
Hat Network Daemon on the client side must initiate a connect to Red Hat Network and send this
information. For this to happen, make sure the Red Hat Network Daemon is running by typing the
command /sbin/service rhnsd restart. This command will restart the daemon if it is
already started or start the daemon if it is stopped.
9.
To make sure the daemon is always started and requesting updates from Red Hat Network execute
the command chkconfig --level 345 rhnsd on as root in a shell prompt.
5.4 Viewing Your Network Group
After logging into Red Hat Network, click the
5.4.1 Systems Overview
As shown in Figure 5–3, Systems Overview Tab, clicking on
entire network so you can quickly determine the health and security of each system. This page shows
you an overview of the systems in your network and errata for every system in your network.
Add System
Download Digital Certificate
button.
Finish
link.
button. This will take you to a second Add System Profile
button on the top navigation bar.
Your Network
Your Network
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button on the top
shows the status of your
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