Systems - Red Hat NETWORK 4.0.5 Reference Manual

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6.4.2. Systems

The Systems page displays a list of all of your registered systems. The Systems list con-
tains several columns of information for each system:
Select — Update or unentitled systems cannot be selected. To select systems, mark
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the appropriate checkboxes and click the Update List button below the column. Se-
lected systems are added to the System Set Manager. After adding systems to the Sys-
tem Set Manager, you can use it to perform actions on them simultaneously. Refer to
Section 6.4.4 System Set Manager —
Status — Shows which type of Errata Alerts are applicable to the system or confirms
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that it is up-to-date. Some icons are linked to pages providing resolution. For instance,
the standard Updates icon is linked to the Upgrade subtab of the packages list, while
the Critical Updates icon links directly to the Update Confirmation page. Also, the Not
Checking In icon is linked to instructions for resolving the issue.
— System is up-to-date
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— Critical Errata available, update strongly recommended
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— Updates available and recommended
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— System is locked; Actions prohibited
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— System is being kickstarted
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— Updates have been scheduled
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— System not checking in properly (for 24 hours or more)
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— System not entitled to any update service
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Errata — Total number of Errata Alerts applicable to the system.
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Packages — Total number of package updates for the system. Includes packages from
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Errata Alerts as well as newer packages that are not from Errata Alerts. For example,
imagine a client system that has an early version of a package installed. If this client
is then subscribed to the appropriate base channel of RHN (such as Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 2.1), that channel may have an updated version of the package. If so, the package
appears in the list of available package updates.
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