Introduction To The Guide; More To Come - Red Hat NETWORK SATELLITE 5.1.1 Reference Manual

Introduction to the Guide

Welcome to the Red Hat Network Satellite Server 5.1.1 Reference Guide. The RHN Reference Guide
guides you through registering systems with Red Hat Network and using its many features.
Since Red Hat Network offers a variety of service levels, from the most basic Update module to the
most advanced Monitoring package, some content of this guide may be inapplicable to you. This is
particularly true of the RHN website, which displays selected categories, pages, and tabs depending
on the entitlement level of the account used to log in. Refer to
determine what is available to you.
Depending on the version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux installed and the addition of new features,
the Red Hat Network Registration Client and the Red Hat Update Agent may differ from the
descriptions in this manual. Use Red Hat Network to update these applications before referring to the
latest version of this manual.
All versions of this manual are available in HTML and PDF formats at
manuals/RHNetwork/.
This version of the manual covers version 4.4.5 of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and 4 Red Hat
Update Agent and versions 2.9.14 and 2.9.12 of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 Red Hat Update
Agent and Red Hat Network Registration Client, respectively.
Warning
Systems running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 must use the Red Hat Network
Registration Client before starting the Red Hat Update Agent. Refer to
Red Hat Network Registration Client
Enterprise Linux 3, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and later register with the Red Hat
Update Agent. Refer to
For an overview of Red Hat Network offerings, please review the descriptions available at
www.redhat.com/software/rhn/.

1. More to Come

The Red Hat Network Reference Guide is constantly expanding as new Red Hat Network features and
service plans are launched. HTML and PDF versions of this and other manuals are available within the
Help section of the RHN website and at http://www.redhat.com/docs/.
Note
Although this manual reflects the most current information possible, read the RHN
Release Notes for information that may not have been available prior to the finalization
of the documentation. The notes can be found on the RHN website and at
www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/RHNetwork/
The following RHN documentation has been translated for the RHN 5.1 release: RHN Satellite
Reference Guide, RHN Satellite Installation Guide, RHN Client Configuration Guide, RHN Channel
for instructions. Systems running Red Hat
Chapter 2, Red Hat Update Agent
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Chapter 6, Red Hat Network Website
http://www.redhat.com/docs/
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