Table Of Contents - Red Hat NETWORK SATELLITE 5.1.1 Reference Manual

Introduction to the Guide
1. More to Come ................................................................................................................ xi
1.1. Send in Your Feedback ....................................................................................... xii
1. Red Hat Network Overview
1.1. Update ......................................................................................................................... 2
1.2. Management ................................................................................................................ 2
1.3. Provisioning ................................................................................................................. 3
1.4. Monitoring .................................................................................................................... 4
1.5. Errata Notifications and Scheduled Package Installations ................................................ 4
1.6. Security, Quality Assurance, and Red Hat Network ........................................................ 5
1.7. Before You Begin ......................................................................................................... 5
2. Red Hat Update Agent
2.1. Starting the Red Hat Update Agent ............................................................................. 7
2.2. Registration ................................................................................................................ 10
2.2.1. Registering a User Account .............................................................................. 11
2.2.2. Activate ........................................................................................................... 13
2.2.3. Channels ......................................................................................................... 15
2.2.4. Packages Flagged to be Skipped ..................................................................... 17
2.2.5. Available Package Updates .............................................................................. 17
2.2.6. Retrieving Packages ........................................................................................ 19
2.2.7. Installing Packages .......................................................................................... 20
2.3. Command Line Version .............................................................................................. 22
2.3.1. Installing the Red Hat GPG key ........................................................................ 25
2.3.2. Manual Package Installation ............................................................................. 26
2.3.3. Synchronizing Your System Profile ................................................................... 26
2.3.4. Log File .......................................................................................................... 26
2.4. Configuration .............................................................................................................. 27
2.4.1. Using the Red Hat Update Agent Configuration Tool ...................................... 27
2.4.2. Command Line Version .................................................................................... 31
2.5. Registering with Activation Keys .................................................................................. 31
2.6. Registering a System to an Organization ..................................................................... 33
3. Red Hat Network Daemon
3.1. Configuring ................................................................................................................ 35
3.2. Viewing Status ........................................................................................................... 35
3.3. Disabling .................................................................................................................... 35
3.4. Troubleshooting .......................................................................................................... 35
4. Red Hat Network Alert Notification Tool
4.1. Configuring the Applet ................................................................................................ 37
4.2. Notification Icons ........................................................................................................ 39
4.3. Viewing Updates ........................................................................................................ 39
4.4. Applying Updates ....................................................................................................... 40
4.5. Launching the RHN Website ....................................................................................... 40
5. Red Hat Network Registration Client
5.1. Configuring the Red Hat Network Registration Client ................................................. 41
5.2. Starting the Red Hat Network Registration Client ...................................................... 43
5.3. Registering a User Account ........................................................................................ 46
5.4. Registering a System Profile ....................................................................................... 48
5.4.1. Hardware System Profile .................................................................................. 48
5.4.2. Software System Profile ................................................................................... 50
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