2
Chapter 1. What is Red Hat Network?
probing the software packages installed on your system to create a Package Profile. This information
is sent to RHN, and RHN returns a unique System ID to your system. See Chapter 7
Red Hat Network
Registration Client
for more information.
Many Red Hat Network terms are used throughout this manual. As you read the
Red Hat Network
User Reference Guide
, refer to the
Glossary
as necessary for an explanation of common terms.
Tip
For a comparison chart of RHN service levels, refer to https://rhn.redhat.com/preview/.
1.1. Demo
The RHN Demo service level is the complimentary service level. All users receive one free subscrip-
tion to RHN Demo. All that is required is the completion of a brief survey once every 60 days.
With each Demo subscription, you receive:
•
Errata Notifications — Be the first to know about Red Hat’s patches. Subscribe to email errata
notification through Red Hat Network.
•
Errata Updates — Immediately bring individual systems up-to-date with the click of a button.
•
Search Packages — Search through the full repository of RPMs available to Red Hat Network
users.
•
Search Errata — Search through the collection of all errata ever released through Red Hat Network.
1.2. Basic
The RHN Basic service is ideal for a user with one Red Hat Linux system or a small number
of Red Hat Linux systems to keep updated. Subscription to Basic can be purchased at
http://rhn.redhat.com/purchase_info.pxt.
With each Basic subscription, you receive the essential functionality provided to Demo users, plus:
•
Easy ISOs — For customers who have purchased subscriptions to Red Hat Network, ISO images
are available for immediate download. Beat the rush to the FTP servers by downloading directly
from Red Hat Network.
•
Priority Access during periods of high load — When Red Hat releases a large errata, users with
Priority Access can be guaranteed that they will be able to access the updated packages immediately.
•
RHN Support Access — All paying customers of Red Hat Network receive web based support for
their RHN questions.
•
Errata Notification, Multiple Systems — Subscriptions for multiple systems means errata notifica-
tion for errata to all of those systems.
•
Errata Updates, Multiple Systems — Get quick updates for multiple systems with an easy button
click for each system.
Summary of Contents for NETWORK 2.6
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Page 46: ...38 Chapter 3 Red Hat Network Alert Notification Tool...
Page 80: ...72 Chapter 6 Using Red Hat Network with Red Hat Linux 6 2...
Page 94: ...86 Chapter 7 Red Hat Network Registration Client...
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