Red Hat NETWORK BASIC - USER REFERENCE GUIDE 3.3, User Reference Manual

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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................... v
1. Document Conventions......................................................................................................... v
2. More to Come .....................................................................................................................vii
2.1. Send in Your Feedback ........................................................................................vii
1. What is Red Hat Network? ............................................................................................................ 9
1.1. Demo................................................................................................................................ 10
1.2. Basic................................................................................................................................. 10
1.3. Enterprise ......................................................................................................................... 10
1.4. Automatic Notifications and Scheduled Package Installations........................................ 11
1.5. Security, Quality Assurance, and Red Hat Network........................................................ 11
1.6. Before You Begin............................................................................................................. 12
2. Red Hat Network Registration Client......................................................................................... 15
2.1. Configuring the
Red Hat Network Registration Client
................................................ 15
2.2. Starting the Red Hat Network Registration Client ...................................................... 16
2.3. Registering a User Account ............................................................................................. 19
2.4. Registering a System Profile............................................................................................ 21
2.4.1. Hardware System Profile .................................................................................. 21
2.4.2. Software System Profile.................................................................................... 22
2.5. Finishing Registration...................................................................................................... 24
2.6. Entitling Your System...................................................................................................... 26
2.7. Text Mode RHN Registration Client ............................................................................... 26
3. Red Hat Update Agent Configuration Tool ................................................................................ 29
3.1. Starting the Red Hat Update Agent Configuration Tool .............................................. 29
3.2. General Settings............................................................................................................... 29
3.3. Retrieval/Installation Settings .......................................................................................... 30
3.4. Package Exceptions Settings............................................................................................ 31
3.5. Command Line Version ................................................................................................... 32
4. Red Hat Update Agent.................................................................................................................. 35
4.1. Starting the
Red Hat Update Agent
............................................................................... 35
4.2. Choosing a Channel ......................................................................................................... 37
4.3. Choosing Packages to Update.......................................................................................... 38
4.4. Installing Updated Packages ............................................................................................ 41
4.5. Update Agent Finished .................................................................................................... 42
4.6. Command Line Version ................................................................................................... 43
4.6.1. Installing the Red Hat GPG key........................................................................ 45
4.7. Manual Package Installation ............................................................................................ 46
4.8. Synchronizing Your System Profile................................................................................. 46
4.9. Log File............................................................................................................................ 47
5. Red Hat Network Alert Notification Tool ................................................................................... 49
5.1. Configuring the Applet .................................................................................................... 49
5.2. Notification Icons............................................................................................................. 50
5.3. Viewing Updates.............................................................................................................. 50
5.4. Applying Updates ............................................................................................................ 51