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

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Page 1: ...Red Hat Network Basic User Reference Guide 3 3...

Page 2: ...the copyright holder Red Hat Red Hat Network the Red Hat Shadow Man logo RPM Maximum RPM the RPM logo Linux Library PowerTools Linux Undercover RHmember RHmember More Rough Cuts Rawhide and all Red Ha...

Page 3: ...shing 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...

Page 4: ...Details 60 6 5 Errata 62 6 5 1 All Errata 62 6 5 2 Applicable Errata 62 6 5 3 Errata Search 62 6 5 4 Apply Errata Updates 62 6 5 5 Errata Details 63 6 6 Channels and Packages 63 6 6 1 Channel List 63...

Page 5: ...is systematic different words are represented in the same style to indicate their inclusion in a specific category The types of words that are represented this way include the following command Linux...

Page 6: ...en the rest of the menu should appear For example Under Settings on a GNOME terminal you will see the following menu items Preferences Reset Terminal Reset and Clear and Color selector If you need to...

Page 7: ...e sensitive In other words a rose is not a ROSE is not a rOsE Tip The directory usr share doc contains additional documentation for packages installed on your system Important If you modify the DHCP c...

Page 8: ...ur Feedback If you would like to make suggestions about the Red Hat Network Basic User Reference Guide please mention this guide s identifier RHNbasic EN 3 3 HTML RHI 2002 05 06T10 470400 You can send...

Page 9: ...Red Hat Network Daemon The Red Hat Network Registration Client allows you to register your system with RHN Registra tion involves creating a unique RHN user name and password probing the hardware on...

Page 10: ...s Red Hat Update Agent Use the Red Hat Update Agent to download the latest software pack ages for your system with optional package installation Website Manage multiple systems downloaded individual p...

Page 11: ...docs 1 4 Automatic Notifications and Scheduled Package Installations You can configure Red Hat Network to send you email notifications of new and updated software packages as soon as the packages are...

Page 12: ...may not have the Red Hat Network Reg istration Client or the Red Hat Update Agent installed To determine if the Red Hat Network Registration Client is installed type the following command rpm q rhn_r...

Page 13: ...Red Hat FTP site available at ftp ftp redhat com or from a Red Hat FTP mirror available at http www redhat com mirrors html Always check the Red Hat Errata page available at http www redhat com errat...

Page 14: ...14 Chapter 1 What is Red Hat Network...

Page 15: ...g their systems Do not attempt to use this option unless you must To start the graphical interface for configuring the application to connect through an HTTP proxy server type the following command at...

Page 16: ...rname password authentication for the proxy and set proxyUser and proxyPassword to the appropriate username and password for the proxy 2 2 Starting the Red Hat Network Registration Client You must be...

Page 17: ...able to use your previous System Profile be sure this is what you want to do before you choose Yes If you overwrite an existing system registration you can delete the unused profile via the website at...

Page 18: ...ee Figure 2 5 The information gathered during the Red Hat Network registration process is used to create a System Profile The System Profile is essential if you wish to receive update notifications ab...

Page 19: ...nd a valid email address In the screen shown in Figure 2 7 you must choose a username and password Once logged in to Red Hat Network you can modify your preferences view your existing System Profile o...

Page 20: ...chine and created a System Profile you can add a new machine to your account Run the Red Hat Network Registration Client on the new machine you wish to add and enter your existing Red Hat Network user...

Page 21: ...your system for the following information Red Hat Linux version Hostname IP address CPU model CPU speed Amount of RAM PCI devices Disk sizes Mount points The next step is choosing a profile name for...

Page 22: ...will only receive notifications about the packages in your System Profile Thus if you use an older version of a package and deselect it from the list it will not be replaced with a newer version This...

Page 23: ...ncluded in your System Profile to be up dated by Red Hat Network To exclude a package uncheck the package from the list by clicking the checkbox beside the package name For example Figure 2 11 shows t...

Page 24: ...de from System Profile 2 5 Finishing Registration As seen in Figure 2 12 the last step of registration is to confirm that you want to send your System Profile to the Red Hat Network If you choose Canc...

Page 25: ...may take some time depending on your connection speed Figure 2 13 Send System Profile to Red Hat Network You will know your System Profile has been successfully sent when you see the Registration Fin...

Page 26: ...Entitlements button at the bottom of the page The number of entitlements remaining will decrease and your system is now ready to use the Red Hat Update Agent and RHN website Refer to Chapter 4 and Ch...

Page 27: ...Chapter 2 Red Hat Network Registration Client 27 Figure 2 15 Text Mode Welcome Screen...

Page 28: ...28 Chapter 2 Red Hat Network Registration Client...

Page 29: ...E desktop go to the Main Menu Button on the Panel Programs System Update Agent Configuration On the KDE desktop go to the Main Menu Button on the Panel Update Agent Configura tion Type the command up2...

Page 30: ...n tab allows you to customize your software package retrieval and package installation preferences Warning You must use Red Hat Update Agent Version 2 5 4 or higher to upgrade your kernel automaticall...

Page 31: ...installation options are configurable see Figure 3 2 After installation keep binary packages on disk save binary packages in desired directory instead of deleting them after installation Use GPG to ve...

Page 32: ...the Add button next to the File Names to Skip section Figure 3 3 Package Exceptions Settings 3 5 Command Line Version The command line version of this tool performs the same function as the graphical...

Page 33: ...rhn RHNS CA CERT 21 noBootLoader No 22 systemIdPath etc sysconfig rhn systemid 23 serverURL https www rhns redhat com XMLRPC 24 pkgSkipList kernel 25 adminAddress root localhost 26 forceInstall No 27...

Page 34: ...34 Chapter 3 Red Hat Update Agent Configuration Tool...

Page 35: ...st version Warning You must use Red Hat Update Agent Version 2 5 4 or higher to upgrade your kernel automatically Red Hat Update Agent will install the updated kernel and configure LILO or GRUB to boo...

Page 36: ...before trying to download them nosig Do not use GPG to check package signatures This option temporarily overrides the saved configuration option tmpdir directory Temporarily override the configured pa...

Page 37: ...a Channel The first step is to select the channel s from which you want the updated packages to be retrieved Select one or more channels and click Next Refer to Section 6 6 for more information on ch...

Page 38: ...s might take some time depending on the speed of your connection and the number of packages you have installed Figure 4 4 Retrieve Update Information While you see this dialog box the Red Hat Update A...

Page 39: ...package description is displayed in the Package Information section at the bottom of the screen To select the package for download and installation if you chose that option click the checkbox To sele...

Page 40: ...e updates that you did choose The dialog box in Figure 4 8 is shown while it is testing for dependencies This process might take some time depending upon how many packages are are updating Figure 4 8...

Page 41: ...ou chose not to have the packages installed via the Red Hat Update Agent skip to Section 4 7 for further instructions If you configured it to installed the packages the default setting the selected pa...

Page 42: ...ation Finished 4 5 Update Agent Finished When the Red Hat Update Agent has finished downloading the desired packages and installing them if you chose the install option you will see the screen in Figu...

Page 43: ...ctions or to perform actions with little or no interaction For example the following command updates your system with no interaction It will download the newer packages and install them if you configu...

Page 44: ...package signatures This option will override the saved configuration option p packages Update the packages associated with your System Profile on Red Hat Network Use this option if you install RPM pac...

Page 45: ...Hat GPG key This key is required to authenticate the packages downloaded from Red Hat Network If you run the command line version the first time you start Red Hat Update Agent you need to install the...

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Page 47: ...ate 1 var log up2date 2 and var log up2date 3 The log files store actions performed by the Red Hat Update Agent such as when your RPM database is opened when it connects to Red Hat Network to retrieve...

Page 48: ...48 Chapter 4 Red Hat Update Agent...

Page 49: ...e rhn applet RPM pack age use the X Window System and use the GNOME desktop environment Starting with Red Hat Linux 7 3 the Red Hat Network Alert Notification Tool appears on the GNOME Panel by defaul...

Page 50: ...cation Icons The applet displays a different icon depending on the status of the updates Refer to Table 5 1 for details Icon Description Update are available System is up to date Checking for updates...

Page 51: ...able version number 5 4 Applying Updates If the system is registered with RHN and entitled to a service offering you can apply the Errata Updates with the Red Hat Update Agent To launch the Red Hat Up...

Page 52: ...52 Chapter 5 Red Hat Network Alert Notification Tool...

Page 53: ...system yet or do not have a redhat com account create a new account by clicking Sign Up After creating a new user account you must register your system before using RHN Refer to Chapter 2 for step by...

Page 54: ...ison Comparison chart of the Red Hat Network service offerings Enterprise Service Summary of the Red Hat Network Enterprise Service Basic Service Summary of the Red Hat Network Basic Service Buy Now P...

Page 55: ...Throughout Red Hat Network you will see three Errata Alert icons represents a Security Alert represents a Bug Fix Alert represents an Enhancement Alert Click on the Errata synopsis to view details abo...

Page 56: ...stem profiles that remain unentitled for 180 days 6 months are removed The system is entitled but the Red Hat Network Daemon has been disabled on the system The system is behind a firewall that does n...

Page 57: ...t be entitled subscribed to a RHN subscription service Every user receives one free Red Hat Network Basic entitlement subscription Use the Entitlement Manager to configure which systems are entitled t...

Page 58: ...activation keys To generate an activation key 1 Select Your RHN Activation Keys from the left navigation bar 2 Click the Generate Activation Key button 3 Provide the following information Description...

Page 59: ...a list of all your registered systems The System List contains several columns for each registered system Select Only entitled systems can be selected Alerts Shows which type of Errata Alerts are app...

Page 60: ...l Errata Updates If you click this link you will be prompted to confirm the action Figure 6 4 Detailed Systems List Clicking on the name of a system in the Summary View or clicking on the see details...

Page 61: ...on list from here Clicking on the Synopsis displays the Errata Details page for the Errata Alert Refer to Section 6 5 5 for more information about the Errata Details page Packages Manage the packages...

Page 62: ...apply to your registered systems If you click on the synopsis of an Errata Alert the Errata Details page for the Errata Alert will appear Refer to Section 6 5 5 for more information To add Errata to...

Page 63: ...aded The packages will be updated by the RHN Daemon You must have the RHN Daemon enabled on your systems Refer to Chapter 7 for more details 6 5 5 Errata Details If you click on the synopsis of an Err...

Page 64: ...s on the package size build date package dependencies the change log list of files in the package and which systems have the package installed Refer to Section 6 6 5 for more information If you are lo...

Page 65: ...a check beside the channels to which the system is subscribed To subscribe the system to additional child channels check the box beside it and click the Modify System Profile button at the bottom of t...

Page 66: ...hannels and Packages Channel List from the left navigation bar 2 Click on the name of a channel to view its package list 3 Click on the Package List tab 4 Click on the name of the package that you wan...

Page 67: ...ading the package s The package are downloaded into a directory called rhn packages beneath the current directory selected after clicking the button For example if you want to save the package s in th...

Page 68: ...on The earliest day and time to perform the action Succeeded Number of systems on which this action was successful Failed Number of systems on which this action has been tried and failed In Progress N...

Page 69: ...allowed is one hour 60 minutes If you set the interval below one hour it will default to two hours 120 minutes You can view the status of the rhnsd by typing the command service rhnsd status or etc r...

Page 70: ...70 Chapter 7 Red Hat Network Daemon...

Page 71: ...2 In the same shell prompt execute the command cd rhnpackages to change to the new direc tory 3 Go to http rhn redhat com help rh62 pxt and download the necessary packages 4 Go back to the shell promp...

Page 72: ...72 Chapter 8 Using Red Hat Network with Red Hat Linux 6 2...

Page 73: ...N service level offerings Basic was formerly called Software Manager Basic offers the same services as the Software Manager subscription did plus more new features Bug Fix Alert An Errata Alert that p...

Page 74: ...use E Email Notification Similar to an Errata Alert except the information is delivered via email If the email notifi cations option is selected notifications are sent for every Red Hat Network Errata...

Page 75: ...ver and on the Red Hat Network Server and an Errata is generated Errata Alert RHN Errata Alert that updated packages based on Red Hat Errata are available for one or more systems within an organizatio...

Page 76: ...the package which files were installed with the package a brief description of the package the installation date and more RPM Update Red Hat Network option to deliver the RPM packages based on the Er...

Page 77: ...about the client system It is created during the registration process The software information is a list of RPM packages and their versions installed on the client system The System Profile is used to...

Page 78: ...78 Glossary...

Page 79: ...n deleting a system 61 Demo 10 Digital Certificate 11 download ISO images 64 E email address change 57 entitlement with activation key 58 Entitlement Manager 57 Errata 62 All Errata 62 Applicable Erra...

Page 80: ...on 29 with a proxy server 29 Registration 15 as part of an organization 20 Configuration 15 Email notification 19 Hardware System Profile 21 Password 19 RPM Package List 22 Software System Profile 22...

Page 81: ...nnel List 63 Channels and Packages 63 Entitlements 57 Errata 62 Errata Search 62 left navigation bar 54 logging in 53 Organization Info 58 overview 54 Scheduled Actions 67 System Details 60 System Lis...

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