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centrally-located server. Client systems then receive these updates from the Proxy rather than by
accessing the Internet individually.
The
RHN Proxy Server Installation Guide
provides detailed information regarding RHN Proxy server
installation and initial configuration.
7.12.4. Client Configuration Guide
By default, all Red Hat Network client applications are configured to communicate with central Red
Hat Network Servers. When connecting clients to RHN Satellite or RHN Proxy Server instead, many of
these settings must be altered. Altering client settings for a system or two may be relatively simple. A
large enterprise environment, containing hundreds or thousands of systems, will likely benefit from the
mass reconfiguration steps described here.
The
Client Configuration Guide
is a best practices manual intended to help customers of RHN Satellite
and RHN Proxy Server configure their client systems effeciently.
7.12.5. Channel Management Guide
An Red Hat Network and RHN Satellite software channel is a collection of software packages.
Channels help you segregate packages by sensible rules: That is, a channel may contain packages
from a specific Red Hat Enterprise Linux version, for instance. A channel may contain packages for
an application or family of applications. Users may also define channels for their own particular needs;
a company may create a channel that contains packages for all of the organization's laptops, for
example.
The
Channel Management Guide
documents the creation and maintenance of custom channels using
RHN Satellite.
7.12.6. Release Notes
The
Release Notes
page lists the notes accompanying every recent release of Red Hat Network.
These notes describe all significant changes occurring in a given release cycle, from major
enhancements to the user interface to minor changes to the related documentation.
7.12.7. API
Documentation for using the Red Hat Network Application Programming Interface (API) for creating
tools and programs to automate common tasks via Red Hat Network.
The
API
page contains an overview of the API, with links to detailed descriptions of various API
calls available to administrators and developers. There is also an
FAQ
page for answers to common
questions about the Red Hat Network API. Finally, there is a
Sample Scripts
page that shows users
example code using API calls.
7.12.8. Search
The
Documentation Search
page features a robust search engine that indexes and searches RHN
Satellite and RHN Proxy Server documentation.