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Chapter 1. Red Hat Network Overview 3
1.2. Management
In addition to the features offered in the RHN Demo and Update subscription levels, the
RHN Management subscription service allows you to manage your network of Red Hat
Enterprise Linux systems, users, and system groups through its System Set Manager in-
terface.
RHN Management is based upon the concept of an organization. Each Management-level
Red Hat customer has the ability to establish users who have administration privileges
to system groups. An Organization Administrator has overall control over each Red Hat
Network organization with the ability to add and remove systems and users. When users
other than the Organization Administrator log into the Red Hat Network website, they see
only the systems they have permission to administer.
To create an account that can be used to entitle systems to RHN Management, go to
https://rhn.redhat.com/ and click on the Create Login link under the Sign In fields. On
the Create a Red Hat Login page, click Create a new Corporate Login . After creating a
corporate account, you may add users within your organization to it.
The Red Hat Network features available to you depend on the subscription level for each
Red Hat Enterprise Linux system. With each Management subscription, you receive the
functionality provided to Demo and Update users, plus:
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Package Profile Comparison — Compare the package set on a system with the package
sets of similar systems with one click.
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Search Systems — Search through systems based on a number of criteria: packages,
networking information, even hardware asset tags.
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System Grouping — Web servers, database servers, workstations and other workload-
focused systems may be grouped so that each set can be administered in common ways.
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Multiple Administrators — Administrators may be given rights to particular system
groups, easing the burden of system management over very large organizations.
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System Set Manager — You may now apply actions to sets of systems instead of single
systems, work with members of a predefined system group, or work with an ad-hoc
collection of systems. Install a single software package to each, subscribe the systems to
a new channel, or apply all Errata to them with a single action.
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Batch Processing — Compiling a list of outdated packages for a thousand systems would
take days for a dedicated sysadmin. Red Hat Network Management service can do it for
you in seconds.
1.3. Provisioning
As the highest management service level, RHN Provisioning encompasses all of the fea-
tures offered in the RHN Demo, Update, and Management subscription levels. It is de-