User manual REDHAT NETWORK 2.9 MANAGEMENT REFERENCE GUIDE

[. . . ] Red Hat Network 2. 9 Management Reference Guide Red Hat Network 2. 9: Management Reference Guide Copyright © 2001 - 2003 by Red Hat, Inc. Red Hat, Inc. 1801 Varsity Drive Raleigh NC 27606-2072 USA Phone: +1 919 754 3700 Phone: 888 733 4281 Fax: +1 919 754 3701 PO Box 13588 Research Triangle Park NC 27709 USA RHNent(EN)-2. 9-Print-RHI (2003-10-31T14:08) Copyright © 2003 by Red Hat, Inc. This material may be distributed only subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Open Publication License, V1. 0 or later (the latest version is presently available at http://www. opencontent. org/openpub/). Distribution of substantively modified versions of this document is prohibited without the explicit permission of the copyright holder. [. . . ] System 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. Refer to Chapter 5 Red Hat Network Daemon for instructions on restarting and troubleshooting. The system is behind a firewall that does not allow connections over https (port 443). The system is behind a proxy that has not been properly configured. Some other barrier exists between the system and the RHN Servers. 4. 4. 2. 6. System Details If you click on the name of a system on any page, it will display the System Details page for the system. From here, you may modify this information or remove the system altogether by clicking the delete system link on the top-right corner. The System Details page is further divided into tabs: · Details -- Displays information about the system. This is the first tab you see when you click on a system. It offers direct access to some of the functionality provided in subsequent tabs. For instance, under the System Info heading, a message should appear describing the status of this machine. If it states "Critical updates available" you may click the update now link to apply all relevant Errata Updates to the individual system, as you would under the Errata tab. Chapter 4. Red Hat Network Website 49 In addition, some functions can be accessed only on this tab. Most importantly, a Managemententitled system may be locked by clicking the Lock system link near the bottom-left corner of the page. This prohibits the scheduling of any action through RHN that would affect the system, including package updates and system reboots. To undo this, click the Unlock system link in the same location. The packages will be updated by the RHN Daemon. You must have the RHN Daemon enabled on your systems. Refer to Chapter 5 Red Hat Network Daemon for more details. The Details tab contains the following subsets of information: · Overview -- A summary of the system's details. In addition to the system status message, the Overview subtab contains basic System Info, Subscribed Channels, and System Properties. [. . . ] Red Hat Update Agent The RHN client application (up2date) that allows users to retrieve and install all updated packages for the client system on which the application is run. Use the Red Hat Update Agent Configuration Tool to configure its preferences, including whether to install the packages after they are downloaded. RPM A software package manager that was developed by Red Hat. It can be used to build, install, query, verify, update, and uninstall software packages. [. . . ]