Red Hat Network is an Internet solution for managing a Red Hat Linux system or a network of
Red Hat Linux systems. All Security Alerts, Bug Fix Alerts, and Enhancement
Alerts (collective known as Errata Alerts) can be downloaded directly from
Red Hat using the Red Hat Update Agent standalone application or
through the Software Manager Web interface available at http://rhn.redhat.com/.
To start using Red Hat Network, follow these three basic steps:
Create a System Profile by running the
Red Hat Network Registration Client (rhn_register)
on the system that you want to register.
Log in to RHN at http://rhn.redhat.com/ and
entitle the system to Software Manager. Everyone receives a free Red Hat Network Software Manager
subscription for one system. Additional subscriptions are $19.95/month
for each system.
Start scheduling updates through the Software Manager Web interface or download
Errata Updates through the Red Hat Update Agent.
For more detailed instructions, read the Red Hat Network User Reference
Guide available at http://www.redhat.com/support/manuals/RHNetwork/ref-guide/.
The Software Manager interface allows you to view a list of all your registered
systems as shown in Figure 27-1, view details of
Errata Alerts, install packages on entitled systems, apply Errata Updates
to entitled systems, monitor the status of any pending actions, and much
more.
