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After logging into the Web interface of Red Hat Network, the first page you will see is Your Red Hat Network page. This page displays important information about your systems including Recent Errata Alerts for your systems under the title Recent Errata. To view a complete list of applicable Errata Alerts for a system, click View All Applicable Errata in the bottom right-hand corner.
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If you are new to the RHN website, it is recommended that you read the Section called Introduction to the Web Interface to become familiar with the layout and symbols used through the interface. |
The top of the page shows how many systems need attention, provides a link to quickly view those systems, and a summary of scheduled actions. Refer to the Section called System List for information on using this page.
The System Summary section provides the following information:
Total Systems — Number of total systems that you have registered for your organization.
Out of Date Systems — Number of registered systems that have applicable Errata Alerts that have not been applied.
Ungrouped — Number of systems that are not entitled.
Inactive Systems — Number of systems that have not checked into RHN for at least a week. This indicates that:
The system is not entitled to any RHN service. 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.
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.
Ungrouped Systems — Each registered system must be a member of at least one system group. The number of ungrouped systems refers to the number of systems that are not members of any system group.
Unassigned Users — Number of new users (for the organization) waiting for approval. Organization Administrators can approve unassigned users and then assign their roles and permissions. A new user will receive an email if an Organization Administrator approves or rejects his application.
You can return to this page by clicking Your RHN on the left navigation bar.
The Your Account page under the Your RHN category allows you to modify your personal information, as well as set some RHN preferences. To modify any information on the Details tab or the Addresses tab, change the information and click the Update button on the page.
If you want to change your Red Hat Network password (the one used to log into RHN and redhat.com) click the Details tab on the Your Account page and replace the asterisks in the Password and Password Confirmation text fields with your new password. You will not see your password as you type it for security reasons. Click Update to change your password.
The email address on the Details tab is the address Red Hat Network sends email notifications to, if you have selected to receive Errata Alert email for your systems under the Preferences tab. To change your preferred email address, replace in on the Details page and click Update.
The Preferences tab allows you to configure Red Hat Network options including:
Email notifications — Determine whether you want to receive email every time an Errata Alert is applicable to one or more systems in your RHN account.
Default page size — Maximum number of items that will appear in a list on a single page. If more items are in the list, clicking the Next button will display the next group of items. This preferences applies to system lists, Errata lists, package lists, and so on.
Time Zone — Set your time zone so that scheduled actions are scheduled according to the time in your time zone.
To use all of the features of RHN, your systems must 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 to which service offerings. If you need to purchase additional entitlements, go to Purchase Info => Buy Now from the left navigation bar.
There are two types of entitlements, or service offerings:
Basic — should be used to manage a single Red Hat Linux system. It includes Errata Alerts, Scheduled Errata Updates, Package Installation, and the Red Hat Update Agent.
Enterprise — should be used to manage multiple systems with multiple system administrators. In addition to the features of the Basic offering, it includes system group management, user management, and the System Set Manager interface to quickly perform actions on multiple systems.
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Need help deciding which service level you need? Ask our automated sales advisor by selecting Your RHN => Buy Now from the left navigation bar and clicking on the Sales Advisor tab. |
The Service Entitlements tab allows you to view and change the entitlements for your registered systems. To change the entitlement for a system, select the entitlement from the pulldown menu and click Update Entitlements.
The Channel Entitlements tab displays the list of channels for which you have paid.
The Purchase History tab displays a history of your entitlements, including the expiration date and the number available.
The Organization Info page allows Organization Administrators to change the customer password for the corporate account. This ID and password combination is used by new users who wish to join the organization's account.
To change the password, type the new password in the New Password text field and click Change Password.
