Introduction to the Guide
Welcome to the Red Hat Network Satellite 5.3.0 Reference Guide. The RHN Reference Guide guides you through registering systems with Red Hat Network and using its many features.
Since Red Hat Network offers a variety of service levels, from the most basic Update module to the most advanced Monitoring package, some content of this guide may be inapplicable to you. This is particularly true of the RHN website, which displays selected categories, pages, and tabs depending on the entitlement level of the account used to log in. Refer to Chapter 7, Red Hat Network Website to determine what is available to you.
Depending on the version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux installed and the addition of new features, the Red Hat Network Registration Client and the Red Hat Update Agent may differ from the descriptions in this manual. Use Red Hat Network to update these applications before referring to the latest version of this manual.
All versions of this manual are available in HTML and PDF formats at http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/satellite/.
Warning
Systems running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 must use the Red Hat Network Registration Client before starting the Red Hat Update Agent. Refer to Appendix A, Red Hat Network Registration Client for instructions. Systems running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, and 5 or later register with the Red Hat Update Agent. Refer to Chapter 4, Red Hat Update Agent for instructions.
For an overview of RHN Satellite offerings, please review the descriptions available at https://www.redhat.com/systems_management/ and http://www.redhat.com/rhn/.
1. More to Come
The Red Hat Network Reference Guide is constantly expanding as new Red Hat Network features and service plans are launched. HTML and PDF versions of this and other manuals are available within the Help section of the RHN Satellite website and at http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/satellite.
Note
Although this manual reflects the most current information possible, read the RHN Release Notes for information that may not have been available prior to the finalization of the documentation. The notes can be found on the RHN website and at http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/satellite/.
The following RHN documentation has been translated for this RHN Satellite release: RHN Satellite Reference Guide, RHN Satellite Installation Guide, RHN Client Configuration Guide, RHN Channel Management Guide, and RHN Satellite Release Notes. Translated documentation is available at http://www.redhat.com/docs/ under Red Hat Network Satellite.
1.1. Send in Your Feedback
If you would like to make suggestions about the Red Hat Network Satellite Reference Guide, please submit a report in Bugzilla (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/) against the component Documentation_Reference_Guide (Product: Red Hat Network Satellite, Version: 520).