Chapter 3. Installing Red Hat Insights for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
This document provides starting points and resources for registering systems to Red Hat Insights for Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Installation of Red Hat Insights typically involves installing the Insights client, then registering systems for use with Insights. You can use different methods to register and install Insights. A registration assistant is also available to guide you through the process of registering and installing Insights. You can also use the Remote Host Configuration (RHC) tool. The installation method you use can depend on conditions such as,
- Whether you are connecting to Red Hat for the first time
- Whether you use a certain version of RHEL
- Whether you want to do an automated installation or manual install
- Other factors
3.1. Installing Red Hat Insights using the Registration Assistant as an interactive guide
You can use the Registration Assistant as a starting point to help you start using Red Hat Insights. The Registration Assistant provides an interactive guide to help you register and install Insights.
To start the Registration Assistant, click or go to:
3.2. Installing Red Hat Insights using the Client Configuration Guide
You can also get started with Insights by following steps in the product documentation for configuring the Insights client.
To install Red Hat Insights, use the:
3.3. Installing Red Hat Insights on Red Hat Enterprise Linux Satellite-managed hosts
To install Insights on Red Hat Enterprise Linux hosts managed by Red Hat Satellite, see:
3.4. Installing Red Hat Insights on existing RHEL systems managed by Red Hat Subscription Management (RHSM), Red Hat Satellite, or Cloud Access
To install Insights on existing RHEL systems managed by Red Hat Subscription Management, Satellite or Cloud access, see:
3.5. Installing Red Hat Insights on existing RHEL systems purchased from a marketplace and managed by Red Hat
To install Insights on existing RHEL systems purchased from a marketplace and managed by Red Hat, see:
3.6. Installing Red Hat Insights on existing RHEL systems purchased from a marketplace, not directly managed by Red Hat
To install Insights on existing RHEL systems purchased from a marketplace, not directly managed by Red Hat, see:
Additional Resources