17.11. Optional: Subscribing the system and activating Red Hat Lightspeed

Procedure

1. From the Installation Summary screen, under Software, click Connect to Red Hat.

2. Select Account or Activation Key.

   1. If you select Account, enter your Red Hat Customer Portal username and password details.

   2. If you select Activation Key, enter your organization ID and activation key.

      You can enter more than one activation key, separated by a comma, as long as the activation keys are registered to your subscription.

3. Select the Set System Purpose check box. Setting system purpose values are important for accurate reporting of consumption in the subscription services.
4. Select the required Role, SLA, and Usage from the corresponding drop-down lists.
5. The Connect to Red Hat Lightspeed check box is enabled by default. Clear the check box if you do not want to connect to Red Hat Lightspeed.

6. Optional: Expand Options.

   1. Select the Use HTTP proxy check box if your network environment only allows external Internet access or access to content servers through an HTTP proxy. Clear the Use HTTP proxy check box if an HTTP proxy is not used.

7. Click Register to register the system. When the system is successfully registered and subscriptions are attached, the Connect to Red Hat window displays the attached subscription details.

   Depending on the amount of subscriptions, the registration and attachment process might take up to a minute to complete.

8. Click Done to return to the Installation Summary window.

   A Registered message is displayed under Connect to Red Hat.