Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Administration Unleashed

80CHAPTER 3Operating System UpdatesNOTEGo to http://rhn.redhat.com/ for details on each RHN module and to read morecomprehensive documentation on all of their features.Navigating Through the RHN WebsiteAfter registering the system with RHN, go to https://rhn.redhat.com/ and log in. After youlog in, the main RHN page appears.NOTEThe RHN website is constantly updated and modified based on user feedback and toimprove its usability. The instructions in this chapter for the RHN website might differfrom the current layout of the website.After logging in to the RHN website, you will see two menus: a vertical menu and horizontalmenu. The vertical menu changes depending on which view is selected from thehorizontal menu.The views available from the horizontal menu include:. Your RHN: Link to return to the main RHN page.. Systems: List of systems and system groups, including whether updates are needed.Access to the System Set Manager for scheduling errata, installing or removing packages,managing groups, and assigning channels.. Errata: View of all errata or a customized list of errata relevant to your registeredsystems.. Channels: Index of software channels (one base channel per Red Hat EnterpriseLinux release and child channels for software add-ons such as Red Hat Global FileSystem), packages in each channel, and how many registered systems are associatedwith each channel. Every system must be associated with a base channel and can beassociated with one or more child channels, from which the software updates areretrieved. The Channels view also provides access to download ISO images, whichcan be used to create installation CDs of the software.. Schedule: Table of scheduled actions that have not yet taken place, actions thatfailed to complete, actions that have been completed, and actions that have beenarchived.. Users: List of users for the organization and their roles. Each user’s roles determinewhich RHN actions they are allowed to perform. (Only Organization Administratorscan see this link as explained in the following section “Assigning Users for the RHNWebsite.” ). Help: Access to online documentation including a quick start guide, FAQs, referenceguide, and best practices guide.