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6.5. Registering a System Using an Activation Key
An activation key must be used when a system is registered, not applied after a system is registered.
6.5.1. Using Activation Keys from the GUI
Activation keys for Subscription Asset Manager are configured before the system is ever created or added to the inventory, and the activation keys are passed as part of registering the system.
- Install the configuration RPM to configure Red Hat Subscription Manager to point to the Subscription Asset Manager instance. For example:
[root@server ~]# rpm -ivh http://sam.example.com/pub/candlepin-cert-consumer-latest.noarch.rpm
- Launch Subscription Manager with the
--registeroption to open the registration screens immediately.[root@server ~]# subscription-manager-gui --register
- Check the I will use an Activation Key checkbox and click the button.
- Enter the name of the organization to which the system will belong, the activation key value (an alphanumeric string), and the system name to use for the entry in Subscription Asset Manager.
- Click the button.
After the registration completes, all of the pre-configured subscriptions are attached to the system.
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