14.1. Red Hat Lightspeed overview
Red Hat Lightspeed is a set of analytical services by Red Hat for hosts running Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Red Hat Lightspeed services analyze host data and provide suggestions for host improvements.
Red Hat Lightspeed services
Red Hat Lightspeed services include:
- Advisor, which provides recommendations for host improvements.
- Vulnerability, which provides reports on vulnerabilities found on your hosts.
- Compliance, which provides reports on compliance with regulatory requirements.
Red Hat Lightspeed services hosted in the Red Hat Hybrid Cloud Console are not limited to the listed services.
| Service | Hosted Red Hat Lightspeed | Red Hat Lightspeed in Satellite |
|---|---|---|
| Advisor | Available | Available |
| Vulnerability | Available | Available |
| Compliance | Available | - |
Hosted Red Hat Lightspeed
When you use Red Hat Lightspeed hosted in the Red Hat Hybrid Cloud Console, the Insights client on your hosts collects data and Satellite forwards it to the hosted Red Hat Lightspeed services for analysis.
If you use Red Hat Lightspeed in the Red Hat Hybrid Cloud Console:
- You can use Red Hat Lightspeed services online in the Red Hat Hybrid Cloud Console.
- The Insights client collects data of your hosts and Satellite forwards the data to the Red Hat Hybrid Cloud Console to calculate recommendations.
- You can view and remediate those recommendations both in the Satellite web UI and in the Red Hat Hybrid Cloud Console.
- Satellite uploads host inventory reports to the Red Hat Hybrid Cloud Console.
- You have control over how much information is included in those reports.
- You cannot use local Red Hat Lightspeed in Satellite.
Red Hat Lightspeed in Satellite
When you use Red Hat Lightspeed in Satellite, the Red Hat Lightspeed services run locally on your Satellite Server without connecting to the Red Hat Hybrid Cloud Console. The Insights client on your hosts collects data and Satellite forwards it to the local Red Hat Lightspeed services for analysis.
If you use Red Hat Lightspeed in Satellite:
- The Red Hat Lightspeed services run locally on your Satellite Server.
- Satellite only communicates with the locally running services of Red Hat Lightspeed in Satellite.
- Satellite does not send any reports to the Red Hat Hybrid Cloud Console.
- Satellite does not forward any data through the Insights client to the Red Hat Hybrid Cloud Console.
- You cannot use any of the hosted services on the Red Hat Hybrid Cloud Console.