Advanced Search; Channels; Software Channels - Red Hat NETWORK 3.1 - PROVISIONING Reference Manual

Chapter 4. Red Hat Network Website
4.5.2.2. Errata Details
If you click on the Advisory of an Errata Alert in the Relevant or All pages, its Errata Details page
appears. This page is further divided into three tabs:
The Details tab provides the Errata Report issued by Red Hat. It describes the problem and solution
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and lists the channels it affects. Clicking on a channel name displays the Packages tab of the
Channel Details page. Refer to Section 4.6.1.3 Software Channel Details for more information.
The Packages tab provides links to each of the updated RPMs broken down by channel. Clicking
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on the name of a package displays its Package Details page. Refer to Section 4.6.5.3 Package
Details for more information.
The Affected Systems tab shows a list of systems affected by the Errata Alert. You can apply
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updates here. (See Section 4.5.2.1 Apply Errata Updates.) Clicking on the name of a system takes
you to its System Details page. Refer to Section 4.4.2.6 System Details for more information.
To help users determine whether an update has been scheduled, a Status column exists within the
affected systems table. Possible values are: None, Pending, Picked Up, Completed, and Failed. This
column identifies only the latest action related to an Errata. For instance, if an action fails and you
reschedule it, this column will show the status of the Errata as Pending only (with no mention of
the previous failure). Clicking a status other than None takes you to the Action Details page. This
column corresponds to one on the Errata tab of the System Details page.

4.5.3. Advanced Search

The Advanced Search page allows you to search through Errata according to specific criteria, such
as summary, advisory, and package name. Type your keyword, select the criterion to search by, and
click the Search button. The results appear at the bottom of the page.

4.6. Channels

If you click the Channels tab on the top navigation bar, the Channels category and links appear. The
pages in the Channels category enable you to view and manage the channels and packages associated
with your systems. In addition, you can obtain ISO images here.

4.6.1. Software Channels

The Software Channels page is the first to appear in the Channels category. A software channel is a
list of Red Hat Linux packages grouped by use. Channels are used to choose packages to be installed
on a system.
There are two types of software channels: base channels and child channels. A base channel consists
of a list of packages based on a specific architecture and Red Hat Linux release. For example, all the
packages in Red Hat Linux 7.1 for the x86 architecture is a base channel. The list of packages in Red
Hat Linux 7.1 for the Itanium architecture is a different base channel. A child channel is a channel
associated with a base channel but contains extra packages. For example, an organization can create a
child channel associated with Red Hat Linux 7.1 for the x86 architecture that contains extra packages
needed only for the organization, such as a custom engineering application.
A system must be subscribed to one base channel only. This base channel is assigned automatically
during registration based upon the Red Hat Linux release and system architecture selected. In the case
of public free channels (RHL 6.2, 7.x, 8.0), the action will succeed. In the case of Red Hat Enterprise
Linux AS and other paid base channels, this action will fail if an associated entitlement doesn't exist.
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