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Chapter 4. Red Hat Network Website
Local Overrides — View and manage the default configuration files for the system. If no files
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exist, click the add, edit, or remove files link within the description to access the system's
Config Channel Files page. If a file exists, click its name to go to the Configuration File
Details page. Refer to Section 4.6.6.6 Configuration File Details for instructions. To replicate
the file within a config channel, select its checkbox, click the Copy to Config Channel button,
and select the destination channel. To remove a file, select it and click Delete Selected Files.
Sandbox — Manipulate configuration files without deploying them. This sandbox provides
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you with an area to experiment with files without affecting systems. To add files, click the
import new files link, select an option for their addition from the dropdown menu, and click
Go. Ensure you have the latest
on the Local Overrides subtab.
Groups — Lists the system's associated groups and enables you to change these associations. To
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modify the system's groups, select or unselect their checkboxes and click the Update Membership
button. Click on a group's name to go to its System Group Details page. Refer to Section 4.4.3.3
System Group Details for more information.
Snapshots — Provides snapshots enabling rollback of the system's package profile, configuration
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files, and RHN settings. These snapshots are captured whenever an action takes place on the system.
Snapshots — The default display of the Snapshots tab lists the reason, dates, and times for
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snapshots taken. To revert to a previous configuration, click the snapshot taken at the desired
date and time and review the potential changes on the provided subtabs. When satisfied with the
reversion, return to the Rollback subtab and click the Rollback to Snapshot button. To see the
list again, click Return to snapshot list.
Snapshot Tags — Provides a means to add meaningful descriptions to your system snapshots.
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This can be used to indicate milestones, such as a known working configuration or a successful
upgrade. To tag the most recent snapshot, click create new system tag, enter a descriptive term in
the Tag name field, and click the Tag Current Snapshot button. You may then revert using this
tag directly by clicking its name in the Snapshot Tags list. To delete tags, select their checkboxes,
click Remove Tags, and confirm the action.
Kickstart — Enables the re-installation of the system based upon selectable parameters, includ-
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ing specific Red Hat distribution. These kickstarts are based upon profiles developed within the
Kickstart interface. Refer to Section 4.4.10 Kickstart for details.
Session Status — The default display of the Kickstart tab, if you've scheduled a kickstart,
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shows where the system's kickstart stands. Details include the kickstart profile used, its state,
and pending and latest actions. Click the profile name to access the Kickstart Details page.
Click the view link to see the actual kickstart configuration file generated by RHN. To force this
page to reload at a set interval, select one from the pulldown menu and click the Change Reload
Time button.
Session History — Displays particular points in a kickstart session's progress. Like Session
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Status, this subtab appears only if you've scheduled a kickstart. It lists individual actions, such as
package installs, as they occur. Click the name of an action to see information about it, including
summary, details, and time. To force this page to reload at a set interval, select one from the
pulldown menu and click the Change Reload Time button.
Schedule — Allows the kickstarting of the selected system. To schedule a kickstart, select a
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distribution, identify the type (IP address or manual selection of kickstart profile), and click
Continue. Note that IP address kickstarts require ranges to be defined in kickstart profiles. Click
Continue, finish choosing from the options available on the subsequent screen and click the
Schedule Kickstart button.
packages. The rest of the functions work like those
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