Table Of Contents - Red Hat NETWORK 3.6 - CHANNEL MANAGEMENTT GUIDE Manual

Table of Contents

1. Introduction..................................................................................................................................... 1
2. Introduction to RHN Channels...................................................................................................... 3
2.1. Base Channels and Child Channels ................................................................................... 3
2.2. Subscribing to Channels .................................................................................................... 3
2.3. Channel Availability .......................................................................................................... 4
2.4. Tools, Repositories, and Practices ..................................................................................... 4
3. Building Custom Packages............................................................................................................. 5
3.1. Building packages for Red Hat Network ........................................................................... 5
3.1.1. RPM Benefits ...................................................................................................... 5
3.1.2. RHN RPM Guidelines ........................................................................................ 6
3.2. Digital Signatures for RHN Packages................................................................................ 7
3.2.1. Generating a GnuPG Keypair ............................................................................. 7
3.2.2. Signing packages ................................................................................................ 8
4. Custom Channel and Package Management.............................................................................. 11
4.1. Channel Management Privileges ..................................................................................... 11
4.2. Manage Software Channels ............................................................................................. 11
4.3. Managed Software Channel Details................................................................................. 12
4.4. Manage Software Packages ............................................................................................. 13
4.5. Creating a Software Channel ........................................................................................... 14
4.6. Assigning Packages to Software Channels ...................................................................... 14
4.7. Cloning Software Channels ............................................................................................. 15
4.8. Deleting Software Channels ............................................................................................ 15
5. Custom Errata Management ....................................................................................................... 17
5.1. Manage Errata.................................................................................................................. 17
5.1.1. Published Errata ................................................................................................ 17
5.1.2. Unpublished Errata ........................................................................................... 17
5.2. Managed Errata Details.................................................................................................... 17
5.3. Creating and Editing Errata ............................................................................................. 18
5.4. Assigning Packages to Errata........................................................................................... 18
5.5. Cloning Errata.................................................................................................................. 19
6. Uploading and Maintaining Custom Packages .......................................................................... 21
6.1. Uploading Packages to RHN Proxy Server ..................................................................... 21
6.1.1. Configuring and Using the RHN Package Manager ...................................... 21
6.2. Uploading Packages to RHN Satellite Server.................................................................. 23
6.2.1. Configuring and Using the RHN Push application.......................................... 23
Index................................................................................................................................................... 27