Cloning Software Channels; Deleting Software Channels - Red Hat NETWORK 3.7 - CHANNEL MANAGEMENTT GUIDE Manual

Chapter 4. Custom Channel and Package Management
confirmation page will appear with the packages listed. Click Confirm to associate the packages with
the channel. The List/Remove subtab of the Managed Software Channel Details page will appear
with the new packages listed.
Once packages are assigned to a channel, the Errata cache will be updated to reflect the changes. But
this is delayed briefly so that users may finish editing a channel before all of the changes are made
available. To initiate your changes to the cache manually, click the here link within the text at the top
of the List/Remove subtab.

4.7. Cloning Software Channels

RHN Satellite Server Channel Administrators also have the ability to clone software channels for
easy package association. Cloning offers you a complete replica of another channel, enabling you to
immediately associate appropriate packages and Errata with a custom software channel. To access
this functionality, go to the Software Channel Management page and click clone channel at the
top-right corner.
You are immediately presented with three cloning options: current state of the channel, original state
of the channel, or select Errata. These options are described fully on the webpage itself but can be
summarized as:
Current state of the channel — All of the Errata and all of the latest packages now in the target
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channel.
Original state of the channel — All of the original packages from the target channel but none of
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the Errata or associated update packages.
Select Errata — All of the original packages from the target channel with the ability to include
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certain Errata and associated update packages.
Select the option you desire using the radio buttons within the Clone field, identify the target channel
using the Clone From dropdown menu, and click Create Channel.
On the New Software Channel page, complete the fields as described in Section 4.5 Creating a Soft-
ware Channel. Note that the default values will often suffice. When satisfied, click Create Channel.
If you selected either the original or current option, you are directed to the Details tab of Managed
Software Channel Details page, where you may alter settings for the new channel. Refer to Section
4.3 Managed Software Channel Details for instructions.
If you used the select Errata option to clone the channel, you are instead directed to the Clone subtab
of Managed Software Channel Details page, where you may individually select Errata and associ-
ated packages for cloning and inclusion in the new channel. Refer to Section 4.3 Managed Software
Channel Details for specific instructions.

4.8. Deleting Software Channels

RHN Satellite Server and RHN Proxy Server administrators must also have the ability to remove un-
used channels. This action is conducted within the Details tab of the Managed Software Channel
Details page. After opening up this tab, described in detail in Section 4.3 Managed Software Chan-
nel Details, click delete channel at the top-right corner of the page to remove the channel (and all
packages exclusively associated with it) entirely.
Removing a channel via the website will automatically delete all packages associated with it exclu-
sively. Packages also associated with other channels will be retained. Keep in mind, if you've estab-
lished that channel on a Proxy connected to a Satellite, you will have to delete the channel on the
Proxy.
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