Table Of Contents - Red Hat NETWORK 4.0 - 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............................................................................................7
3.1. Building packages for Red Hat Network ..........................................................7
3.1.1. RPM Benefits .....................................................................................7
3.1.2. RHN RPM Guidelines .......................................................................8
3.2. Digital Signatures for RHN Packages.............................................................10
3.2.1. Generating a GnuPG Keypair ..........................................................10
3.2.2. Signing packages .............................................................................12
4. Custom Channel and Package Management.............................................................13
4.1. Channel Management Privileges ....................................................................13
4.2. Manage Software Channels ............................................................................14
4.3. Managed Software Channel Details................................................................14
4.4. Manage Software Packages ............................................................................16
4.5. Creating a Software Channel ..........................................................................17
4.6. Assigning Packages to Software Channels .....................................................18
4.7. Cloning Software Channels ............................................................................18
4.8. Deleting Software Channels ...........................................................................19
5. Custom Errata Management ......................................................................................21
5.1. Manage Errata .................................................................................................21
5.1.1. Published Errata ...............................................................................21
5.1.2. Unpublished Errata ..........................................................................21
5.2. Managed Errata Details...................................................................................22
5.3. Creating and Editing Errata ............................................................................22
5.4. Assigning Packages to Errata..........................................................................23
5.5. Cloning Errata .................................................................................................24
6. Uploading and Maintaining Custom Packages .........................................................25
6.1. Uploading Packages to RHN Proxy Server ....................................................25
6.1.1. Configuring and Using the RHN Package Manager .....................26
6.2. Uploading Packages to RHN Satellite Server.................................................29
6.2.1. Configuring the RHN Push Application .........................................29
6.2.2. Using the RHN Push application ....................................................32
Index.................................................................................................................................. 35