Custom Errata Management; Manage Errata; Published Errata; Unpublished Errata - Red Hat NETWORK SATELLITE 5.3.0 - CHANNEL MANAGEMENT Management Manual

Chapter 5.

Custom Errata Management

Custom errata enables you to issue errata alerts for the packages in your custom channels. All errata
management activities take place in the Errata tab of the RHN website. The instructions here are used
in conjunction with the RHN website chapter of the Red Hat Network Reference Guide.

5.1. Manage Errata

In addition to the buttons and pages available to standard RHN Management-level users, RHN
Satellite Server and RHN Proxy Server customers also have access to Manage Errata in the
left navigation bar. This button opens the Errata Management interface, where all custom errata
management work occurs.
Warning
If you are using both RHN Proxy Server and RHN Satellite Server, you must manage
errata only on the Satellite, since the Proxy servers receive updates directly from it.
Managing errata on a Proxy in this combined configuration risks putting your servers out-
of-sync.
Clicking on an advisory within the Errata Management list takes you to the Details tab of the
Managed Errata Details page. Refer to
this area.

5.1.1. Published Errata

The Published Errata page is shown by default when you click Manage Errata in the left navigation
bar. It displays the errata alerts your organization has created and disseminated.
To edit an existing published errata, follow the steps described in
Errata". To distribute the errata, click Send Notification on the top-right corner of the Errata Details
page. The errata alert is sent to the administrators of all affected systems.

5.1.2. Unpublished Errata

The Unpublished Errata page appears when you click Unpublished below Manage Errata in the left
navigation bar. It displays the errata alerts your organization has created but not yet distributed.
To edit an existing unpublished errata, follow the steps described in
Errata". To publish the errata, click Publish Errata on the top-right corner of the Errata Details page.
You then need to confirm the channels associated with the errata and click the Publish Errata button,
now in the lower-right corner. The errata alert is shifted to the Published page awaiting distribution.

5.2. Managed Errata Details

If you click on the advisory of a managed errata alert in the Published or Unpublished pages,
its Managed Errata Details page appears. This page is further divided into three tabs: Details,
Channels, and Packages.
• Details — Provides the primary information you entered about the custom errata alert during its
creation. This includes a synopsis, advisory name and type, related product, bugs, description,
Section 5.2, "Managed Errata Details"
for a full explanation of
Section 5.3, "Creating and Editing
Section 5.3, "Creating and Editing
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