Configuration - Red Hat NETWORK SATELLITE 5.1.1 Reference Manual

To allow a user to alter the channel, select the checkbox next to the user's name and click the Update
button. To allow all users to manage the channel, click the Select All button at the bottom of the list
followed by the Update button. To remove a user's ability to manage the channel, uncheck the box
next to their name and click the Update button.
6.6.3.1.3. Manage Software Channels
This subtab allows channel managers to list, remove, clone, and add Errata to their custom channel.
Custom channels not cloned from a distribution may not add Errata until there are packages in the
channel. Only Errata that match the base architecture of the channel and apply to a package in that
channel may be added to the channel. Finally, only cloned or custom Errata may be added to custom
channels. Errata may be included in a cloned channel if they are selected during channel creation.
6.6.3.1.4. Manage Software Channels
This subtab is similar to the Errata subtab. It allows Channel and Organization Administrators to list,
remove, compare, and add packages to the custom channel.
To list all packages in the channel, click the List / Remove Packages link. Check the box to the left
of any package you wish to remove, then click the Remove Packages button in the lower right of the
page.
To add packages, click the Add Packages link. Choose a channel from which to select packages from
the drop-down menu and click the View button to continue. Check the box to the left of any package
you wish to add to the channel, then click the Add Packages button in the bottom right of the screen.
To compare packages within the current channel with those of another channel, select the other
channel from the drop-down menu and click the Compare button. All packages present in either
channel are compared, and the results displayed on the next screen. This information includes the
architecture and version of each package.
To make the two channels identical, click the Merge Differences button in the lower right. The
following screen allows you to select how conflicts are resolved. Click the Preview Merge button to
view the results of the merging without making any changes to the channels. Finally, select those
packages that you wish to merge and click the Merge Packages button followed by the Confirm
button to perform the merge.
6.6.3.2. Manage Software Channels
This tab allows you to manage custom software packages owned by your organization. You may view
a list of all custom software or view only those packages in a selected custom channel. To select the
channel whose custom packages you wish to view, select the channel from the drop-down menu and
click the View button.

6.7. Configuration

This tab is the portal to managing your configuration channels and files, whether they are centrally
managed or limited to a single system. You must be a Configuration Administrator or an Satellite
Administrator to see the Configuration tab. In addition, you must have at least one Provisioning
entitlement, or the tab does not appear.
Centrally-managed files are those that are available to multiple systems; changes to a single file in
a central configuration channel can affect many systems. In addition, there are local configuration
channels. Each system with a Provisioning entitlement has a local configuration channel (also referred
Channel Details
Channel Details
Manage Software Packages
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