Assigning Packages to Software Channels
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Note
Ensure that you do not create child channels available to client systems that contain packages
that are not compatible with the system.
In addition, your child channels should not contain copies of content from the rhn-tools or rhel-
virtualization channels because packages from those channels are used to identify these
channel when auto-subscribing systems using the web user interface. The specific packages
are rhncfg (used to identify the rhn-tools channel) and libvirt (used to identify the rhel-vt
channel).
Channels are created on the Red Hat Network website as follows:
1. Log in to the Red Hat Network website as a Channel Administrator.
2. On the top navigation bar, click the Channels tab and then click the Manage Software Channels
button on the left navigation bar.
3. On the Software Channel Management page, click create new software channel at the top-
right corner. RHN Satellite Server administrators are presented with the option to clone channel.
Refer to Section 4.7, “Cloning Software Channels” for instructions.
4. On the New Channel page, define the details of the channel following the instructions on the
page. For most channel management actions, the Channel Label is used to identify the channel,
so select a meaningful label. View the details of existing channels for ideas.
The GPG key URL must be the location of the key on the server, as defined during the client
configuration process. Refer to the Red Hat Network Client Configuration Guide. The GPG key
ID is the unique identifier, such as "DB42A60E", while the GPG key fingerprint is similar to "CA20
8686 2BD6 9DFC 65F6 ECC4 2191 80CD DB42 A60E". Notice that the key ID is the same as the
last pair of quartets in the key fingerprint.
5. When finished, click Create Channel at the bottom of the page.
4.6. Assigning Packages to Software Channels
When packages are initially uploaded, they can be assigned to a custom channel, multiple custom
channels, or no channel at all. Refer to Chapter 6, Uploading and Maintaining Custom Packages for
instructions. Once uploaded, packages may be reassigned between custom channels and the No
Channels repository.
These functions are made available by clicking the Channels tab in the top navigation bar and then
Manage Software Channels on the left navigation bar. In the Software Channel Management page,
click the name of the channel to receive packages.
In the Managed Software Channel Details page, click the Packages tab and then the Add subtab.
To associate packages with the channel being edited, select the option now containing the packages
from the View dropdown menu and click View. Packages already associated with the channel being
edited are not displayed. Packages not assigned to a specific channel are found in the Packages in
no channels menu item. Selecting All managed packages presents all available packages.
After clicking View, the package list for the selected option appears. Note that the page header
still lists the channel being edited. In the package list, select the checkboxes of the packages to be
assigned to the edited channel and click Add Packages at the bottom-right corner of the page. A
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