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confirmation page appears with the packages listed. Click Confirm to associate the packages with the
channel. The List/Remove subtab of the Managed Software Channel Details page then appears
with the new packages listed.
Once packages are assigned to a channel, the errata cache is updated to reflect the changes. This
update 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 commit your changes
immediately 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, click the Channels tab on the top navigation bar, then the Manage Software
Channels on the left navigation bar. This takes you to the Software Channel Management page. To
begin cloning, 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 are
summarized as:
• Current state of the channel — All of the errata and all of the latest packages now in the target
channel.
• Original state of the channel — All of the original packages from the target channel but none of
the errata or associated update packages.
• Select Errata — All of the original packages from the target channel with the ability to exclude
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
Software Channel”. The default values 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,
“Manage 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
associated packages for cloning and inclusion in the new channel. Refer to Section 4.3, “Manage
Software Channel Details” for specific instructions.
4.8. Deleting Software Channels
RHN Satellite Server and RHN Proxy Server administrators also have the ability to remove unused
channels. This action is conducted within the Details tab of the Managed Software Channel Details
of a channel page. After opening up this tab, described in detail in Section 4.3, “Manage Software
Channel Details”, click delete software channel at the top-right corner of the page to entirely remove
the channel and all packages exclusively associated with it. On the following page, click Delete
Channel to finish the action.
Removing a channel via the website automatically deletes all packages associated only with that
channel. Packages that are also associated with other channels are retained. If you have established
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