18 Chapter 4. Custom Channel and Package Management
4. On the New Channel page, define the details of the channel following the instruc-
tions 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 spe-
cific 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 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 com-
mit your changes immediately link within the text at the top of the List/Remove subtab.
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