[Spacewalk-list] Re: [rhn-satellite-users] channel-to-update vs cloning and importing errata

[Paresh Mutha]

On 10/14/2009 07:01 AM, Rodrique Heron wrote:
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: spacewalk-list-bounces at redhat.com [mailto:spacewalk-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Justin Sherrill
> Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 10:31 AM
> To: Erling Ringen Elvsrud
> Cc: spacewalk-list at redhat.com; rhn-satellite-users at redhat.com
> Subject: [Spacewalk-list] Re: [rhn-satellite-users] channel-to-update vs cloning and importing errata
>
> Erling Ringen Elvsrud wrote:
>    
>> Hello list,
>>
>> Previously I have used the Channel-to-update script from
>> https://fedorahosted.org/spacewalk/wiki/channel-to-update to create a
>> new channel on Satellite Server for a specific update of RHEL.
>> A data-file for RHEL 5.4 is not available yet (the datafile contains
>> the names and version numbers of the spesific pacakges contained in a
>> given update of RHEL). Using the script causes the channel to contain
>> a lot less pacakges than cloning the channel from the Base RHEL 5
>> channel synchronized with RHN and adding all errata.
>>
>> Do you know what advantages either approach has?
>> Is it any drawback to clone and import all errata and having more
>> pacakges in the channel? will it have any speed or reliability
>> implications?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Erling
>>
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>
> Hi Erling,
>
> When cloning a channel and including all of the errata, you will get all
> packages up to the latest.  So you would get foo-1.1, foo-1.2, foo-1.3
> etc....
>
> When using that script, you only get the exact package set that was
> included in the update.  (i.e.  foo-1.2).
>
> There really isn't any drawback to having all the packages in the
> channel.  It may make some operations slighly faster, but if you don't
> have an obscene amount of systems (i.e.>  10,000), you may not notice
> any difference.
>
> The purpose of the script is really to make it easier to control what
> update level a channel is at.  This is not very easy with using the
> 'clone' errata feature unless you're going to the very latest update.
>
> I'll try to update the script today with 5.4 data files.
>
> -Justin
>
>
> Where can I find information about cloning a channel? Will this method allow me to clone a RHN channel?
>
>    
You can find the details @ 
http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/satellite/Red_Hat_Network_Satellite-5.1.0/html/Channel_Management_Guide/Channel_Management_Guide-Custom_Channel_and_Package_Management-Cloning_Software_Channels.html

For spacewalk documentation refer - 
http://www.redhat.com/spacewalk/documentation.html

Thanks !
Paresh