[Spacewalk-list] Problem with repos

[Alexander Innes]

ERROR: Package arch i686 incompatible with channel rhel6server-i386

386 != 686 theres ya problem!

You can do it all manually but theres a tool to make all the channels for
you i think its

# spacewalk-common-channels -h

from the spacewalk utils package


On 29 August 2014 18:17, <JODonnell at afsvision.com> wrote:

> OK I think it is working now.  I remember now that the 64 bit channel
> showed ~3700 packages on it own yesterday.  I just could not get the 32 bit
> channel to work.  That is why I was at the add packages page.   I think
> there is some issue with the "sync now" button and the GUI schedule tool.
>  but I ran the command manually from the log file and it repopulated the 64
> bit chanel with 3720 packages.  based on the error "ERROR: Package arch
> i686 incompatible with channel rhel6server-i386 " i deleted my 32 bit
> channel and repository and renamed them rhel6server-i686, then ran the
> "/usr/bin/spacewalk-repo-sync --channel rhel6server-i686 --type yum
> --no-errata", an now it seems to work.  I have 2804 packages in my rhel6 32
> bit repo.  These chanels are synched to RPMS.os  on my mrepo servers.
>  sould I now create child channels for my RPMS.updates repo and my other
> repos?
>
>
>
>
>
> From:        Alexander Innes <senni at necurity.co.uk>
> To:        spacewalk-list at redhat.com
> Date:        08/29/2014 11:21 AM
> Subject:        Re: [Spacewalk-list] Problem with repos
> Sent by:        spacewalk-list-bounces at redhat.com
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>
> Whats in your logs?
>
> Manage Software Channels -> Channel -> Last sync time
>
> should start with
> Sync started: Tue May  6 12:24:47 2014
> ['/usr/bin/spacewalk-repo-sync', '--channel', '', '--type', 'yum']
> Repo URL:
> Packages in repo:             10766
> Packages already synced:          0
> Packages to sync:             10766
>
> As long as your home made repository ownly has 32 bit it can only grab
> them so im not sure what you mean by
> " Im not sure how to get just the packages from my 32 bit repo into my 32
> bit channel". Just point the repo to arch=x86
>
>
>
>
>
> On 29 August 2014 15:43, <*JODonnell at afsvision.com*
> <JODonnell at afsvision.com>> wrote:
> I am just getting stated with spacewalk.  I was following the
> documentation to set up my channels and repos.  I configured 2 RHEL6
>  repos.  One pointing to my 32 bit mrepo server and one pointing to the 64
> bit serrver.  I created a new channel and then went to the repositiories
> tab and checked the 64 bit repo and wen to the sync tab and clicked "sync
> now".  nothing seemed to happen.  but soon i went to the "manage software
> channel" -> "manage software packages" page and saw some packages show up.
>  The number of packages increased to a few thousand.  But my channel showed
> no packages.   next i went to my channel and selected "packages" -> "add".
>  In the chanel drop down I selected "all managed packages".  It shows about
> 5,474 packages.  There is note on the page that says " Only packages of a
> compatible arch will be shown" But it shows all the packages.  I thought
> maybe it showed the 32 bit packages because they can be installed on a 64
> bit system.  So i repeated the process with the 32 bit repo and got the
> same result.  Im not sure how to get just the packages from my 32 bit repo
> into my 32 bit channel.  I'm not sure if i'm missing something.  I have
> found several guides online and all show the same process for creating the
> channels/repositories.
>
>
> -Jim
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