[Spacewalk-list] How to properly setup Solaris Channels

Fri Nov 14 17:12:47 UTC 2014

Daryl,

About Activation Key, yes you can define there what base and child channels
the client will be subscribed.

Now, you can check looking in Systems - click over the server, tab
software, under tab software channels.

Here you can check what base channel and child channels are availeble.

Try it!

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On Fri, Nov 14, 2014 at 2:47 PM, Daryl Rose <rosede12 at gmail.com> wrote:

> In order to subscribe to both channels, do I create two Activation Key's
> and register the server to both key's?
>
> If I have a base channel, "Sparc 10 Base" and a child channel "Sparc 10
> Patches", then a single activation key should register the server to both,
> correct, because they are already tide together.
>
> Thanks
>
> Daryl
>
>
>
> On Fri, Nov 14, 2014 at 10:18 AM, Ethan Bonick <ethan.bonick at truqua.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Yes Daryl you must subscribe to both channels. You may be subscribed to
>> one base channel and as many of that base's children as you wish.
>>
>> -Ethan
>> On Nov 14, 2014 10:14 AM, "Daryl Rose" <rosede12 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Waldirio,
>>>
>>> Would you please clarify that comment?  Are you telling me to create a
>>> base channel and a child channel, and then subscribe to the child channel?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Daryl
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Nov 13, 2014 at 5:37 PM, Waldirio Manhães Pinheiro <
>>> waldirio at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Daryl
>>>>
>>>> Child channel yes, Base channel no!
>>>>
>>>> Take care
>>>> Em 13/11/2014 17:43, "Daryl Rose" <rosede12 at gmail.com> escreveu:
>>>>
>>>>> Can I register the same client to two different channels?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank you
>>>>>
>>>>> Daryl
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, Nov 13, 2014 at 11:13 AM, Ethan Bonick <
>>>>> ethan.bonick at truqua.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> You shouldn’t have to do that. I have mine set up as separate
>>>>>> channels on CentOS and they work independently. I would try out the Solaris
>>>>>> if I had the time, but I don’t. I also don’t know Solaris really all that
>>>>>> much, hopefully someone else can chime in.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>
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>>>>>>
>>>>>> *Ethan Bonick** | Information Technology *
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>>>>>> *From:* spacewalk-list-bounces at redhat.com [mailto:
>>>>>> spacewalk-list-bounces at redhat.com] *On Behalf Of *Daryl Rose
>>>>>> *Sent:* Thursday, November 13, 2014 10:56 AM
>>>>>> *To:* spacewalk-list at redhat.com
>>>>>> *Subject:* Re: [Spacewalk-list] How to properly setup Solaris
>>>>>> Channels
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Ethan,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> To answer your questions, yes. Yes, I ran the rhn_check -vv on the
>>>>>> client server, and yes the server had checked in.  So, the updates channel
>>>>>> was a child of the base, so when I re-registered the client, it should have
>>>>>> known about the child because it was part of the activation key.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I've since blown away the base channel and the child channel and
>>>>>> combined everything into a single channel. I know see that there are over
>>>>>> 900 updates available, which should be pretty accurate, however, I don't
>>>>>> like all of patches and packages intermixed.  It makes it difficult to
>>>>>> figure out whats what.  however, that is how the CentOS channel is, all
>>>>>> three repositories combined into a single large list, so maybe I just have
>>>>>> to get used to it.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Daryl
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Thu, Nov 13, 2014 at 9:58 AM, Ethan Bonick <
>>>>>> ethan.bonick at truqua.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Have you run an rhn_check or has the server checked in get to get the
>>>>>> new channel config? My guess would be it doesn't know about the channel
>>>>>> yet. When you re-registered did you make sure the child channel is
>>>>>> subscribed to by the base channel? I know some of it is low level and you
>>>>>> might have checked already, but never hurts to ask. Also did you remove the
>>>>>> repo or just the channel?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> *Ethan Bonick | *Information Technology
>>>>>> *TruQua*
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>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Thu, Nov 13, 2014 at 8:21 AM, Daryl Rose <rosede12 at gmail.com>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> When I initially setup Solaris, I did just a single channel just for
>>>>>> patches.  However, I decided that I want to also have a base channel as
>>>>>> well.  Currently, if I want to add a new package to a Solaris server, I
>>>>>> have to either pop a dvd into the drive, or NFS an ISO image.  However,
>>>>>> this is what SW is for.  A repository of all of the packages, plus updates
>>>>>> that may need to be applied.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I made a new base channel and imported all of the installation
>>>>>> packages into it.   However, I already had an update channel with a system
>>>>>> assigned to it.  What I am trying to figure out is; what is the correct way
>>>>>> to set up the two channels?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I removed the updates channel, and recreated it as a child of the
>>>>>> base channel.  I had previously removed the subscribed system, so I
>>>>>> resubscribed to the base channel.  There are over 2000 packages in the base
>>>>>> channel, and 381 in the updates channel.  I thought that once I
>>>>>> resubscribed the server to the base/child updates channel, I would see
>>>>>> needed updates. I know that there should be 80 updates needed on this
>>>>>> server, however, SW tells me that the system is up to date.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> When I setup the CentOS Channel, I created three repositories:  Base,
>>>>>> Updates and Extra's.   All three are then assigned to the CentOS channel.
>>>>>> There are now over 8000 packages available for the CentOS server.  Is best
>>>>>> practice to put *ALL *base packages and updates together in a single
>>>>>> channel so that way the Solaris server can see everything?  Why doesn't the
>>>>>> client server see the child channel and SW tell me that it needs updates?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thank you.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Daryl
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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