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page. The next time the RHN Daemon connects to RHN, it will update your System Profile with
the latest list of installed packages.
•
List/Remove
— Lists installed packages from the system’s software System Profile and enables
you to remove them. Click on a package name to view its
Package Details
page. (Refer to Section
4.6.5.3
Package Details
.) To delete packages from the system, select their checkboxes and click
the
Remove Packages
button on the bottom right-hand corner of the page. A confirmation page
will appear with the packages listed. Click the
Confirm
button to remove the packages.
Note
If you are using
up2date
version 3.1 or higher, any dependency-related errors generated by the
attempted package removal are displayed on the page.
•
Upgrade
— Displays a list of packages that have a new version available based on the package
versions in the channel for the system. Click on the latest package name to view its
Package
Details
page. To upgrade packages immediately, select them and click the
Upgrade Packages
button. To download the packages as .tar files, select them and click the
Download Packages
button. Refer to Section 4.6.5.2
Package Download
for details.
•
Install
— Enables you to install new packages on the system from the available channels. Click
on the package name to view its
Package Details
page. To install packages, select them and click
the
Install Selected Packages
button.
•
Profiles
— Gives you the ability to compare the packages on this system with the packages of
stored profiles and other Enterprise systems. To make the comparison with a stored profile, select
that profile from the pulldown menu and click the
Compare
button. To make the comparison with
another system, select it from the associated pulldown menu and click the
Compare
button. To
create a stored profile based upon the existing system, click the
Create System Profile
button,
enter any additional information you desire, and click the
Create Profile
button.
•
Channels
— Provides a predetermined method for systems to obtain regular updates, based upon
their operating systems, packages and, functionality. Click a channel name to view its
Channel
Details
page. To modify the child channels associated with this system, use the checkboxes next
to the channels and click the
Change Subscriptions
button. You will receive a success message
or be notified of any errors. To change the system’s base channel, select the new one from the
pulldown menu and click the
Modify Base Channel
button. Refer to Section 4.6.1
Channels
for
more information.
•
Groups
— Lists the system’s associated groups and enables you to change these associations. This
tab appears only for systems with Enterprise entitlement. To modify the system’s groups, select
or unselect them and click the
Update Membership
button. Click on a group’s name to go to its
System Group Details
page. Refer to Section 4.4.3.3
System Group Details
for more information.
•
Notes
— Provides you with a place to create notes about the system. To add a new note, click the
create new note
button, type a subject and details, and click the
Create
button. To modify a note,
click on its subject in the list of notes, make your changes, and click the
Update
button. To remove
a note, click on its subject in the list of notes and then click the
delete note
button.
•
Events
— Displays past, current, and scheduled actions on the system. You may cancel pending
events here.
•
History
— The default display of the
Events
tab lists the type and status of events that have
failed, occurred or are occurring. This list is automatically generated. To view details of an event,
click its summary in the
System History
table. To again view the table, click
Return to history
list
at the bottom of the page.
Summary of Contents for NETWORK 2.6
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