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4.4.4. System Set Manager
The
System Set Manager
allows you to perform many actions possible individually through the
System Details
page on multiple systems at once, including:
•
Apply Errata updates
•
Upgrade packages to the most recent versions available
•
Add/remove systems to/from system groups
•
Subscribe/unsubscribe systems to/from channels
•
Update system profiles
•
Modify system preferences such as scheduled download and installation of packages
Before performing actions on multiple systems, you must select systems you wish to modify. Note
that only Management-level systems can be selected. Pages including
Systems
list,
System Search
,
and
System Groups
list have a column of checkboxes under the
Select
heading. Mark the checkboxes
beside the systems or groups you want to select, and click the
Update List
button below the column
to add them to the
System Set Manager
.
You can access the
System Set Manager
page in two ways: 1)Add systems and groups from their
respective lists to the
System Set Manager
and click
System Set Manager
in the left navigation bar.
2)Click
Use Group
in the
System Groups
list or
Work with Group
on the
System Group Details
page to work with a predefined system group.
The
System Set Manager
page contains a set of tabs:
•
Overview
— Description of the various options available to you in the remaining tabs.
•
Systems
— List of systems now selected. To delete systems from this particular set, select them
and click the
Remove
button.
•
Errata
— List of Errata Updates applicable to the current system set. To apply updates, select the
Errata and click the
Apply Errata
button.
•
Packages
— Options to modify packages on the system set:
•
Install new packages
— Clicking this link takes you to a list of channels from which you may
retrieve packages. Click on the channel name and select the packages from the list. Then click
the
Install Packages
button.
•
Upgrade existing packages
— Clicking this link takes you to a list of all the packages installed
on the selected systems. Select the packages to be upgraded, then click the
Upgrade Packages
button.
•
Remove existing packages
— Clicking this link takes you to a list of all the packages installed
on the selected systems. Select the packages to be deleted, then click the
Remove Packages
button.
•
Groups
— Tools to create groups and manage group membership. These functions are limited to
Organization Administrators. To add a new group, click
create new group
on the top-right corner.
In the resulting page, type its name and description in the identified fields and click the
Create
Group
button. To add or remove the selected systems in any of the system groups, toggle the
appropriate radio buttons and click the
Alter Membership
button.
•
Channels
— Tool to manage channel subscriptions. To subscribe or unsubscribe the selected sys-
tems in any of the channels, toggle the appropriate radio buttons and click the
Alter Subscriptions
button.
•
Misc
— Links to update System Profiles and preferences for the system set:
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