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74 Chapter 4. Red Hat Network Website
4.6.5.3. Package Details
If you click on the name of any package in the website, the
Package Details
page will appear. This
page contains the following tabs:
•
Details
— Details about the package, including subtabs for overview, dependencies, change log,
and file list:
•
Overview
— A summary of the package, including the package description, size, and version.
(This information is similar to issuing the command
rpm -qi packagename
but with more
detail.) Click the links in the bottom right-hand corner of the page to download the RPM and/or
SRPM files for the package.
•
Dependencies
— A list of all other packages that must also be installed on the system for this
one to function properly. It also lists packages that it obsoletes or has conflicts with.
•
Change Log
— The events of this package’s history listed in reverse chronological order. (This
information is similar to issuing the command
rpm -q --changelog packagename
.)
•
File List
— A list of the files that comprise this package, including their MD5 Sums and sizes.
(This information is similar to issuing the command
rpm -ql packagename
.)
•
Newer Versions
— List of newer versions of the packages released via Errata Alerts.
•
Installed Systems — List of systems with this package installed.
•
Target Systems
— List of systems on which the package can be installed. Go here to install pack-
ages on entitled systems. Refer to Section 4.6.5.1 Software Package Install for instructions.
4.6.6. Manage Config Channels
The Manage Config Channels interface provides the means to create and oversee channels con-
taining configuration files. Like software channels, configuration channels store files to be installed
on systems. Unlike software packages, various versions of configuration files may prove useful to a
system at any given time. For this reason, RHN offers a variety of ways to manage your systems’
configuration.
Keep in mind, for a system to have its configuration managed through RHN, it must have the appro-
priate tools and config-enable file installed. The process for obtaining these packages and creating that
file is covered in the
Configuration
tab description of the Section 4.4.2.6 System Details .
There are two types of configuration channels: global channels and system-specific channels . A global
channel contains configuration files developed across your organization. These may well be applicable
to multiple systems. A system-specific channel consists of local override configuration files tied to
particular systems. These files take precedent over all other configurations.
4.6.6.1. Global Config Channels
The Global Config Channels page is shown by default when you click Manage Config Channels
in the left navigation bar. It displays a list of configuration channels managed by your organization.
Links within this list go to different tabs of the Configuration Channel Details page. Clicking on a
channel name takes you to the
Details
tab. Clicking on the files number takes you to the
Files
tab. And
clicking on the systems number takes you to the Systems tab. Refer to Section 4.6.6.5 Configuration
Channel Details for instructions.