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6.4.4.6.2.3. System Set Manager Channels Config Channels Verify —
Use this subtab to validate configuration files on the selected systems against copies in your central
repository on RHN. The table lists the configuration files associated with any of the selected systems.
Clicking the name of a file opens its
Configuration File Details
page. Clicking its system count
displays the systems already subscribed to the file.
To compare the configuration files deployed on the systems with those in RHN, select the checkbox
for each file to be validated. Then click
Verify Configuration
and schedule the action. Note that the
files verified are of the latest version at the time of scheduling and do not account for versions that
may appear before the action takes place. Then find the results within the main
Schedule
category or
within the
System Details Events
tab.
6.4.4.6.3. System Set Manager Channels Base Channel Alteration —
Channel Administrators may use this subtab to change the base channels the selected systems are sub-
scribed to. Systems will be unsubscribed from all channels and subscribed to the new base channels.
For this reason, this should be done with caution. Select the new base channel from the pulldown
menus and click the
Change Base Channels
button.
6.4.4.7. System Set Manager Provisioning —
Provisioning
— Options for provisioning systems through the following subtabs:
6.4.4.7.1. System Set Manager Provisioning Kickstart —
Use this subtab to re-install the selected Provisioning-entitled systems. To schedule a kickstart, select
a distribution, identify the type (IP address or manual), and click
Continue
. Then finish choosing
from the options available on the subsequent screen and click the Schedule Kickstart button.
6.4.4.7.2. System Set Manager Provisioning Tag Systems —
Use this subtab to to add meaningful descriptions to the most recent snapshots of your selected sys-
tems. To tag the most recent system snapshots, enter a descriptive term in the
Tag name
field, and
click the Tag Current Snapshots button.
6.4.4.7.3. System Set Manager Provisioning Rollback —
Use this subtab to rollback selected Provisioning-entitled systems to previous snapshots marked with
a tag. Click the name of the tag, verify the systems to be reverted, and click the
Rollback Systems
button.
6.4.4.7.4. System Set Manager Provisioning Remote Command —
Use this subtab to issue remote commands on selected Provisioning-entitled systems. You must have
created a
run
file on the client systems for this function to be allowed. Refer to the description of
the
Configuration
subtab of the
Channels
tab for instructions. You may then identify a specific user,
group, and timeout period, as well as the script itself on this page. Select a date and time to begin
attempting the command, and click
Schedule Remote Command
.