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Configuration Channels
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6.7.3. Configuration Channels
As mentioned above, RHN manages both central and local configuration channels and files. Central
configuration management allows you to deploy configuration files to multiple systems. Local
configuration management allows you to specify overrides, or configuration files that are not changed
by subscribing the system to a central channel.
Central configuration channels must be created via the link on this page. Local configuration channels
are not created here; they automatically exist for each system to which a Provisioning entitlement has
been applied.
Click on the name of the configuration channel to be taken to the details page for that channel. If
you click on the number of files in the channel, you are taken to the
List/Remove Files
page of that
channel. If you click on the number of systems subscribed to the configuration channel, you are taken
to the
Systems
�
Subscribed Systems
page for that channel.
To create a new central configuration channel:
1. Click the
create new config channel
link in the upper right of this screen.
2. Enter a name for the channel.
3. Enter a label for the channel. This field must contain only alphanumeric characters, "-", "_", and "."
4. Enter a description for the channel. You must enter a description, though there is no character
restriction. This field can contain any brief information that allows you to distinguish this channel
from others.
5. Press the
Create Config Channel
button to create the new channel.
6. The following page is a subset of the
Channel Details
page, and has three sub-tabs:
Overview
,
Add Files
, and
Systems
. The Channel Details page is discussed fully in
Section 6.7.3.1,
“Configuration � Configuration Channels � Configuration Channel Details”
.
6.7.3.1. Configuration � Configuration Channels � Configuration Channel
Details
Overview
This sub-tab is very similar to the
Configuration Overview
page. The
Channel Information
panel provides status information for the contents of the channel. The
Configuration Actions
panel provides access to the most common configuration tasks. The main difference is the
Channel Properties
panel. By clicking on the
Edit Properties
link, you can edit the name, label,
and description of the channel.
List/Remove Files
This tab, which only appears if there are files in the configuration channel, lists the files that this
configuration channel contains. You can remove a file or files, or copy the latest version into a set
of local overrides or into other central configuration channels. Check the box next to any files you
wish to manipulate and click the button corresponding to the desired action at the bottom of the
screen.
Add Files
The
Add Files
sub-tab has three sub-tabs of its own, which allow you to
Upload
,
Import
, or
Create
configuration files to be included in the channel.