Daryl, About Activation Key, yes you can define there what base and child channels the client will be subscribed.
Now, you can check looking in Systems - click over the server, tab software, under tab software channels. Here you can check what base channel and child channels are availeble. Try it! ______________ Atenciosamente Waldirio msn: [email protected] Skype: waldirio Site: www.waldirio.com.br Blog: blog.waldirio.com.br LinkedIn: http://br.linkedin.com/pub/waldirio-pinheiro/22/b21/646 PGP: www.waldirio.com.br/public.html On Fri, Nov 14, 2014 at 2:47 PM, Daryl Rose <[email protected]> wrote: > In order to subscribe to both channels, do I create two Activation Key's > and register the server to both key's? > > If I have a base channel, "Sparc 10 Base" and a child channel "Sparc 10 > Patches", then a single activation key should register the server to both, > correct, because they are already tide together. > > Thanks > > Daryl > > > > On Fri, Nov 14, 2014 at 10:18 AM, Ethan Bonick <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Yes Daryl you must subscribe to both channels. You may be subscribed to >> one base channel and as many of that base's children as you wish. >> >> -Ethan >> On Nov 14, 2014 10:14 AM, "Daryl Rose" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Waldirio, >>> >>> Would you please clarify that comment? Are you telling me to create a >>> base channel and a child channel, and then subscribe to the child channel? >>> >>> Thanks >>> >>> Daryl >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Nov 13, 2014 at 5:37 PM, Waldirio Manhães Pinheiro < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Daryl >>>> >>>> Child channel yes, Base channel no! >>>> >>>> Take care >>>> Em 13/11/2014 17:43, "Daryl Rose" <[email protected]> escreveu: >>>> >>>>> Can I register the same client to two different channels? >>>>> >>>>> Thank you >>>>> >>>>> Daryl >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Nov 13, 2014 at 11:13 AM, Ethan Bonick < >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> You shouldn’t have to do that. I have mine set up as separate >>>>>> channels on CentOS and they work independently. I would try out the >>>>>> Solaris >>>>>> if I had the time, but I don’t. I also don’t know Solaris really all that >>>>>> much, hopefully someone else can chime in. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Regards, >>>>>> >>>>>> [image: >>>>>> https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pPQYWyEgd3U9tfRSLCOfyEAjztZRe-j4nPYRdMYrN6FGIZFJEo-O3D-nQ5mhhJA1aetmO-GtoGO7U3mYiw2fDUZIGYNtR5ifQ4hOE_g1rRE0sUqsJlk] >>>>>> >>>>>> *Ethan Bonick** | Information Technology * >>>>>> *TruQua* >>>>>> Mobile 630.445.9313 >>>>>> Office 312.525.8790 >>>>>> >>>>>> *CONFIDENTIAL: *This e-mail and any attachments are confidential >>>>>> and may be protected by legal privilege. If you are not the intended >>>>>> recipient, be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of >>>>>> this e-mail or any attachment is prohibited. If you have received this >>>>>> e-mail in error, please reply and notify the sender and delete this copy >>>>>> from your system. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> *From:* [email protected] [mailto: >>>>>> [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Daryl Rose >>>>>> *Sent:* Thursday, November 13, 2014 10:56 AM >>>>>> *To:* [email protected] >>>>>> *Subject:* Re: [Spacewalk-list] How to properly setup Solaris >>>>>> Channels >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Ethan, >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> To answer your questions, yes. Yes, I ran the rhn_check -vv on the >>>>>> client server, and yes the server had checked in. So, the updates >>>>>> channel >>>>>> was a child of the base, so when I re-registered the client, it should >>>>>> have >>>>>> known about the child because it was part of the activation key. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> I've since blown away the base channel and the child channel and >>>>>> combined everything into a single channel. I know see that there are over >>>>>> 900 updates available, which should be pretty accurate, however, I don't >>>>>> like all of patches and packages intermixed. It makes it difficult to >>>>>> figure out whats what. however, that is how the CentOS channel is, all >>>>>> three repositories combined into a single large list, so maybe I just >>>>>> have >>>>>> to get used to it. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Daryl >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thu, Nov 13, 2014 at 9:58 AM, Ethan Bonick < >>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Have you run an rhn_check or has the server checked in get to get the >>>>>> new channel config? My guess would be it doesn't know about the channel >>>>>> yet. When you re-registered did you make sure the child channel is >>>>>> subscribed to by the base channel? I know some of it is low level and you >>>>>> might have checked already, but never hurts to ask. Also did you remove >>>>>> the >>>>>> repo or just the channel? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> *Ethan Bonick | *Information Technology >>>>>> *TruQua* >>>>>> >>>>>> *CONFIDENTIAL: *This e-mail and any attachments are confidential >>>>>> and may be protected by legal privilege. If you are not the intended >>>>>> recipient, be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of >>>>>> this e-mail or any attachment is prohibited. If you have received this >>>>>> e-mail in error, please reply and notify the sender and delete this copy >>>>>> from your system. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thu, Nov 13, 2014 at 8:21 AM, Daryl Rose <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> When I initially setup Solaris, I did just a single channel just for >>>>>> patches. However, I decided that I want to also have a base channel as >>>>>> well. Currently, if I want to add a new package to a Solaris server, I >>>>>> have to either pop a dvd into the drive, or NFS an ISO image. However, >>>>>> this is what SW is for. A repository of all of the packages, plus >>>>>> updates >>>>>> that may need to be applied. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> I made a new base channel and imported all of the installation >>>>>> packages into it. However, I already had an update channel with a >>>>>> system >>>>>> assigned to it. What I am trying to figure out is; what is the correct >>>>>> way >>>>>> to set up the two channels? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> I removed the updates channel, and recreated it as a child of the >>>>>> base channel. I had previously removed the subscribed system, so I >>>>>> resubscribed to the base channel. There are over 2000 packages in the >>>>>> base >>>>>> channel, and 381 in the updates channel. I thought that once I >>>>>> resubscribed the server to the base/child updates channel, I would see >>>>>> needed updates. I know that there should be 80 updates needed on this >>>>>> server, however, SW tells me that the system is up to date. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> When I setup the CentOS Channel, I created three repositories: Base, >>>>>> Updates and Extra's. All three are then assigned to the CentOS channel. >>>>>> There are now over 8000 packages available for the CentOS server. Is >>>>>> best >>>>>> practice to put *ALL *base packages and updates together in a single >>>>>> channel so that way the Solaris server can see everything? Why doesn't >>>>>> the >>>>>> client server see the child channel and SW tell me that it needs updates? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Thank you. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Daryl >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Spacewalk-list mailing list >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/spacewalk-list >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Spacewalk-list mailing list >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/spacewalk-list >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Spacewalk-list mailing list >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/spacewalk-list >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Spacewalk-list mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/spacewalk-list >>>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Spacewalk-list mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/spacewalk-list >>>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Spacewalk-list mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/spacewalk-list >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Spacewalk-list mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/spacewalk-list >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Spacewalk-list mailing list > [email protected] > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/spacewalk-list >
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