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Chapter 4. Red Hat Network Website 59• To apply more than one Errata Update to one or more systems, select the systems from a Systemslist and click the Update List button. Click the System Set Manager link in the left navigationbar, then click the Systems tab. After ensuring the appropriate systems are selected, click the Er-rata tab, select the Errata Updates to apply, and click the Apply Errata button. You can select toapply the Errata as soon as possible (the next time the Red Hat Network Daemon on the client sys-tems connect to RHN) or schedule a date and time for the Errata Updates to occur. Then click theSchedule Updates button. You can follow the progress of the Errata Updates through the PendingActions list. Refer to Section 4.7 Schedule for more details.ImportantIf you use scheduled package installation, the packages will be installed via the RHN Daemon. Youmust have the RHN Daemon enabled on your systems. Refer to Chapter 5 Red Hat Network Daemonfor more details.The following rules apply to Errata Updates:• Each package is a member of one or more channels. If a selected system is not subscribed to achannel containing the package, the package will not be installed on that system.• If a newer version of the package is already on the system, the package will not be installed on thatsystem.• If an older version of the package is installed, the package will be upgraded.4.5.2.2. Errata DetailsIf you click on the Advisory of an Errata Alert in the Relevant or All pages, its Errata Details pageappears. This page is further divided into three tabs:• The Details tab provides the Errata Report issued by Red Hat. It describes the problem and solutionand lists the channels it affects. Clicking on a channel name displays the Packages tab of theChannel Details page. Refer to Section 4.6.1.3 Software Channel Details for more information.• The Packages tab provides links to each of the updated RPMs broken down by channel. Clickingon the name of a package displays its Package Details page. Refer to Section 4.6.5.3 PackageDetails for more information.• The Affected Systems tab shows a list of systems affected by the Errata Alert. You can applyupdates here. (See Section 4.5.2.1 Apply Errata Updates.) Clicking on the name of a system takesyou to its System Details page. Refer to Section 4.4.2.6 System Details for more information.To help users determine whether an update has been scheduled, a Status column exists within theaffected systems table. Possible values are: None, Pending, Picked Up, Completed, and Failed. Thiscolumn identifies only the latest action related to an Errata. For instance, if an action fails and youreschedule it, this column will show the status of the Errata as Pending only (with no mention ofthe previous failure). Clicking a status other than None takes you to the Action Details page. Thiscolumn corresponds to one on the Errata tab of the System Details page.4.5.3. Advanced SearchThe Advanced Search page allows you to search through Errata according to specific criteria, suchas summary, advisory, and package name. Type your keyword, select the criterion to search by, andclick the Search button. The results appear at the bottom of the page.