Red Hat NETWORK 3.6 - CHANNEL MANAGEMENTT GUIDE Manual

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Chapter 5.Custom Errata ManagementCustom Errata enable customers who have their own private channel to issue Errata Alerts for theirpackages. All Errata management activities will take place in the Errata tab of the RHN website. Theinstructions here should be used in conjunction with the RHN website chapter of the RHN Manage-ment Reference Guide.5.1. Manage ErrataIn addition to the buttons and pages available to standard RHN Management-level users, RHN Satel-lite Server and RHN Proxy Server customers also have access to Manage Errata in the left navigationbar. This button opens the Errata Management interface, where all custom Errata management workoccurs.WarningCustomers using both RHN Proxy Server and RHN Satellite Server should be managing Errata onlyon the Satellite, since the Proxies should be receiving updates directly from it. Managing Errata on aProxy in this combined configuration risks putting your servers out-of-sync.Clicking an Advisory within the Errata Management list takes you to the Details tab of the ManagedErrata Details page. Refer to Section 5.2 Managed Errata Details for a full explanation of this area.5.1.1. Published ErrataThe Published Errata page is shown by default when you click Manage Errata in the left navigationbar. It displays the Errata Alerts your organization has created and disseminated.To edit an existing published Errata, follow the steps described in Section 5.3 Creating and EditingErrata. To distribute the Errata, click Send Notification on the top-right corner of the Errata Detailspage. The Errata Alert will be sent to the administrators of all affected systems.5.1.2. Unpublished ErrataThe Unpublished Errata page appears when you click Unpublished below Manage Errata in theleft navigation bar. It displays the Errata Alerts your organization has created but not yet disseminated.To edit an existing unpublished Errata, follow the steps described in Section 5.3 Creating and EditingErrata. To publish the Errata, click Publish Errata on the top-right corner of the Errata Detailspage. The Errata Alert will be shifted to the Published page awaiting dissemination.5.2. Managed Errata DetailsIf you click on the Advisory of a managed Errata Alert in the Published or Unpublished pages, itsManaged Errata Details page appears. This page is further divided into three tabs: Details, Chan-nels, and Packages.