[Spacewalk-list] Ranking of Configuration Channels with Activation Keys

[Mullis, Josh (CCI-Atlanta)]

Greg,

We had a similar issue and overcame the ranking issue by using a "backend" script to handle it for us using the API.
This script sits on the spacewalk server and determines what config channels a system should be assigned to.
This keeps the ranking the way we want it in case of human error and also automates new config channel assignments.

This runs after the initial client registration as well as nightly and is the only way we could ensure that the ranking stays "static".


Hope that helps.
-josh


-----Original Message-----
From: spacewalk-list-bounces at redhat.com [mailto:spacewalk-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Wojtak, Greg (Superfly)
Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2012 9:10 AM
To: spacewalk-list at redhat.com
Subject: Re: [Spacewalk-list] Ranking of Configuration Channels with Activation Keys

Hi Paul,

No, I'm not looking to rank the channels in the activation key itself.  The setup I was going for was to have separate activation keys for different software and configuration channels (kind of like add-on channels, I guess).  Some of the files in the add-on channels might override what's in the "default" base config channel, so I need to ensure the configuration channels from the add-on keys get ranked higher than the common ones.

Greg Wojtak
Sr. Unix Systems Engineer
Office: (313) 373-4306
Cell: (734) 718-8472


From: Paul Robert Marino <prmarino1 at gmail.com<mailto:prmarino1 at gmail.com>>
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Date: Wednesday, December 26, 2012 8:09 PM
To: "spacewalk-list at redhat.com<mailto:spacewalk-list at redhat.com>" <spacewalk-list at redhat.com<mailto:spacewalk-list at redhat.com>>
Subject: Re: [Spacewalk-list] Ranking of Configuration Channels with Activation Keys


Do you want ranking for config channels attached to the keys?
If so you do this by ranking the configuration groups, and if you want room to grow and add more leave gaps in the ranking numbers so you can add more inbetwean latter with ease just like with rule sequence numbers in a router or firewall.

On Dec 26, 2012 4:02 PM, "Wojtak, Greg (Superfly)" <GregWojtak at quickenloans.com<mailto:GregWojtak at quickenloans.com>> wrote:
I've created a Kickstart profile in spacewalk that uses multiple activation keys.  I have three keys that subscribe the system to different channels.  How can I ensure that the channel rankings come through the way I want them to after provisioning?

Greg Wojtak
Sr. Unix Systems Engineer
Office: (313) 373-4306<tel:%28313%29%20373-4306>
Cell: (734) 718-8472<tel:%28734%29%20718-8472>


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