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6.4.4.6.2.3. System Set Manager
Channels Config Channels Diff —
Use this subtab to validate configuration files on the selected systems against copies in your central
repository on RHN. The table lists the configuration files associated with any of the selected systems.
Clicking its system count displays the systems already subscribed to the file.
To compare the configuration files deployed on the systems with those in RHN, select the checkbox
for each file to be validated. Then click Analyze Differences and schedule the action. Note that the
files compared are of the latest version at the time of scheduling and do not account for versions that
may appear before the action takes place. Then find the results within the main Schedule category or
within the System Details
Events tab.
6.4.4.6.3. System Set Manager
Channels Base Channel Alteration —
Channel Administrators may use this subtab to change the base channels the selected systems are
subscribed to. The default Red Hat base channel selection in the pulldown menu will subscribe the
system to whichever Red Hat-provided base channel representing the operating system installed on
the system. Systems will be unsubscribed from all channels and subscribed to the new base channels.
For this reason, this should be done with caution. Select the new base channel from the pulldown
menus and click the Change Base Channels button.
6.4.4.7. System Set Manager
Provisioning —
Provisioning — Options for provisioning systems through the following subtabs:
6.4.4.7.1. System Set Manager Provisioning Kickstart —
Use this subtab to re-install the selected Provisioning-entitled systems. To schedule a kickstart, select
a distribution, identify the type (IP address or manual), and click Continue. Then finish choosing
from the options available on the subsequent screen and click the Schedule Kickstart button.
6.4.4.7.2. System Set Manager Provisioning Tag Systems —
Use this subtab to to add meaningful descriptions to the most recent snapshots of your selected sys-
tems. To tag the most recent system snapshots, enter a descriptive term in the Tag name field, and
click the Tag Current Snapshots button.
6.4.4.7.3. System Set Manager Provisioning Rollback —
Use this subtab to rollback selected Provisioning-entitled systems to previous snapshots marked with
a tag. Click the name of the tag, verify the systems to be reverted, and click the Rollback Systems
button.
6.4.4.7.4. System Set Manager
Provisioning Remote Command —
Use this subtab to issue remote commands on selected Provisioning-entitled systems. You must have
created a run file on the client systems for this function to be allowed. Refer to the description of
the Configuration subtab of the Channels tab for instructions. You may then identify a specific user,
