The software described in this documentation is either no longer supported or is in extended support.
Oracle recommends that you upgrade to a current supported release.
To synchronize software channels:
Go to Channels, select Manage Software Channels and then select the required channel.
On the Channel Details page, select Repositories and then select Sync.
On the Channel Repositories page:
Check the following check boxes as required:
- Do not sync erratas
Select if you do not want to synchronize any errata that are available for the channel.
- Create kickstartable tree
Select if you want to be able to associate a Kickstart profile with the channel. See Chapter 4, Provisioning Client Systems.
- Terminate upon any error
Select if you want synchronization to stop if an error occurs.
Synchronize the software channel:
To perform an immediate manual synchronization, click Sync Now.
To schedule a recurring synchronization job, select the preferred schedule and times, and click Schedule.
You can specify a schedule using Quartz format, for example
0 30 22 ? * *would specify that Spacewalk should resynchronize the channel every day at 10:30 PM. Using Quartz format is the only way to schedule a synchronization several times a day. For example:0 0 0,2,22 ? * *would specify that synchronization should take place at 10 PM, midnight, and 2 AM.