Editing Filters for a Custom Software Source
Use filters to include or exclude specific package content for a custom software source in OS Management Hub.
Removing or changing filters might prevent instances from receiving updates.
Navigate
- Navigate to the Software Sources list page.
- Select the name of the custom software source.
- Select the Filters tab.
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Select Edit from the actions menu (
) of the
row containing the filter you want to change.
Adjust latest only setting
Enable or disable the Only include the latest version based on your filters option.
See Limiting packages and modules to the latest version to understand how this affects the behavior of 'Include' filters.
Edit package filter
Change the filter settings, then select Update.
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Scope: Select either Include or Exclude.
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Resource type: Select one of the following options, and then provide the required values:
- Package: To create a filter
that includes or excludes the specified package from
the selected vendor software source, enter the
package name and optionally enter a version. If no
version is specified, the service includes all
versions. The acceptable
package version format is
'epoch:version-release' or
'version-release'. For example,
package name:
edk2-ovmfand package version:1:20210616-3.el8. - Group: To create a filter that includes or excludes the package group from the selected vendor software sources, select a yum or DNF package group.
- Module: To create a filter that includes or excludes modular content from the selected vendor software sources, select the module name, stream, and stream profile.
- Package: To create a filter
that includes or excludes the specified package from
the selected vendor software source, enter the
package name and optionally enter a version. If no
version is specified, the service includes all
versions. The acceptable
package version format is
'epoch:version-release' or
'version-release'. For example,
package name:
Remove filter
Select the X on the right side of the filter.
Review and Save
Review the modified filters for the source, and then click Save changes.
The software source can take a few minutes to update. You can monitor progress on the Jobs page. Filter for 'Update software source' type.
Use the oci os-management-hub software-source update-custom-swsrc command and required parameters to update a custom software source, such as editing filters.
oci os-management-hub software-source update-custom-swsrc --software-source-id ocid --filter filter.json [OPTIONS]For a complete list of flags and variable options for CLI commands, see the Command Line Reference.
Run the UpdateSoftwareSource operation to edit the filters for a custom software source.