Viewing Software Source Details

View available packages, associated groups, and associated instances for a software source in OS Management Hub.

See also: Understanding Software Sources.

  • Software source information

    The information in the details page depends on the type of software source.

    • Type: Type of software source.
    • OCID: Oracle Cloud Identifier (OCID) assigned to the software source.
    • Compartment: Compartment that contains the software source.
    • Description: Description of the software source.
    • OS version: (not in private) OS version for the software source.
    • Architecture: (not in private) Processor architecture for the software source.
    • Packages available: (vendor only) Number of packages available in the software source. See Supported Actions with Third-Party and Private Sources.
    • Subtype: (custom and versioned only) Indicates how the software source was created (snapshot, filter, or package-list).
    • Size: The byte size of the software source. This is useful to know for planning management station mirror size (not available for third-party or private sources). See Supported Actions with Third-Party and Private Sources.
    • Available for instances in: Indicates which type of instances can use this software source. See What's availability?.
    • Created: The date and time the source was created.
    • Version: (versioned only) Version assigned to the software source.
    • URL: (third-party and private only) The yum repository URL. See Repository URL and GPG Key.
    • Sync on management stations: (third-party and private only) Indicates if the software source can be mirrored to management stations. See Mirroring to Management Stations.
    • Filters: (custom and versioned only) Number of filters applied to the custom or versioned custom software source.
    • Mandatory for Autonomous Linux: (vendor only) Indicates if this software source is required for Autonomous Linux instances. See Mandatory Software Sources.

    Package content settings

    This area displays in the details page for custom and versioned software sources.

  • Use the oci os-management-hub software-source get command and required parameters to get details about a software source, including information about available packages, associated groups, and associated instances for a software source.

    oci os-management-hub software-source get --software-source-id ocid [OPTIONS]

    For a complete list of flags and variable options for CLI commands, see the Command Line Reference.

  • Run the GetSoftwareSource operation to get details about a software source, including information about available packages, associated groups, and associated instances for a software source.