Red Hat Network Release Notes 5.0.4
The following topics are covered in this document:
- Major Features
- Maintenance
- General
Major Features
The following are the major features of Red Hat Network 5.0.4.
Extended Update Support (EUS) User Interface enhancements
A major purpose of this RHN release is to address customer concerns and issue regarding the UI. Navigation to desired data via the Software Channels, SDC and/or SSM sites was very difficult, due to the large amount of target data associated with some customers. We have heard your pleas, and RHN 5.0.4. comes to the rescue! The query dropdown fields on the Software Channels, SDC and SSM pages now provide greater logic; resulting in quicker results.
New Business Rules
These apply to systems being migrated to and from EUS channels. The rules and Use Cases assume the existence of a valid base channel.
Business Rules Where C = original child channel, and D |
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1: C is a 1a. Do not unsubscribe C |
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2: No matching 2a. Mark C as 2b. Unsubscribe 2c. Move on to next child channel |
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New Channel Taxonomy
These apply to systems being migrated to and from EUS channels. The rules and Use Cases assume the existence of a valid base channel.
- Maker (e.g. Red Hat, JBoss, Alfresco)
- Product name (e.g. Red Hat Enterprise Linux, JBoss Application Server)
- Product trimline (e.g. AS, ES, WS, Desktop, Server, null?)
- Version number
- Target architecture
- Release state (e.g. production, beta, fastrack)
The taxonomy provides the following functionality
- Makes the new business rules possible.
- When migrating systems to or away from base channels, taxonomy provides the ability to maintain the systems child channels.
- Improves the UI by acting as a tool for both Red Hat and our customers, to control the amount of data presented in a given screen [Software Channels, SDC, SSM].
Maintenance
The following bug fixes were implemented in RHN 5.0.4:
- BZ# 253853 - Errata for RHN Satellite not visible on Red Hat Public Errata site
- BZ# 273361 - SDC Configuration Overview checkbox does not correctly populate other checkboxes
- BZ# 286121 - Remove older PERL code pages from SSM/Channel sites
- BZ# 303461 - Add registration XMLRPC support for EUS
- BZ# 309571 - Password validation in RHN does not meet the minimum character length standard for Red Hat
- BZ# 328031 - Implement business logic to allow EUS customers to migrate child channel subscriptions when updating base channels for systems
General
- As reflected by bug fix# 306571 listed in the Maintenance section, it had been previously acceptable for Red Hat Network passwords of a minimum of five (5) characters. However, for the purpose of consistency across the entire Red Hat domain, this has now been changed to a minimum password length of six (6) characters.
- Addition of "Red Hat Network – Satellite" section to the Red Hat Public Errata site. [http://rhn.redhat.com/errata]