Oracle® Linux

Unbreakable Linux Network User's Guide for Oracle Linux 6 and Oracle Linux 7

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E39381-33

January 2022

Abstract

Oracle® Linux: Unbreakable Linux Network User's Guide for Oracle Linux 6 and Oracle Linux 7 provides information about using the Unbreakable Linux Network (ULN) for Oracle Linux 6 and Oracle Linux 7. For information specific to Oracle Linux 8, please see Oracle® Linux 8: Managing Software on Oracle Linux

Document generated on: 2022-01-12 (revision: 12863)

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Table of Contents

• Preface
• 1 About the Unbreakable Linux Network
  • 1.1 ULN Access for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
  • 1.2 About the rhn-setup Package
  • 1.3 About ULN Channels
  • 1.4 About Software Errata
  • 1.5 Access Requirements For Restrictive Outbound Firewall Policies
  • 1.6 For More Information About ULN
• 2 CSI Administration
  • 2.1 Becoming a CSI Administrator
  • 2.2 Listing Active CSIs and Transferring Their Registered Servers
  • 2.3 Listing Expired CSIs and Transferring Their Registered Servers
  • 2.4 Removing a CSI Administrator
• 3 ULN Registration
  • 3.1 Registering as a ULN User
  • 3.2 Registering an Oracle Linux System With ULN
  • 3.3 Migrating from RHN to ULN
• 4 ULN System Management
  • 4.1 ULN Channel Subscription Management
    • 4.1.1 Managing ULN Channel Subscription by Using the ULN Web Interface
  • 4.2 Modifying System Details
  • 4.3 Configuring the Use of a Proxy Server
  • 4.4 Updating a System by Using Yum
  • 4.5 Disabling ULN Package Updates
  • 4.6 Browsing Available Errata for a System
  • 4.7 Removing a System From ULN
  • 4.8 Installing Java SE on Oracle Linux from ULN
• 5 Creating and Using a Local ULN Mirror
  • 5.1 Prerequisites for the Local ULN Mirror
  • 5.2 Setting up a Local ULN Mirror
  • 5.3 ULN Mirror Configuration
  • 5.4 Updating the Repositories on a Local ULN Mirror
  • 5.5 Configuring yum on a Local ULN Mirror
  • 5.6 Configuring Access to a Local ULN Mirror
• A The Unbreakable Linux Network API
  • A.1 Authentication Methods
    • A.1.1 auth.login
    • A.1.2 auth.logout
  • A.2 Channel Methods
    • A.2.1 channel.listSoftwareChannels
  • A.3 Channel Software Methods
    • A.3.1 channel.software.getDetails
    • A.3.2 channel.software.listAllPackages
    • A.3.3 channel.software.listErrata
    • A.3.4 channel.software.listLatestPackages
  • A.4 Errata Methods
    • A.4.1 errata.applicableToChannels
    • A.4.2 errata.getDetails
    • A.4.3 errata.listCves
    • A.4.4 errata.listPackages
  • A.5 Packages Methods
    • A.5.1 packages.getDetails
    • A.5.2 packages.listProvidingErrata
  • A.6 System Methods
    • A.6.1 system.deleteSystems

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