To synchronize a software channel, use the softwarechannel_syncrepos command, for example:

spacecmd {SSM:0}> softwarechannel_syncrepos oraclelinux7-x86_64-ksplice

The command returns immediately and does not show the status of the synchronization. You can use the tail -f command to view the log file /var/logs/rhn/reposync/channel_label.log.

To set up a schedule for channel synchronization, use the softwarechannel_setsyncschedule command, for example:

spacecmd {SSM:0}> softwarechannel_setsyncschedule oraclelinux7-x86_64-ksplice 0 30 2 ? * *

The example configures the oraclelinux7-x86_64-ksplice channel to be resynchronized once every day at 10:30am. Specify the schedule in Quartz format. See http://www.quartz-scheduler.org/overview/ for more information.

To list the scheduled channel synchronizations, use the softwarechannel_listsyncschedule command, for example:

spacecmd {SSM:0}> softwarechannel_listsyncschedule
  key  Channel Name                             Update Schedule     
-----  ---------------------                    ---------------                                              
  114  oraclelinux7-x86_64                      0 0 1 ? * *                                     
  115  oraclelinux7-x86_64-addons                          
  177  oraclelinux7-x86_64-ksplice              0 30 2 ? * *                            
  120  oraclelinux7-x86_64-optional                            
  127  oraclelinux7-x86_64-patch                0 0 3 ? * *       
  123  oraclelinux7-x86_64-spacewalk24-client   0 0 4 ? * *                     
  124  oraclelinux7-x86_64-spacewalk24-server   0 30 4 ? * *                   
  125  oraclelinux7-x86_64-uek-r3               0 0 1 ? * *                         
  126  oraclelinux7-x86_64-uek-r4               0 30 0 ? * *        

To remove a scheduled channel synchronization, use the softwarechannel_removesyncschedule command, for example:

spacecmd {SSM:0}> softwarechannel_removesyncschedule oraclelinux7-x86_64-uek-r3