The software described in this documentation is either no longer supported or is in extended support.
Oracle recommends that you upgrade to a current supported release.
After you have configured and synchronized the software channels, you must create an activation key so that servers can register to those channels.
Create an activation key for each base channel and architecture you configured. If you configure all the base channels, you need five activation keys, two for Oracle Linux 5 (i386 and x86_64), two for Oracle Linux 6 (i386 and x86_64), and one for Oracle Linux 7 (x86_64).
You synchronize software as follows:
In the Spacewalk web interface, go to Systems, and then Activation Keys.
Click Create New Key.
Oracle recommends that you enter a meaningful label for the activation key in the Key field and that you do not use automatic key generation.
Create a key with a label that is easy to understand, for
example based on the version number and architecture
(oraclelinux6-x86_64), or based on the
server type (webserver or
appserver).
Spacewalk automatically prefixes the organization ID to the
activation key label. For example, if you select
oraclelinux-x86_64 as the label, Spacewalk
creates a key named 1-oraclelinux-x86_64,
where the prefix identifies the organization. You can create
multiple activation keys for the same base channel, each with
different configuration options. The name that you use is
presented during Spacewalk client registration. Creating your
own key labels helps you to select the correct key.