10.8. Method: create

Description

Creates a software channel.

Parameters

The following parameters are available for this method:

string sessionKey
string label - label of the new channel
string name - name of the new channel
string summary - summary of the channel
string archLabel - the label of the architecture for the channel.
- channel-ia32 - For 32 bit channel architecture
- channel-ia64 - For 64 bit channel architecture
- channel-sparc - For Sparc channel architecture
- channel-alpha - For Alpha channel architecture
- channel-s390 - For s390 channel architecture
- channel-s390x - For s390x channel architecture
- channel-iSeries - For i-Series channel architecture
- channel-pSeries - For p-Series channel architecture
- channel-x86_64 - For x86_64 channel architecture
- channel-ppc - For PPC channel architecture
- channel-sparc-sun-solaris - For Sparc Solaris channel architecture
- channel-i386-sun-solaris - For i386 Solaris channel architecture
string parentLabel - label of the parent of this channel or an empty string if it does not have one
string checksumType - checksum type for this channel, used for yum repository metadata generation
- sha1 - Offers widest compatibility with clients
- sha256 - Offers highest security, but is compatible only with newer clients e.g. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and newer.

Returns

The following return values are available for this method:

Available since: 10.9