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Chapter 5. alternate-content-source

Manipulate alternate content sources

Usage 

# hammer alternate-content-source [OPTIONS] SUBCOMMAND [ARG] ...
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Options

  • -h, --help – Print help

5.1. alternate-content-source bulk
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Modify alternate content sources in bulk

Usage 

# hammer alternate-content-source bulk [OPTIONS] SUBCOMMAND [ARG] ...
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Options

  • -h, --help – Print help

5.1.1. alternate-content-source bulk destroy
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Destroy alternate content sources

Usage 

# hammer alternate-content-source bulk destroy [OPTIONS]
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Options

  • --ids LIST – List of alternate content source IDs
  • -h, --help – Print help

5.1.2. alternate-content-source bulk refresh
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Refresh alternate content sources

Usage 

# hammer alternate-content-source bulk refresh [OPTIONS]
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Options

  • --ids LIST – List of alternate content source IDs
  • -h, --help – Print help

5.1.3. alternate-content-source bulk refresh-all
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Refresh all alternate content sources

Usage 

# hammer alternate-content-source bulk refresh-all [OPTIONS]
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Options

  • -h, --help – Print help

5.2. alternate-content-source create
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Create an alternate content source to download content from during repository syncing. Note: alternate content sources are global and affect ALL sync actions on their Capsules regardless of organization.

Usage 

# hammer alternate-content-source create [OPTIONS]
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Options

  • --alternate-content-source-type ENUM The Alternate Content Source type Possible value(s): custom, simplified, rhui
  • --base-url VALUE – Base URL for finding alternate content
  • --content-type ENUM – The content type for the Alternate Content Source Possible value(s): file, yum
  • --description VALUE – Description for the alternate content source
  • --name VALUE – Name of the alternate content source
  • --product-ids LIST – IDs of products to copy repository information from into a Simplified Alternate Content Source. Products must include at least one repository of the chosen content type.
  • --smart-proxies LIST
  • --smart-proxy-ids LIST – Ids of Capsules to associate
  • --smart-proxy-names LIST – Names of Capsules to associate
  • --ssl-ca-cert-id NUMBER – Identifier of the content credential containing the SSL CA Cert
  • --ssl-client-cert-id NUMBER – Identifier of the content credential containing the SSL Client Cert
  • --ssl-client-key-id NUMBER – Identifier of the content credential containing the SSL Client Key
  • --subpaths LIST – Path suffixes for finding alternate content
  • --upstream-password VALUE – Basic authentication password
  • --upstream-username VALUE – Basic authentication username
  • --use-http-proxies BOOLEAN – If the Capsules` assigned HTTP proxies should be used
  • --verify-ssl BOOLEAN – If SSL should be verified for the upstream URL
  • -h, --help – Print help

5.3. alternate-content-source delete
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Destroy an alternate content source.

Usage 

# hammer alternate-content-source <delete|destroy> [OPTIONS]
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Options

  • --id NUMBER – Alternate content source ID
  • --name VALUE – Name to search by
  • -h, --help – Print help

5.4. alternate-content-source info
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Show an alternate content source.

Usage 

# hammer alternate-content-source <info|show> [OPTIONS]
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Options

  • --fields LIST – Show specified fields or predefined field sets only. (See below)
  • --id NUMBER – Alternate content source ID
  • --name VALUE – Name to search by
  • -h, --help – Print help

Predefined field sets

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FIELDSALLDEFAULTTHIN

Id

x

x

x

Name

x

x

x

Label

x

x

 

Description

x

x

 

Base url

x

x

 

Content type

x

x

 

Alternate content source type

x

x

 

Upstream username

x

x

 

Verify ssl

x

x

 

Ssl ca cert/id

x

x

 

Ssl ca cert/name

x

x

 

Ssl client cert/id

x

x

 

Ssl client cert/name

x

x

 

Ssl client key/id

x

x

 

Ssl client key/name

x

x

 

Subpaths/

x

x

 

Products/id

x

x

 

Products/organization id

x

x

 

Products/name

x

x

 

Products/label

x

x

 

Smart proxies/id

x

x

 

Smart proxies/name

x

x

 

Smart proxies/url

x

x

 

Smart proxies/download policy

x

x

 

5.5. alternate-content-source list
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List alternate content sources.

Usage 

# hammer alternate-content-source <list|index> [OPTIONS]
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Options

  • --fields LIST – Show specified fields or predefined field sets only. (See below)
  • --full-result BOOLEAN – Whether or not to show all results
  • --name VALUE – Name of the alternate content source
  • --order VALUE – Sort field and order, eg. id DESC
  • --page NUMBER – Page number, starting at 1
  • --per-page NUMBER – Number of results per page to return
  • --search VALUE – Search string
  • -h, --help – Print help

Predefined field sets

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FIELDSALLDEFAULTTHIN

Id

x

x

x

Name

x

x

x

Type

x

x

 

Search and order fields

  • alternate_content_source_type – string
  • base_url – string
  • content_type – string
  • description – text
  • label – string
  • name – string
  • product_id – integer
  • product_name – string
  • smart_proxy_id – integer
  • smart_proxy_name – string
  • subpath – string
  • upstream_username – string

5.6. alternate-content-source refresh
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Refresh an alternate content source. Refreshing, like repository syncing, is required before using an alternate content source.

Usage 

# hammer alternate-content-source refresh [OPTIONS]
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Options

  • --async – Do not wait for the task
  • --id NUMBER – Alternate content source ID
  • --name VALUE – Name to search by
  • -h, --help – Print help

5.7. alternate-content-source update
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Update an alternate content source.

Usage 

# hammer alternate-content-source update [OPTIONS]
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Options

  • --base-url VALUE – Base URL for finding alternate content
  • --description VALUE – Description for the alternate content source
  • --id NUMBER – Alternate content source ID
  • --name VALUE – Name of the alternate content source
  • --new-name VALUE – Name of the alternate content source
  • --product-ids LIST – IDs of products to copy repository information from into a Simplified Alternate Content Source. Products must include at least one repository of the chosen content type.
  • --products LIST
  • --smart-proxies LIST
  • --smart-proxy-ids LIST – Ids of Capsules to associate
  • --smart-proxy-names LIST – Names of Capsules to associate
  • --ssl-ca-cert-id NUMBER – Identifier of the content credential containing the SSL CA Cert
  • --ssl-client-cert-id NUMBER – Identifier of the content credential containing the SSL Client Cert
  • --ssl-client-key-id NUMBER – Identifier of the content credential containing the SSL Client Key
  • --subpaths LIST – Path suffixes for finding alternate content
  • --upstream-password VALUE – Basic authentication password
  • --upstream-username VALUE – Basic authentication username
  • --use-http-proxies BOOLEAN – If the Capsules` assigned HTTP proxies should be used
  • --verify-ssl BOOLEAN – If SSL should be verified for the upstream URL
  • -h, --help – Print help
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