Chapter 9. Configuring Host Collections

To Create a Host Collection:

1. Click Hosts > Host Collections.
2. Click New Host Collection.
3. Add the Name of the host collection.
4. Clear Unlimited Content Hosts, and enter the desired maximum number of hosts in the Limit field.
5. Add the Description of the host collection.
6. Click Save.

To Clone a Host Collection:

1. Click Hosts > Host Collections.
2. On the left hand panel, click the host collection you want to clone.
3. Click Copy Collection.
4. Specify a name for the cloned collection.
5. Click Create.

To Remove a Host Collection:

1. Click Hosts > Host Collections.
2. Choose the host collection to be removed.

3. Click Remove. An alert box appears:

   Are you sure you want to remove host collection Host Collection Name?

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4. Click Remove.

To Add Hosts to a Host Collection:

1. Click Hosts > Host Collections.
2. Click the host collection where the host should be added.
3. On the Hosts tab, select the Add subtab.
4. Select the hosts to be added from the table and click Add Selected.

To Remove Hosts from a Host Collection:

1. Click Hosts > Host Collections.
2. Choose the desired host collection.
3. On the Hosts tab, select the List/Remove subtab.
4. Select the hosts you want to remove from the host collection and click Remove Selected.

To Remove Content from a Host Collection:

1. Click Hosts > Host Collections.
2. Click the host collection where the package should be removed.
3. On the Collection Actions tab, click Package Installation, Removal, and Update.
4. Select the Package or Package Group radio button as required.
5. In the field provided, specify the package or package group name.
6. Click the Remove button to remove the package or package group using the default method. Alternatively, select the drop-down icon to the right of the button and select a method to use. Selecting the via remote execution - customize first menu entry will take you to the Job invocation page where you can customize the action.

To Change the Life Cycle Environment or Content View of a Host Collection:

1. Click Hosts > Host Collection.
2. Selection the host collection where the life cycle environment or Content View should be changed.
3. On the Collection Actions tab, click Change assigned Life Cycle Environment or Content View.
4. Select the life cycle environment to be assigned to the host collection.
5. Select the required Content View from the list.

6. Click Assign.

   Note

   The changes take effect in approximately 4 hours. To make the changes take effect immediately, on the host, enter the following command:

   # subscription-manager refresh

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   You can use remote execution to run this command on multiple hosts at the same time.