System Catalogs

System Catalogs

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System Catalogs

• What Are System Catalogs?
• Comparing System Catalogs

What Are System Catalogs?

Catalogs or Snapshots are the lists of components that are installed on a managed host.
System catalogs show the current state of the managed host. The catalogs provide the list of components that are installed on the host.

Catalogs are created automatically after completing a job. You can also create catalogs of a host at a particular point of time.

You can store catalogs as a profile. In the profile, the components that are installed on the host are marked as Required. If required, you can also make the components that are not installed on the host to be marked as Not Allowed. Create a job using this profile to recreate a host configuration on multiple hosts.
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Comparing System Catalogs

You can compare two managed hosts or two system catalogs for the difference in the installed components. You can also compare the current system catalog and previously saved snapshots of the same managed host to understand the difference in the components installed and uninstalled after executing a job.

Managing System Catalogs

• To Create a System Catalog
• To Modify a System Catalog
• To Compare System Catalogs
• To Create a Profile From System Catalog

To Create a System Catalog

Create System Catalog takes the current state of the system and creates a catalog and the previous catalog becomes the most recent snapshot of the system.

1. Choose Create System Catalog from the Actions menu in the Update Channel window.
   The Create System Catalog window appears.
2. Select the Distribution from the list.
3. Click Select a host from Inventory to select the Source Host.
   All the managed hosts are listed.
4. Select the target host from the list.
5. Click Create Snapshot from current inventory.
   Save Inventory as Snapshot window appears.
6. If required, edit the existing Snapshot name and click Save Snapshot.
   

To Modify a System Catalog

This procedure describes the steps to modify the action for the components in the created catalogs.

1. Choose Create System Catalog from the Actions menu in the Update Channel window.
   The Create System Catalog window appears.
2. Select the Distribution from the list.
3. Select the target host from the list.
4. Select the option Modify Catalog. The options displayed are No Action, Required, Uninstall, Upgrade and Launch Modification Job.
5. Select the Components and select the Action for it. You can modify the action to Required, Uninstall, Upgrade, or No Action.
6. Click Launch Modification Job.
   The Create Job wizard appears. Complete the job wizard.

To Compare System Catalogs

You can compare System Catalogs and copy a Catalog.

1. Choose Compare System Catalogs from the Actions menu in the Update Channel window.
   The Compare System Catalogs window appears.
2. For Source Host, click Select a Host from Inventory.
   Select a host from the list of registered hosts.
3. For Target Host, click Select a Host from Inventory.
   Select another host from the inventory which you want to compare with the source.
4. Select one of the following option:
   Differences Between Systems: Displays the difference between the source and the target host components.
   Tasks to Make Target Like Source: Creates a job to be performed on the target host to make the target host like the source host.
5. Click Create Job To Copy the Target.
   The Create Job wizard appears. Use the wizard to schedule and run the job.

To Create a Profile From System Catalog

This procedure describes how to create a profile from system catalog.

1. Choose Create System Catalog from the Actions menu in the Update Channel window.
   The Create System Catalog window appears.
2. Select the Distribution from the list.
3. Click Select a host from Inventory to select the Source Host.
   All the managed hosts are listed.
4. Select the target host from the list.
5. Select the System Snapshot which you want to save as a profile.
6. Select the option Profile Should Include The Removal Actions if you want to save the exact state of the system.
   This option ensures that the components that are not installed are selected with Uninstall as the Action in the profile.
7. To save the catalog as a profile, click Save as Profile.
   The Edit Profile window appears. Edit the profile details as required and save the profile.

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