when does redhat update there online repository.
im not sure if i know how to construct this question or maybe i do not fully understand the process but there is something that i need to know in regards to syncing my local server with red hat repos.
i have a local server which i use reposync to sync offical redhat repos to my server.
is there a specific time when redhat sync there repository?
meaning is there a situation where i pull all available updates from the offical redhat site but redhat did not fully updates all packages and i can cause some issues with my local copy of redhat repo?
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Guru
9715 points
Hi Asaf,
Not quite sure what you mean with "a situation where I pull all available updates from the offical redhat site but redhat did not fully updates all packages" ... whenever packages are tested and pushed to the servers, they are available ... which means that, when you sync them with your local repository, the packages are stable and ready to install on the system. When packages are made available let's say one hour later after your last sync, then of course these updates cannot exit in your local repository until you sync again. :)
Regards,
Christian
Active Contributor
242 points
i guess what i meant is does redhat have a scheduled repo update time like every Sunday at midnight or so that they update the repos or it can happen randomly with no specific time schedule that the repo get updated. as linux admin in my organization i would like to know what is the best interval i would set to check for update? every 1 minutes , every 1 hour, every week etc ...
Guru
9715 points
No Asaf, no scheduled update time - once updates are tested and validated, they get pushed, though security updates are having a higher priority (example : updates addressing the Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities).
I recommend to check for updates on a daily base, that's what I'm doing myself, then you're on the safe side. :)
Regards,
Christian
Guru
10133 points
Asaf, Christian is correct (I'm adding a link for Errata below) - Red Hat publishes patches on a daily basis, and like Christian said, they focus on security related things of high importance, but of course to do get to other things on a daily basis.
To add to what Christian mentioned, you can view "Errata" availability at https://access.redhat.com/errata/#/ . You can see what Errata they publish and the corresponding rpms associated with Errata.
Lastly, some companies or agencies have a "maintenance window" where they have scheduled times to push security updates, and other updates generally in a "staggered" method, such as first push updates to test systems, then after that passes "burn-in tests", push to development systems, and after whatever metric is in place passes, then lastly, push to production systems), and in each set, some take the additional step of pushing to a subset of each just to see the impact of updates on systems.
If this is for your own home use, then you can just probably take the updates at any given time you wish. If it's for a company, or some organization, you might want to determine if they have a maintenance window with a update schedule for their unique scenario.
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