On RHN Satellite, how to create a custom channel to include all errata and packages released before a specific date?

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Issue

  • How to create the latest Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.5 channel prior to the 1/13/11 RHEL 5.6 release, including all the applicable errata?
  • Need to create the latest Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.5 channel prior to the 1/13/11 5.6 release, including all applicable errata. How can we do it?
  • How do we clone/update the custom channel so that it has the latest errata applicable to the specific release (example Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.5) and it doesn't contain updates of the next update release (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.6) so that vendor support remains intact.
  • On RHN Satellite, how to create a custom channel to include all errata and packages released before a specific date ?

Environment

  • Red Hat Network Satellite 5.4 and later
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux

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