Howto config the default priority of repo while using SMT

SUSE Product Topics SLES Configure-Administer
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Hello,

when using a SMT-Server, how can I configure the default priority (of the repositories) which is used during the registration of the smt-client on SMT-Server?

Example:

smt-client ~# zypper lr -d

smt-client ~# wget http://smt-server/repo/tools/clientSetup4SMT.sh
smt-client ~# chmod 755 clientSetup4SMT.sh
smt-client ~# ./clientSetup4SMT.sh --host smt-server
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– here, the repositories are configured and refreshed –

smt-client ~# zypper lr -d

# | Alias | Name | Enabled | Refresh | Priority | ---+-----------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+---------+---------+----------+- 1 | SMT-http_smt-server:SLES11-SP1-Pool | SLES11-SP1-Pool | Yes | Yes | 99 | 2 | SMT-http_smt-server:SLES11-SP1-Updates | SLES11-SP1-Updates | Yes | Yes | 99 | 3 | SMT-http_smt-server:SLES11-SP2-Core | SLES11-SP2-Core | Yes | Yes | 99 | 3 | SMT-http_smt-server:SLES11-SP2-Extension-Store | SLES11-SP2-Extension-Store | Yes | Yes | 99 | 5 | SMT-http_smt-server:SLES11-SP2-Updates | SLES11-SP2-Updates | Yes | Yes | 99 | 6 | SUSE-Linux-Enterprise-Server-11-SP2 11.2.2-1.234 | SUSE-Linux-Enterprise-Server-11-SP2 11.2.2-1.234 | Yes | Yes | 99 |

Problem is, that all SLES repositories have the lowest possible priority! Thats bad, because if I add another repository what provide maybe equals packages as the SLES, the packages from this other repository will installed … maybe …
So in my opinion, the defaults for the SLES repositories should be higher, e.g. 50!

Thanks for help
Meike

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Hi
No, only if you switch to it. Via zypper this would be via the --from
switch. Via YaST you need to either use the versions tab, or browse via
repository and press the ‘switch’ link.

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What do you mean with this?

I don’t want manage the priority after registration for all the repositories. Imagine, you have 200 or more Servers and different repository on it … manual management is prone to failure … especially, if the setup for the servers are done from different peoples from different departments.

Is it not possible to define the default priority for a repository on SMT Server?

Thank you very much

Meike

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[QUOTE=meikestone;11780]
Problem is, that all SLES repositories have the lowest possible priority! Thats bad, because if I add another repository what provide maybe equals packages as the SLES, the packages from this other repository will installed … maybe …
So in my opinion, the defaults for the SLES repositories should be higher, e.g. 50!
Meike[/QUOTE]

Ok, I see now, that it has changed … In newer installations of SLES11, the range of priority has changed to 1…200. Before, the range was only 0…99! So the default priority is o.k., I can add Repositories with lower priority than 99!

So the Problem is gone! Thanks for help

Meike