4.11.15. HOWTO Exclude YUM Repositories

By default, SIMP applies updates from all available repositories on a nightly basis. This ensures that bug fixes and security updates are applied to all systems without minute management in Puppet manifests. This section provides guidance on how to include or exclude specific repositories from nightly YUM updates.

4.11.15.1. Methodology

The simp::yum::schedule::repos and simp::yum::schedule::disable parameters in the simp-simp Puppet module control which repositories are enabled for nightly updating. Both variables must be specified in array format. simp::yum::schedule::disable is ignored if simp::yum::schedule::repos is not empty.

simp::yum::schedule::repos is used to specify an array of repositories from which updates are provided; no other repositories will be used.

simp::yum::schedule::disable is used to specify an array of repositories from which updates are not provided; all other repositories will be used.