[Yum] Preferred repository - in a way...

[Sean Dilda]

karsten wrote:
> Hello Seth,
> 
> This may be an old question, but I couldn't find it in the archives.
> 
> Is there a way to make yum prefer a "low-cost" repository?
> Yum is still supposed to download the newest package, but is multiple 
> repositories offer the newest package, then one of these repositories 
> may be preferred.
> 
> An example....
> Now I have a few hundred machines that I want to update rom scratch. 
> Obviously it is easier to take one machine and update it from scratch 
> and then take all rpms from that one and fill it into a local 
> repository. I don't know about you, but I still haven't had my external 
> line upgraded to GHz. Something about costs...
> Now when the other machines are to update, then it would be nice if they 
> said: Great - but the package is available on the low-cost repo so we 
> download from there.
> 
> 
> Is it possible?

Since you're setting up a local mirror anyways, why point to an external 
one at all?  It seems like it would be simpler just to regularly update 
your local mirror/repository and only point you machines to that mirror.