Chapter 1. Introduction

Procedure 1.1. Subscribing to the Required Channels

1. Register your system with the Content Delivery Network, entering your Customer Portal user name and password when prompted:

   # subscription-manager register

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2. Obtain detailed information about the Red Hat OpenStack Platform subscription available to you:

   # subscription-manager list --available --matches '*OpenStack Platform*'

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   This command should print output similar to the following:

   +-------------------------------------------+
       Available Subscriptions
   +-------------------------------------------+
   Subscription Name:   Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform, Standard (2-sockets)
   Provides:            Red Hat Beta
   ...
                        Red Hat OpenStack
   ...
   SKU:                 ABC1234
   Contract:            12345678
   Pool ID:             0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef
   Provides Management: No
   Available:           Unlimited
   Suggested:           1
   Service Level:       Standard
   Service Type:        L1-L3
   Subscription Type:   Stackable
   Ends:                12/31/2099
   System Type:         Virtual

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3. Use the Pool ID printed by this command to attach the Red Hat OpenStack Platform entitlement:

   # subscription-manager attach --pool=Pool ID

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4. Disable any irrelevant and enable the required channels:

   # subscription-manager repos --disable=* \
   --enable=rhel-7-server-rpms \
   --enable=rhel-7-server-openstack-9-rpms \
   --enable=rhel-7-server-rh-common-rpms \
   --enable=rhel-7-server-extras-rpms
   

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5. Run the yum update command and reboot to ensure that the most up-to-date packages, including the kernel, are installed and running.

   # yum update
   # reboot

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