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Chapter 1. Overview
Release notes include links to the original tickets. Private tickets have no links and instead feature the following footnote[1].
1.1. Advisories
You can view all advisories, including security and bug fixes, for major and minor versions of this release on the Red Hat Customer Portal.
1.2. Major changes in 6.16
- Web UI
- Installation and upgrade
- Upgrading Red Hat Enterprise Linux on Satellite or Capsule in Upgrading connected Red Hat Satellite to 6.16 documents how to upgrade to RHEL 9 by using Leapp or migration.
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satellite-maintain updatecommand for minor releases (SAT-21970). - Puppet server 8 support (SAT-24140).
- PostgreSQL 13 support (SAT-23369, SAT-24414).
- Online backup replaces snapshot backup (SAT-20955).
- Capsule port 8443 disabled by default (SAT-24522).
- Content management
- Host provisioning and management
- Kickstart provisioning template improvements (SAT-23053, SAT-23034).
- Provisioning templates update self-signed CA certificates (SAT-18615).
- Job templates run remote scripts (SAT-18615).
- VMware support improvements (SAT-21075, SAT-23052).
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foreman_webhooksplugin replaces theforeman_hooksplugin (SAT-16036). - Telemetry disablement in Convert2RHEL job templates removed (SAT-24654).
- Security compliance
- Open Vulnerability and Assessment Language support, 6.15 Technology Preview, removed (SAT-23806).
- Documentation
- "Configuring external authentication" in Installing Satellite Server in a connected network environment moved to a new guide, Configuring authentication for Red Hat Satellite users.
1.3. Red Hat Satellite
Red Hat Satellite is a system management solution that enables you to deploy, configure, and maintain your systems across physical, virtual, and cloud environments. Red Hat Satellite provides provisioning, remote management and monitoring of multiple Red Hat Enterprise Linux deployments with a single, centralized tool.
- Red Hat Satellite Server synchronizes content from the Red Hat Customer Portal and other sources. It provides detailed lifecycle management, user and group role-based access control, integrated subscription management, and advanced GUI, CLI, and API access.
- Red Hat Satellite Capsule Server mirrors content from the Red Hat Satellite Server and distributes it to different geographical locations. Host systems pull content and configurations from the Capsule Server in their location instead of the central Satellite Server. The Capsule Server also provides localized services such as Puppet server, DHCP, DNS, or TFTP, assisting in scaling Red Hat Satellite as the number of managed systems in your environment grows.
1.4. Red Hat Customer Portal Labs
Red Hat Customer Portal Labs provide applications to improve performance, troubleshoot issues, identify security problems, and quickly deploy and configure complex applications.
The following applications are available for Red Hat Satellite:
1.5. Additional resources
- Red Hat Satellite product life cycle describes the time period for each major version and its level of maintenance.
- Satellite 6 component versions describes upstream core components, Foreman plugins, and integrated projects.
- Overview, concepts, and deployment considerations describes Red Hat Satellite concepts, components, tools, and deployment planning.
- Supported client architectures in Overview, concepts, and deployment considerations describes supported client architectures for content management, host provisioning, and configuration management.
