Chapter 2. New features and enhancements

With this update, you can clone job templates on the command line by using the new hammer job-template clone sub-command. This is a CLI equivalent to the POST /api/job_templates/:id/clone API call. This enhancement streamlines workflows and aligns CLI capabilities with API functionality.

Jira:SAT-34616

This update stores the original template reference in the new cloned_from metadata field. The source template is also displayed in the Web UI and as output from the hammer template info --id My_host_id, hammer report-template info --id My_host_id, and hammer job-template info --id My_host_id commands. This enhancement improves template management and traceability.

Jira:SAT-18489

You can configure your Capsules to use SSH certificates signed by your trusted certificate authority (CA) during a remote execution connection. By enabling this feature, you can avoid the default Trust on First Use (TOFU) model, and benefit from centralized trust management and revocation capabilities. For more information, see Configuring Capsule and hosts to authenticate with SSH certificates during remote execution in Managing hosts.

Jira:SAT-28038

With this update, you can create and provision virtual machines by using the Libvirt compute resource on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 hypervisors.

Jira:SAT-40266

With this update, you can incorporate cloud billing facts for AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud, and the hardware model into the Host - Installed Products report template and Host - Details pages. As a result, you can segment your systems based on billing sources and hardware.

Jira:SAT-39060

The following new user permissions are available to control user access to RHEL hosts Recommendations and Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) data:

Additionally, this update adds the ForemanRhCloud Read Only built-in role, which includes the new viewing permissions. The ForemanRHCloud built-in role now includes the new viewing and editing permissions.

For more information, see Monitoring hosts by using Red Hat Lightspeed in Satellite in Managing hosts.

Jira:SAT-40466^[1]

With this update, you can disable vulnerability analysis on selected hosts, controlling which hosts are included in vulnerability reporting. This functionality is available from the All Hosts page and Host Details page.

For more information, see Disabling vulnerability analysis on hosts in Managing hosts.

Jira:SAT-40203

With this update, you can patch hosts registered with your Satellite by using natural language instructions through the Model Context Protocol (MCP). You can use your AI application connected to the MCP server for Satellite to apply errata to hosts, incrementally update, publish, and promote actions on content views. This improvement streamlines patch management, minimizing the requirement for manual work and multiple steps.

For more information, see the following updated documentation:

Jira:SAT-40970^[1]

With this update, the Compact table mode setting is available for viewing tables in Satellite web UI. With Compact table mode enabled, Satellite web UI shows table rows with less space between items. As a result, you can view more data on the screen at once.

To enable Compact table mode in the Satellite web UI, click the user menu in the top bar and select My Account. Under the UI Preferences tab, select Compact table mode.

Jira:SAT-32173

The Container Image Tags page in the Satellite web UI is enhanced for improved usability and easier navigation when managing and viewing container content in Satellite. The enhancements include displaying more details about container content and improved filtering. As a result, the redesigned page provides a single location to view all information related to container image tags and their associated metadata in Satellite.

To view the page, navigate to Content > Content types > Container image tags.

Jira:SAT-23851

This update adjusts the All Hosts page for easier management of host collections and system purpose. Among other improvements, you can more efficiently make changes for multiple hosts.

Jira:SAT-35463

When upgrading hosts to the next major Red Hat Enterprise Linux release, you can now specify a particular target version for Leapp pre-upgrade checks and upgrades. This enhancement provides more control and flexibility in host upgrades. For more information, see Upgrading hosts to next major Enterprise Linux release.

Jira:SAT-38080

Satellite is transitioning to OpenVox 8 packages for Puppet management for Satellite Server, Capsule Server, and clients. The implementation of OpenVox reduces operational risk and ensures security continuity. To install these packages on the clients, enable the Red Hat Satellite Client 6 OpenVox repository for the Red Hat Enterprise Linux version your clients use. For more information, see Upgrade Puppet agent 7 to OpenVox agent 8 in Upgrading connected Red Hat Satellite to 6.19 and OpenVox versions supported for integration with Satellite in Managing configurations by using Puppet integration.

Jira:SAT-31648^[1]

If you use Satellite to manage image mode hosts with transient packages, you can generate a new Containerfile install command to persist transient packages in your container image. By placing the command in the Containerfile, you can build a new container image that includes the necessary packages. You can then upgrade your image mode host to the new image, incorporating the packages into future builds.

For more information, see Persisting transient packages in your image in Managing content.

Jira:SAT-30671

Satellite provides options for viewing the persistence mode of packages on an image mode host:

Note that information about package persistence is not yet available in Satellite. The data will be provided by a future version of the Subscription Manager service.

Jira:SAT-36790

Previously, Satellite web UI could only display information about hosts and activation keys with multiple content view (CV) environments assigned. With this update, you can also assign and manage multiple CV environments for hosts and activation keys from the web UI.

For more information, see Managing content view environments in Managing content.

Note that with this release, the option to manage multiple CV environments in hosts and activation keys is enabled by default.

Jira:SAT-26055

With this update, the Red Hat documentation server URL setting is available in the Satellite web UI. You can use the setting to provide the URL of your instance of the Red Hat Offline Knowledge Portal (RHOKP). When the RHOKP URL is provided, documentation links in the Satellite web UI point to the RHOKP instance rather than the default docs.redhat.com site.

To view the Red Hat documentation server URL setting in the Satellite web UI, navigate to Administer > Settings. The setting is located on the General tab.

Jira:SAT-31701

Your procurement team can review the new documentation on managing expenses for your Red Hat subscriptions. For more information, see Expense management for Red Hat subscriptions in Overview, concepts, and deployment considerations.

Jira:SAT-36021^[1]