Chapter 5. Reviewing the pre-conversion analysis report using Insights
To assess whether your CentOS Linux systems can be converted to RHEL, run the Pre-conversion analysis for converting to RHEL task. The pre-conversion analysis generates a report that summarizes potential problems and suggests recommended solutions. The report also helps you decide whether it is possible or advisable to proceed with the conversion to RHEL.
Prerequisites
- You have completed the steps listed in Preparing for a RHEL conversion using Insights.
Procedure
- Log in to the Red Hat Hybrid Cloud Console and go to Red Hat Enterprise Linux > Insights for RHEL > Automation toolkit > Tasks.
- Locate the Pre-conversion analysis for converting to RHEL task and click .
- Alternatively, log in to the Red Hat Hybrid Cloud Console, go to Red Hat Enterprise Linux > Insights for RHEL > Inventory > Systems, choose a system you want to convert and click Convert system to RHEL label.
- In the Task name field type the name of the task.
Select the CentOS Linux 7 systems that you want to analyze for conversion and click .
NoteThe pre-conversion analysis can take up to an hour to complete.
The pre-conversion analysis utility generates a new report in the Activity tab. Select the report to view a summary of issues found in each system. You can also review further by selecting a system to view each issue and, when applicable, a potential remediation in detail.
Figure 5.1. Pre-conversion analysis for converting to RHEL
Each issue is assigned a severity level:
- Inhibitor: Would cause the conversion to fail because it is very likely to result in a deteriorated system state. This issue must be resolved before converting.
- Skipped: Could not run this test because of a prerequisite test failing. Could cause the conversion to fail.
- Warning: Would not cause the conversion to fail. System and application issues might occur after the conversion.
- Info: Informational with no expected impact to the system or applications.
- After reviewing the report and resolving all reported issues, click Run task again to rerun the analysis and confirm that there are no issues outstanding.
