Chapter 19. Maintenance
19.1. Logging and Reporting
Red Hat Satellite provides system information in the form of notifications and log files.
Examples of helpful log files for troubleshooting are:
Log File
|
Description
|
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/var/log/elasticsearch
|
Errors concerning the UI search index display
|
/var/log/candlepin
|
Errors concerning subscription management
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/var/log/foreman
|
Errors concerning foreman
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/var/log/foreman-proxy
|
Errors concerning the foreman proxy
|
/var/log/httpd
|
Errors concerning the apache http server
|
/var/log/katello-installer
|
Errors concerning the Satellite installer
|
/var/log/libvirt
|
Errors concerning the virtualization API
|
/var/log/mongodb
|
Errors concerning the database
|
/var/log/pulp
|
Errors in repository management
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/var/log/puppet
|
Errors in configuration management
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/var/log/rhsm
|
Errors in the subscription management tool
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/var/log/tomcat6
|
Issues concerning the apache webserver
|
Reports can also be generated to view and monitor information about the hosts being maintained. The
foreman-debug
command collects configuration and log data for Red Hat Satellite, its back-end services and system information. This information is collected into a tarball.
Important
foreman-debug
removes all security information such as password, tokens and keys while collecting information. However, the tarball can still contain sensitive information about the Red Hat Satellite Server. It is recommended to send this information directly to the intended recipient and not publicly.
19.1.1. Viewing Import History
These steps show how to view an import history in Red Hat Satellite.
Procedure 19.1. Viewing Import History
- Click
. - Click thebutton.
- Click the Import History tab.
Result:
Details of the import history are displayed.