Appendix B. Importing Kickstart Repositories
Kickstart repositories are not provided by the Content ISO image. To use Kickstart repositories in your disconnected Satellite, you must download a binary DVD ISO file for the version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux that you want to use and copy the Kickstart files to Satellite.
To import Kickstart repositories for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, complete Section B.1, “Importing Kickstart Repositories for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7”.
To import Kickstart repositories for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, complete Section B.2, “Importing Kickstart Repositories for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8”.
B.1. Importing Kickstart Repositories for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
To import Kickstart repositories for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, complete the following steps on Satellite.
Procedure
- Navigate to the Red Hat Customer Portal at access.redhat.com and log in.
- In the upper left of the window, click Downloads.
- To the right of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, click Versions 7 and below.
- From the Version list, select the required version of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, for example 7.7.
- In the Download Red Hat Enterprise Linux window, locate the binary DVD version of the ISO image, for example, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 Binary DVD, and click Download Now.
- When the download completes, copy the ISO image to Satellite Server.
On Satellite Server, create a mount point and temporarily mount the ISO image at that location:
# mkdir /mnt/iso # mount -o loop rhel-binary-dvd.iso /mnt/iso
Create Kickstart directories:
# mkdir --parents /var/www/html/pub/sat-import/content/dist/rhel/server/7/7.7/x86_64/kickstart/
Copy the
kickstart
files from the ISO image:# cp -a /mnt/iso/* /var/www/html/pub/sat-import/content/dist/rhel/server/7/7.7/x86_64/kickstart/
Add the following entries to the listing files:
To the
/var/www/html/pub/sat-import/content/dist/rhel/server/7/listing
file, append the version number with a new line. For example, for the RHEL 7.7 ISO, append7.7
.To the
/var/www/html/pub/sat-import/content/dist/rhel/server/7/7.7/listing
file, append the architecture with a new line. For example,x86_64
.To the
/var/www/html/pub/sat-import/content/dist/rhel/server/7/7.7/x86_64/listing
file, appendkickstart
with a new line.Copy the
.treeinfo
files from the ISO image:# cp /mnt/iso/.treeinfo /var/www/html/pub/sat-import/content/dist/rhel/server/7/7.7/x86_64/kickstart/treeinfo
If you do not plan to use the mounted binary DVD ISO image, unmount and remove the directory:
# umount /mnt/iso # rmdir /mnt/iso
- In the Satellite web UI, enable the Kickstart repositories.
B.2. Importing Kickstart Repositories for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
To import Kickstart repositories for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, complete the following steps on Satellite.
Procedure
- Navigate to the Red Hat Customer Portal at access.redhat.com and log in.
- In the upper left of the window, click Downloads.
- Click Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.
- In the Download Red Hat Enterprise Linux window, locate the binary DVD version of the ISO image, for example, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 Binary DVD, and click Download Now.
- When the download completes, copy the ISO image to Satellite Server.
On Satellite Server, create a mount point and temporarily mount the ISO image at that location:
# mkdir /mnt/iso # mount -o loop rhel-binary-dvd.iso /mnt/iso
Create directories for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 AppStream and BaseOS Kickstart repositories:
# mkdir --parents /var/www/html/pub/sat-import/content/dist/rhel8/8.1/x86_64/appstream/kickstart # mkdir --parents /var/www/html/pub/sat-import/content/dist/rhel8/8.1/x86_64/baseos/kickstart
Copy the
kickstart
files from the ISO image:# cp -a /mnt/iso/AppStream/* /var/www/html/pub/sat-import/content/dist/rhel8/8.1/x86_64/appstream/kickstart # cp -a /mnt/iso/BaseOS/* /mnt/iso/images/ /var/www/html/pub/sat-import/content/dist/rhel8/8.1/x86_64/baseos/kickstart
Note that for BaseOS, you must also copy the contents of the
/mnt/iso/images/
directory.Add the following entries to the listing files:
To the
/var/www/html/pub/sat-import/content/dist/rhel8/8.1/x86_64/appstream/listing
file, appendkickstart
with a new line.To the
/var/www/html/pub/sat-import/content/dist/rhel8/8.1/x86_64/baseos/listing
file, appendkickstart
with a new line:To the
/var/www/html/pub/sat-import/content/dist/rhel8/listing
file, append the version number with a new line. For example, for the RHEL 8.1 binary ISO, append8.1
.Copy the
.treeinfo
files from the ISO image:# cp /mnt/iso/.treeinfo /var/www/html/pub/sat-import/content/dist/rhel8/8.1/x86_64/appstream/kickstart/treeinfo # cp /mnt/iso/.treeinfo /var/www/html/pub/sat-import/content/dist/rhel8/8.1/x86_64/baseos/kickstart/treeinfo
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Open the
/var/www/html/pub/sat-import/content/dist/rhel8/8.1/x86_64/baseos/kickstart/treeinfo
file for editing. In the
[general]
section, make the following changes:-
Change
packagedir = AppStream/Packages
topackagedir = Packages
-
Change
repository = AppStream
torepository = .
-
Change
variant = AppStream
tovariant = BaseOS
-
Change
variants = AppStream,BaseOS
tovariants = BaseOS
-
Change
-
In the
[tree]
section, changevariants = AppStream,BaseOS
tovariants = BaseOS
. In the
[variant-BaseOS]
section, make the following changes:-
Change
packages = BaseOS/Packages
topackages = Packages
-
Change
repository = BaseOS
torepository = .
-
Change
-
Delete the
[media]
and[variant-AppStream]
sections. - Save and close the file.
Verify that the
/var/www/html/pub/sat-import/content/dist/rhel8/8.1/x86_64/baseos/kickstart/treeinfo
file has the following format:[checksums] images/efiboot.img = sha256:9ad9beee4c906cd05d227a1be7a499c8d2f20b3891c79831325844c845262bb6 images/install.img = sha256:e246bf4aedfff3bb54ae9012f959597cdab7387aadb3a504f841bdc2c35fe75e images/pxeboot/initrd.img = sha256:a66e3c158f02840b19c372136a522177a2ab4bd91cb7269fb5bfdaaf7452efef images/pxeboot/vmlinuz = sha256:789028335b64ddad343f61f2abfdc9819ed8e9dfad4df43a2694c0a0ba780d16 [general] ; WARNING.0 = This section provides compatibility with pre-productmd treeinfos. ; WARNING.1 = Read productmd documentation for details about new format. arch = x86_64 family = Red Hat Enterprise Linux name = Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1.0 packagedir = Packages platforms = x86_64,xen repository = . timestamp = 1571146127 variant = BaseOS variants = BaseOS version = 8.1.0 [header] type = productmd.treeinfo version = 1.2 [images-x86_64] efiboot.img = images/efiboot.img initrd = images/pxeboot/initrd.img kernel = images/pxeboot/vmlinuz [images-xen] initrd = images/pxeboot/initrd.img kernel = images/pxeboot/vmlinuz [release] name = Red Hat Enterprise Linux short = RHEL version = 8.1.0 [stage2] mainimage = images/install.img [tree] arch = x86_64 build_timestamp = 1571146127 platforms = x86_64,xen variants = BaseOS [variant-BaseOS] id = BaseOS name = BaseOS packages = Packages repository = . type = variant uid = BaseOS
-
Open the
/var/www/html/pub/sat-import/content/dist/rhel8/8.1/x86_64/appstream/kickstart/treeinfo
file for editing. In the
[general]
section, make the following changes:-
Change
packagedir = AppStream/Packages
topackagedir = Packages
-
Change
repository = AppStream
torepository = .
-
Change
variants = AppStream,BaseOS
tovariants = AppStream
-
Change
-
In the
[tree]
section, changevariants = AppStream,BaseOS
tovariants = AppStream
In the
[variant-AppStream]
section, make the following changes:-
Change
packages = AppStream/Packages
topackages = Packages
-
Change
repository = AppStream
torepository = .
-
Change
-
Delete the following sections from the file:
[checksums]
,[images-x86_64]
,[images-xen]
,[media]
,[stage2]
,[variant-BaseOS]
. - Save and close the file.
Verify that the
/var/www/html/pub/sat-import/content/dist/rhel8/8.1/x86_64/appstream/kickstart/treeinfo
file has the following format:[general] ; WARNING.0 = This section provides compatibility with pre-productmd treeinfos. ; WARNING.1 = Read productmd documentation for details about new format. arch = x86_64 family = Red Hat Enterprise Linux name = Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1.0 packagedir = Packages platforms = x86_64,xen repository = . timestamp = 1571146127 variant = AppStream variants = AppStream version = 8.1.0 [header] type = productmd.treeinfo version = 1.2 [release] name = Red Hat Enterprise Linux short = RHEL version = 8.1.0 [tree] arch = x86_64 build_timestamp = 1571146127 platforms = x86_64,xen variants = AppStream [variant-AppStream] id = AppStream name = AppStream packages = Packages repository = . type = variant uid = AppStream
If you do not plan to use the mounted binary DVD ISO image, unmount and remove the directory:
# umount /mnt/iso # rmdir /mnt/iso
- In the Satellite web UI, enable the Kickstart repositories.