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Upgrading and Updating Red Hat Satellite

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Red Hat Satellite 6.13

Upgrading and updating Red Hat Satellite Server and Capsule Server

Red Hat Satellite Documentation Team

Abstract

This guide describes upgrading and updating Red Hat Satellite Server, Capsule Server, and hosts.

Preface

In this guide, the terms upgrade, update, and migrate have the following meanings:

Upgrading
The process of advancing your Satellite Server and Capsule Server installations from a y-stream release to the next, for example Satellite 6.12 to Satellite 6.13. For more information, see Chapter 1, Upgrading Overview.
Updating
The process of advancing your Satellite Server and Capsule Server installations from a z-stream release to the next, for example Satellite 6.13.0 to Satellite 6.13.1. For more information, see Chapter 3, Updating Satellite Server and Capsule Server.
Migrating
The process of moving an existing Satellite installation to a new instance.

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Chapter 1. Upgrading Overview

Review prerequisites and available upgrade paths below before upgrading your current Red Hat Satellite installation to Red Hat Satellite 6.13.

For interactive upgrade instructions, you can also use the Red Hat Satellite Upgrade Helper on the Red Hat Customer Portal. This application provides you with an exact guide to match your current version number. You can find instructions that are specific to your upgrade path, as well as steps to prevent known issues. For more information, see Satellite Upgrade Helper on the Red Hat Customer Portal.

Note that you can upgrade Capsules separately from Satellite. For more information, see Section 1.4, “Upgrading Capsules Separately from Satellite”.

1.1. Prerequisites

Upgrading to Satellite 6.13 affects your entire Satellite infrastructure. Before proceeding, complete the following:

  • Read the Red Hat Satellite 6.13 Release Notes.
  • Plan your upgrade path. For more information, see Section 1.2, “Upgrade Paths”.

  • Plan for the required downtime. Satellite services are shut down during the upgrade. The upgrade process duration might vary depending on your hardware configuration, network speed, and the amount of data that is stored on the server.

    Upgrading Satellite takes approximately 1 – 2 hours.

    Upgrading Capsule takes approximately 10 – 30 minutes.

  • Ensure that you have sufficient storage space on your server. For more information, see Preparing your Environment for Installation in Installing Satellite Server in a Connected Network Environment and Preparing your Environment for Installation in Installing Capsule Server.
  • Back up your Satellite Server and all Capsule Servers. For more information, see Backing Up Satellite Server and Capsule Server in Administering Red Hat Satellite.
  • Plan for updating any scripts you use that contain Satellite API commands because some API commands differ between versions of Satellite.

Ensure that all Satellite Servers are on the same version.

Warning

If you customize configuration files, manually or using a tool such as Hiera, these changes are overwritten when the installation script runs during upgrading or updating. You can use the --noop option with the satellite-installer script to test for changes. For more information, see the Red Hat Knowledgebase solution How to use the noop option to check for changes in Satellite config files during an upgrade.

1.2. Upgrade Paths

You can upgrade to Red Hat Satellite 6.13 from Red Hat Satellite 6.12.

Satellite Servers and Capsule Servers on earlier versions must first be upgraded to Satellite 6.12. For more information, see the Upgrading and Updating Red Hat Satellite to 6.12.

High-Level Upgrade Steps

The high-level steps in upgrading Satellite to 6.13 are as follows:

  1. Upgrade Satellite Server to 6.13. For more information, see Section 2.1, “Upgrading Satellite Server”.
  2. Upgrade all Capsule Servers to 6.13. For more information, see Section 2.3, “Upgrading Capsule Servers”.

1.3. Following the Progress of the Upgrade

Because of the lengthy upgrade time, use a utility such as tmux to suspend and reattach a communication session. You can then check the upgrade progress without staying connected to the command shell continuously. For more information, see the tmux manual page.

If you lose connection to the command shell where the upgrade command is running you can see the logs in /var/log/foreman-installer/satellite.log to check if the process completed successfully.

1.4. Upgrading Capsules Separately from Satellite

You can upgrade Satellite to version 6.13 and keep Capsules at version 6.12 until you have the capacity to upgrade them too.

All the functionality that worked previously works on 6.12 Capsules. However, the functionality added in the 6.13 release will not work until you upgrade Capsules to 6.13.

Upgrading Capsules after upgrading Satellite can be useful in the following example scenarios:

  1. If you want to have several smaller outage windows instead of one larger window.
  2. If Capsules in your organization are managed by several teams and are located in different locations.
  3. If you use a load-balanced configuration, you can upgrade one load-balanced Capsule and keep other load-balanced Capsules at one version lower. This allows you to upgrade all Capsules one after another without any outage.

Chapter 2. Upgrading Red Hat Satellite

Use the following procedures to upgrade your existing Red Hat Satellite to Red Hat Satellite 6.13:

  1. Review Section 1.1, “Prerequisites”.
  2. Section 2.1, “Upgrading Satellite Server”
  3. Section 2.2, “Synchronizing the New Repositories”
  4. Section 2.3, “Upgrading Capsule Servers”

2.1. Upgrading Satellite Server

This section describes how to upgrade Satellite Server from 6.12 to 6.13. You can upgrade from any minor version of Satellite Server 6.12.

Before You Begin

  • Note that you can upgrade Capsules separately from Satellite. For more information, see Section 1.4, “Upgrading Capsules Separately from Satellite”.
  • Review and update your firewall configuration prior to upgrading your Satellite Server. For more information, see Preparing your environment for installation in Installing Satellite Server in a Connected Network Environment.
  • Ensure that you do not delete the manifest from the Customer Portal or in the Satellite web UI because this removes all the entitlements of your content hosts.
  • If you have edited any of the default templates, back up the files either by cloning or exporting them. Cloning is the recommended method because that prevents them being overwritten in future updates or upgrades. To confirm if a template has been edited, you can view its History before you upgrade or view the changes in the audit log after an upgrade. In the Satellite web UI, navigate to Monitor > Audits and search for the template to see a record of changes made. If you use the export method, restore your changes by comparing the exported template and the default template, manually applying your changes.

Capsule Considerations

  • If you use Content Views to control updates to a Capsule Server’s base operating system, or for Capsule Server repository, you must publish updated versions of those Content Views.
  • Note that Satellite Server upgraded from 6.12 to 6.13 can use Capsule Servers still at 6.12.
Warning

If you implemented custom certificates, you must retain the content of both the /root/ssl-build directory and the directory in which you created any source files associated with your custom certificates.

Failure to retain these files during an upgrade causes the upgrade to fail. If these files have been deleted, they must be restored from a backup in order for the upgrade to proceed.

Upgrade Scenarios

You cannot upgrade a self-registered Satellite. You must migrate a self-registered Satellite to the Red Hat Content Delivery Network (CDN) and then perform the upgrade.

FIPS mode

You cannot upgrade Satellite Server from a RHEL base system that is not operating in FIPS mode to a RHEL base system that is operating in FIPS mode.

To run Satellite Server on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux base system operating in FIPS mode, you must install Satellite on a freshly provisioned RHEL base system operating in FIPS mode. For more information, see Preparing your environment for installation in Installing Satellite Server in a Connected Network Environment.

2.1.1. Upgrading a Connected Satellite Server

Use this procedure for a Satellite Server with access to the public internet

Warning

If you customize configuration files, manually or using a tool such as Hiera, these changes are overwritten when the installation script runs during upgrading or updating. You can use the --noop option with the satellite-installer script to test for changes. For more information, see the Red Hat Knowledgebase solution How to use the noop option to check for changes in Satellite config files during an upgrade.

Upgrade Satellite Server

  1. Stop all Satellite services: 

    # satellite-maintain service stop

  2. Take a snapshot or create a backup:

    • On a virtual machine, take a snapshot.
    • On a physical machine, create a backup.

  3. Start all Satellite services: 

    # satellite-maintain service start
  4. Optional: If you made manual edits to DNS or DHCP configuration in the /etc/zones.conf or /etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf files, back up the configuration files because the installer only supports one domain or subnet, and therefore restoring changes from these backups might be required.

  5. Optional: If you made manual edits to DNS or DHCP configuration files and do not want to overwrite the changes, enter the following command: 

    # satellite-installer --foreman-proxy-dns-managed=false \
--foreman-proxy-dhcp-managed=false
  6. In the Satellite web UI, navigate to Hosts > Discovered hosts. On the Discovered Hosts page, power off and then delete the discovered hosts. From the Select an Organization menu, select each organization in turn and repeat the process to power off and delete the discovered hosts. Make a note to reboot these hosts when the upgrade is complete.

  7. Ensure that the Satellite Maintenance repository is enabled: 

    # subscription-manager repos --enable \
satellite-maintenance-6.13-for-rhel-8-x86_64-rpms

  8. Enable the maintenance module: 

    # dnf module enable satellite-maintenance:el8

  9. Check the available versions to confirm the version you want is listed: 

    # satellite-maintain upgrade list-versions

  10. Use the health check option to determine if the system is ready for upgrade. When prompted, enter the hammer admin user credentials to configure satellite-maintain with hammer credentials. These changes are applied to the /etc/foreman-maintain/foreman-maintain-hammer.yml file. 

    # satellite-maintain upgrade check --target-version 6.13

    Review the results and address any highlighted error conditions before performing the upgrade.

  11. Because of the lengthy upgrade time, use a utility such as tmux to suspend and reattach a communication session. You can then check the upgrade progress without staying connected to the command shell continuously.

    If you lose connection to the command shell where the upgrade command is running you can see the logged messages in the /var/log/foreman-installer/satellite.log file to check if the process completed successfully.

  12. Perform the upgrade: 

    # satellite-maintain upgrade run --target-version 6.13

  13. Determine if the system needs a reboot: 

    # dnf needs-restarting --reboothint

  14. Optional: If the previous command told you to reboot, then reboot the system: 

    # reboot

2.1.2. Upgrading a Disconnected Satellite Server

Use this procedure if your Satellite Server is not connected to the Red Hat Content Delivery Network.

Warning
  • If you customized configuration files, either manually or using a tool such as Hiera, these changes are overwritten when you enter the satellite-maintain command during upgrading or updating. You can use the --noop option with the satellite-installer command to review the changes that are applied during upgrading or updating. For more information, see the Red Hat Knowledgebase solution How to use the noop option to check for changes in Satellite config files during an upgrade.

  • The hammer import and export commands have been replaced with hammer content-import and hammer content-export tooling.

    If you have scripts that are using hammer content-view version export, hammer content-view version export-legacy, hammer repository export, or their respective import commands, you have to adjust them to use the hammer content-export command instead, along with its respective import command.

  • If you implemented custom certificates, you must retain the content of both the /root/ssl-build directory and the directory in which you created any source files associated with your custom certificates.

    Failure to retain these files during an upgrade causes the upgrade to fail. If these files have been deleted, they must be restored from a backup in order for the upgrade to proceed.

Before You Begin

  • Review and update your firewall configuration before upgrading your Satellite Server. For more information, see Ports and Firewalls Requirements in Installing Satellite Server in a Disconnected Network Environment.
  • Ensure that you do not delete the manifest from the Customer Portal or in the Satellite web UI because this removes all the entitlements of your content hosts.
  • Back up and remove all Foreman hooks before upgrading. Reinstate hooks only after Satellite is known to be working after the upgrade is complete.
  • All Satellite Servers must be on the same version.

Upgrade Disconnected Satellite Server

  1. Stop all Satellite services: 

    # satellite-maintain service stop

  2. Take a snapshot or create a backup:

    • On a virtual machine, take a snapshot.
    • On a physical machine, create a backup.

  3. Start all Satellite services: 

    # satellite-maintain service start
  4. Optional: If you made manual edits to DNS or DHCP configuration in the /etc/zones.conf or /etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf files, back up the configuration files because the installer only supports one domain or subnet, and therefore restoring changes from these backups might be required.

  5. Optional: If you made manual edits to DNS or DHCP configuration files and do not want to overwrite the changes, enter the following command: 

    # satellite-installer --foreman-proxy-dns-managed=false \
--foreman-proxy-dhcp-managed=false
  6. In the Satellite web UI, navigate to Hosts > Discovered hosts. If there are discovered hosts available, turn them off and then delete all entries under the Discovered hosts page. Select all other organizations in turn using the organization setting menu and repeat this action as required. Reboot these hosts after the upgrade has completed.

  7. Remove old repositories: 

    # rm /etc/yum.repos.d/*
  8. Obtain the latest ISO files by following the Downloading the Binary DVD Images procedure in Installing Satellite Server in a Disconnected Network Environment.

  9. Create directories to serve as a mount point, mount the ISO images, and configure the rhel8 repository by following the Configuring the Base Operating System with Offline Repositories in RHEL 8 procedure in Installing Satellite Server in a Disconnected Network Environment.

    Do not install or update any packages at this stage.

  10. Configure the Satellite 6.13 repository from the ISO file.

    1. Copy the ISO file’s repository data file for the Red Hat Satellite packages: 

      # cp /media/sat6/Satellite/media.repo /etc/yum.repos.d/satellite.repo

    2. Edit the /etc/yum.repos.d/satellite.repo file: 

      # vi /etc/yum.repos.d/satellite.repo

      1. Change the default InstallMedia repository name to Satellite-6.13: 

        [Satellite-6.13]

      2. Add the baseurl directive: 

        baseurl=file:///media/sat6/Satellite

  11. Configure the Red Hat Satellite Maintenance repository from the ISO file.

    1. Copy the ISO file’s repository data file for Red Hat Satellite Maintenance packages: 

      # cp /media/sat6/Maintenance/media.repo /etc/yum.repos.d/satellite-maintenance.repo

    2. Edit the /etc/yum.repos.d/satellite-maintenance.repo file: 

      # vi /etc/yum.repos.d/satellite-maintenance.repo

      1. Change the default InstallMedia repository name to Satellite-Maintenance: 

        [Satellite-Maintenance]

      2. Add the baseurl directive: 

        baseurl=file:///media/sat6/Maintenance/

  12. Enable the maintenance module: 

    # dnf module enable satellite-maintenance:el8

  13. Because of the lengthy upgrade time, use a utility such as tmux to suspend and reattach a communication session. You can then check the upgrade progress without staying connected to the command shell continuously.

    If you lose connection to the command shell where the upgrade command is running you can see the logs in /var/log/foreman-installer/satellite.log to check if the process completed successfully.

  14. Check the available versions to confirm the version you want is listed: 

    # satellite-maintain upgrade list-versions

  15. Use the health check option to determine if the system is ready for upgrade. When prompted, enter the hammer admin user credentials to configure satellite-maintain with hammer credentials. These changes are applied to the /etc/foreman-maintain/foreman-maintain-hammer.yml file. 

    # satellite-maintain upgrade check --target-version 6.13 \
--whitelist="repositories-validate,repositories-setup"

    Review the results and address any highlighted error conditions before performing the upgrade.

  16. Perform the upgrade: 

    # satellite-maintain upgrade run --target-version 6.13 \
--whitelist="repositories-validate,repositories-setup"

    If the script fails due to missing or outdated packages, you must download and install these separately. For more information, see Resolving Package Dependency Errors in Installing Satellite Server in a Disconnected Network Environment.

  17. Determine if the system needs a reboot: 

    # dnf needs-restarting --reboothint

  18. Optional: If the previous command told you to reboot, then reboot the system: 

    # reboot
  19. Optional: If you made manual edits to DNS or DHCP configuration files, check and restore any changes required to the DNS and DHCP configuration files using the backups that you made.

  20. If you make changes in the previous step, restart Satellite services: 

    # satellite-maintain service restart

  21. If you have the OpenSCAP plug-in installed, but do not have the default OpenSCAP content available, enter the following command. 

    # foreman-rake foreman_openscap:bulk_upload:default
  22. In the Satellite web UI, go to Configure > Discovery Rules and associate selected organizations and locations with discovery rules.

2.2. Synchronizing the New Repositories

You must enable and synchronize the new 6.13 repositories before you can upgrade Capsule Servers and Satellite clients.

Procedure

  1. In the Satellite web UI, navigate to Content > Red Hat Repositories.
  2. Toggle the Recommended Repositories switch to the On position.

  3. From the list of results, expand the following repositories and click the Enable icon to enable the repositories:

    • To upgrade Satellite clients, enable the Red Hat Satellite Client 6 repositories for all Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions that clients use.

    • If you have Capsule Servers, to upgrade them, enable the following repositories too:

      Red Hat Satellite Capsule 6.13 (for RHEL 8 x86_64) (RPMs)

      Red Hat Satellite Maintenance 6.13 (for RHEL 8 x86_64) (RPMs)

      Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (for x86_64 – BaseOS) (RPMs)

      Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (for x86_64 – AppStream) (RPMs)

    Note

    If the 6.13 repositories are not available, refresh the Red Hat Subscription Manifest. In the Satellite web UI, navigate to Content > Subscriptions, click Manage Manifest, then click Refresh.

  4. In the Satellite web UI, navigate to Content > Sync Status.
  5. Click the arrow next to the product to view the available repositories.
  6. Select the repositories for 6.13. Note that Red Hat Satellite Client 6 does not have a 6.13 version. Choose Red Hat Satellite Client 6 instead.

  7. Click Synchronize Now.

    Important

    If an error occurs when you try to synchronize a repository, refresh the manifest. If the problem persists, raise a support request. Do not delete the manifest from the Customer Portal or in the Satellite web UI; this removes all the entitlements of your content hosts.

  8. If you use Content Views to control updates to the base operating system of Capsule Server, update those Content Views with new repositories, publish, and promote their updated versions. For more information, see Managing Content Views in Managing Content.

2.3. Upgrading Capsule Servers

This section describes how to upgrade Capsule Servers from 6.12 to 6.13.

Before You Begin

  • You must upgrade Satellite Server before you can upgrade any Capsule Servers. Note that you can upgrade Capsules separately from Satellite. For more information, see Section 1.4, “Upgrading Capsules Separately from Satellite”.
  • Ensure the Red Hat Satellite Capsule 6.13 repository is enabled in Satellite Server and synchronized.
  • Ensure that you synchronize the required repositories on Satellite Server. For more information, see Section 2.2, “Synchronizing the New Repositories”.
  • If you use Content Views to control updates to the base operating system of Capsule Server, update those Content Views with new repositories, publish, and promote their updated versions. For more information, see Managing Content Views in Managing Content.
  • Ensure the Capsule’s base system is registered to the newly upgraded Satellite Server.
  • Ensure the Capsule has the correct organization and location settings in the newly upgraded Satellite Server.
  • Review and update your firewall configuration prior to upgrading your Capsule Server. For more information, see Preparing Your Environment for Capsule Installation in Installing Capsule Server.
Warning

If you implemented custom certificates, you must retain the content of both the /root/ssl-build directory and the directory in which you created any source files associated with your custom certificates.

Failure to retain these files during an upgrade causes the upgrade to fail. If these files have been deleted, they must be restored from a backup in order for the upgrade to proceed.

Upgrading Capsule Servers

  1. Create a backup.

  2. Clean yum cache: 

    # yum clean metadata
  3. Synchronize the satellite-capsule-6.13-for-rhel-8-x86_64-rpms repository in the Satellite Server.
  4. Publish and promote a new version of the content view with which the Capsule is registered.

  5. The rubygem-foreman_maintain is installed from the Satellite Maintenance repository or upgraded from the Satellite Maintenance repository if currently installed.

    Ensure Capsule has access to satellite-maintenance-6.13-for-rhel-8-x86_64-rpms and execute: 

    # satellite-maintain self-upgrade

  6. On Capsule Server, verify that the foreman_url setting points to the Satellite FQDN: 

    # grep foreman_url /etc/foreman-proxy/settings.yml

  7. Check the available versions to confirm the version you want is listed: 

    # satellite-maintain upgrade list-versions

  8. Because of the lengthy upgrade time, use a utility such as tmux to suspend and reattach a communication session. You can then check the upgrade progress without staying connected to the command shell continuously.

    If you lose connection to the command shell where the upgrade command is running you can see the logged messages in the /var/log/foreman-installer/capsule.log file to check if the process completed successfully.

  9. Use the health check option to determine if the system is ready for upgrade: 

    # satellite-maintain upgrade check --target-version 6.13

    Review the results and address any highlighted error conditions before performing the upgrade.

  10. Perform the upgrade: 

    # satellite-maintain upgrade run --target-version 6.13

  11. Determine if the system needs a reboot: 

    # dnf needs-restarting --reboothint

  12. Optional: If the previous command told you to reboot, then reboot the system: 

    # reboot
  13. Optional: If you made manual edits to DNS or DHCP configuration files, check and restore any changes required to the DNS and DHCP configuration files using the backups made earlier.
  14. Optional: If you use custom repositories, ensure that you enable these custom repositories after the upgrade completes.

2.4. Upgrading the External Database

You can upgrade an external database from Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 while upgrading Satellite from 6.12 to 6.13.

Prerequisites

  • Create a new Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 based host for PostgreSQL server that follows the external database on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 documentation. For more information, see Using External Databases with Satellite.

Procedure

  1. Create a backup.
  2. Restore the backup on the new server.

  3. If Satellite reaches the new database server via the old name, no further changes are required. Otherwise reconfigure Satellite to use the new name: 

    # satellite-installer \
--foreman-db-host newpostgres.example.com \
--katello-candlepin-db-host newpostgres.example.com \
--foreman-proxy-content-pulpcore-postgresql-host newpostgres.example.com

Chapter 3. Updating Satellite Server and Capsule Server

Use this chapter to update your existing Satellite Server and Capsule Server to a new patch version, for example, from 6.13.0 to 6.13.1.

Updates patch security vulnerabilities and minor issues discovered after code is released, and are often fast and non-disruptive to your operating environment.

Before updating, back up your Satellite Server and all Capsule Servers. For more information, see Backing Up Satellite Server and Capsule Server in Administering Red Hat Satellite.

3.1. Updating Satellite Server

Prerequisites

  • Ensure that you have synchronized Satellite Server repositories for Satellite, Capsule, and Satellite Client 6.
  • Ensure each external Capsule can be updated by promoting the updated repositories to all relevant Content Views.
Warning

If you customize configuration files, manually or using a tool such as Hiera, these changes are overwritten when the installation script runs during upgrading or updating. You can use the --noop option with the satellite-installer script to test for changes. For more information, see the Red Hat Knowledgebase solution How to use the noop option to check for changes in Satellite config files during an upgrade.

Updating Satellite Server to the Next Minor Version

To Update Satellite Server:

  1. Ensure the Satellite Maintenance repository is enabled: 

    # subscription-manager repos --enable \
satellite-maintenance-6.13-for-rhel-8-x86_64-rpms

  2. Check the available versions to confirm the next minor version is listed: 

    # satellite-maintain upgrade list-versions

  3. Use the health check option to determine if the system is ready for upgrade. On first use of this command, satellite-maintain prompts you to enter the hammer admin user credentials and saves them in the /etc/foreman-maintain/foreman-maintain-hammer.yml file. 

    # satellite-maintain upgrade check --target-version 6.13.z

    Review the results and address any highlighted error conditions before performing the upgrade.

  4. Because of the lengthy update time, use a utility such as tmux to suspend and reattach a communication session. You can then check the upgrade progress without staying connected to the command shell continuously.

    If you lose connection to the command shell where the upgrade command is running, you can see the logged messages in the /var/log/foreman-installer/satellite.log file to check if the process completed successfully.

  5. Perform the upgrade: 

    # satellite-maintain upgrade run --target-version 6.13.z

  6. Determine if the system needs a reboot: 

    # dnf needs-restarting --reboothint

  7. Optional: If the previous command told you to reboot, then reboot the system: 

    # reboot

3.2. Updating Disconnected Satellite Server

This section describes the steps needed to update in an Air-gapped Disconnected setup where the connected Satellite Server (which synchronizes content from CDN) is air gapped from a disconnected Satellite Server.

Complete the following steps on the connected Satellite Server.

  1. Ensure that you have synchronized the following repositories in your connected Satellite Server. 

    rhel-8-for-x86_64-baseos-rpms
rhel-8-for-x86_64-appstream-rpms
satellite-6.13-for-rhel-8-x86_64-rpms
satellite-maintenance-6.13-for-rhel-8-x86_64-rpms
  2. Download the debug certificate of the organization and store it locally at, for example, /etc/pki/katello/certs/org-debug-cert.pem or a location of your choosing. For more information, see Creating an Organization Debug Certificate in Administering Red Hat Satellite.

  3. Create a Yum configuration file under /etc/yum.repos.d, such as satellite-disconnected.repo, with the following contents: 

    [rhel-8-for-x86_64-baseos-rpms]
name=Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 for x86_64 - BaseOS (RPMs)
baseurl=https://satellite.example.com/pulp/content/My_Organization/Library/content/dist/rhel8/8/x86_64/baseos/os
enabled=1
sslclientcert = /etc/pki/katello/certs/org-debug-cert.pem
sslclientkey = /etc/pki/katello/certs/org-debug-cert.pem
sslcacert = /etc/pki/katello/certs/katello-server-ca.crt
sslverify = 1

[rhel-8-for-x86_64-appstream-rpms]
name=Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 for x86_64 - AppStream (RPMs)
baseurl=https://satellite.example.com/pulp/content/My_Organization/Library/content/dist/rhel8/8/x86_64/appstream/os
enabled=1
sslclientcert = /etc/pki/katello/certs/org-debug-cert.pem
sslclientkey = /etc/pki/katello/certs/org-debug-cert.pem
sslcacert = /etc/pki/katello/certs/katello-server-ca.crt
sslverify = 1

[satellite-6.13-for-rhel-8-x86_64-rpms]
name=Red Hat Satellite 6.13 for RHEL 8 RPMs x86_64
baseurl=https://satellite.example.com/pulp/content/My_Organization/Library/content/dist/layered/rhel8/x86_64/satellite/6.13/os
enabled=1
sslclientcert = /etc/pki/katello/certs/org-debug-cert.pem
sslclientkey = /etc/pki/katello/certs/org-debug-cert.pem
sslcacert = /etc/pki/katello/certs/katello-server-ca.crt

[satellite-maintenance-6.13-for-rhel-8-x86_64-rpms]
name=Red Hat Satellite Maintenance 6.13 for RHEL 8 RPMs x86_64
baseurl=https://satellite.example.com/pulp/content/My_Organization/Library/content/dist/layered/rhel8/x86_64/sat-maintenance/6.13/os
enabled=1
sslclientcert = /etc/pki/katello/certs/org-debug-cert.pem
sslclientkey = /etc/pki/katello/certs/org-debug-cert.pem
sslcacert = /etc/pki/katello/certs/katello-server-ca.crt
sslverify = 1
  4. In the configuration file, replace /etc/pki/katello/certs/org-debug-cert.pem in sslclientcert and sslclientkey with the location of the downloaded organization debug certificate.
  5. Update satellite.example.com with correct FQDN for your deployment.

  6. Replace My_Organization with the correct organization label in the baseurl. To obtain the organization label, enter the command: 

    # hammer organization list

  7. Enter the reposync command: 

    # reposync --delete --download-metadata -p ~/Satellite-repos -n \
 --disableplugin=foreman-protector \
 --repoid rhel-8-for-x86_64-baseos-rpms \
 --repoid rhel-8-for-x86_64-appstream-rpms \
 --repoid satellite-6.13-for-rhel-8-x86_64-rpms \
 --repoid satellite-maintenance-6.13-for-rhel-8-x86_64-rpms

    This downloads the contents of the repositories from the connected Satellite Server and stores them in the directory ~/Satellite-repos.

  8. Verify that the RPMs have been downloaded and the repository data directory is generated in each of the sub-directories of ~/Satellite-repos.

  9. Archive the contents of the directory 

    # cd ~
# tar czf Satellite-repos.tgz Satellite-repos
  10. Use the generated Satellite-repos.tgz file to upgrade in the disconnected Satellite Server.

Perform the following steps on the disconnected Satellite Server:

  1. Copy the generated Satellite-repos.tgz file to your disconnected Satellite Server

  2. Extract the archive to anywhere accessible by the root user. In the following example /root is the extraction location. 

    # cd /root
# tar zxf Satellite-repos.tgz

  3. Create a Yum configuration file under /etc/yum.repos.d, such as satellite-disconnected.repo, with the following contents: 

    [rhel-8-for-x86_64-baseos-rpms]
name=Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 for x86_64 - BaseOS (RPMs)
baseurl=file:///root/Satellite-repos/rhel-8-for-x86_64-baseos-rpms
enabled=1

[rhel-8-for-x86_64-appstream-rpms]
name=Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 for x86_64 - AppStream (RPMs)
baseurl=file:///root/Satellite-repos/rhel-8-for-x86_64-appstream-rpms
enabled=1

[satellite-6.13-for-rhel-8-x86_64-rpms]
name=Red Hat Satellite 6 for RHEL 8 Server RPMs x86_64
baseurl=file:///root/Satellite-repos/satellite-6.13-for-rhel-8-x86_64-rpms
enabled=1

[satellite-maintenance-6.13-for-rhel-8-x86_64-rpms]
name=Red Hat Satellite Maintenance 6 for RHEL 8 Server RPMs x86_64
baseurl=file:///root/Satellite-repos/satellite-maintenance-6.13-for-rhel-8-x86_64-rpms
enabled=1
  4. In the configuration file, replace the /root/Satellite-repos with the extracted location.

  5. Check the available versions to confirm the next minor version is listed: 

    # satellite-maintain upgrade list-versions

  6. Use the health check option to determine if the system is ready for upgrade. On first use of this command, satellite-maintain prompts you to enter the hammer admin user credentials and saves them in the /etc/foreman-maintain/foreman-maintain-hammer.yml file. 

    # satellite-maintain upgrade check --whitelist="check-upstream-repository,repositories-validate" --target-version 6.13.z
  7. Review the results and address any highlighted error conditions before performing the upgrade.

  8. Because of the lengthy update time, use a utility such as tmux to suspend and reattach a communication session. You can then check the upgrade progress without staying connected to the command shell continuously.

    If you lose connection to the command shell where the upgrade command is running, you can see the logged messages in the /var/log/foreman-installer/satellite.log file to check if the process completed successfully.

  9. Perform the upgrade: 

    # satellite-maintain upgrade run --whitelist="check-upstream-repository,repositories-setup,repositories-validate" --target-version 6.13.z

  10. Determine if the system needs a reboot: 

    # dnf needs-restarting --reboothint

  11. Optional: If the previous command told you to reboot, then reboot the system: 

    # reboot

3.3. Updating Capsule Server

Use this procedure to update Capsule Servers to the next minor version.

Procedure

  1. Ensure that the Satellite Maintenance repository is enabled: 

    # subscription-manager repos --enable \
satellite-maintenance-6.13-for-rhel-8-x86_64-rpms

  2. Check the available versions to confirm the next minor version is listed: 

    # satellite-maintain upgrade list-versions

  3. Use the health check option to determine if the system is ready for upgrade: 

    # satellite-maintain upgrade check --target-version 6.13.z

    Review the results and address any highlighted error conditions before performing the upgrade.

  4. Because of the lengthy update time, use a utility such as tmux to suspend and reattach a communication session. You can then check the upgrade progress without staying connected to the command shell continuously.

    If you lose connection to the command shell where the upgrade command is running, you can see the logged messages in the /var/log/foreman-installer/capsule.log file to check if the process completed successfully.

  5. Perform the upgrade: 

    # satellite-maintain upgrade run --target-version 6.13.z

  6. Determine if the system needs a reboot: 

    # dnf needs-restarting --reboothint

  7. Optional: If the previous command told you to reboot, then reboot the system: 

    # reboot

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