Chapter 6. Managing application lifecycles

Procedure

1. In the Satellite web UI, navigate to Content > Lifecycle > Lifecycle Environments.
2. Click New Environment Path to start a new application lifecycle.
3. In the Name field, enter a name for your environment.
4. In the Description field, enter a description for your environment.
5. Click Save.
6. Optional: To add an environment to the environment path, click Add New Environment, complete the Name and Description fields, and select the prior environment from the Prior Environment list.

CLI procedure

1. To create an environment path, enter the hammer lifecycle-environment create command and specify the Library environment with the --prior option:

   # hammer lifecycle-environment create \
   --name "Environment Path Name" \
   --description "Environment Path Description" \
   --prior "Library" \
   --organization "My_Organization"

2. Optional: To add an environment to the environment path, enter the hammer lifecycle-environment create command and specify the parent environment with the --prior option:

   # hammer lifecycle-environment create \
   --name "Environment Name" \
   --description "Environment Description" \
   --prior "Prior Environment Name" \
   --organization "My_Organization"

3. To view the chain of the lifecycle environment, enter the following command:

   # hammer lifecycle-environment paths --organization "My_Organization"

Procedure

1. In the Satellite web UI, navigate to Infrastructure > Capsules, and select the Capsule that you want to add a lifecycle to.
2. Click Edit and click the Lifecycle Environments tab.
3. From the left menu, select the lifecycle environments that you want to add to Capsule and click Submit.
4. To synchronize the content on the Capsule, click the Overview tab and click Synchronize.

5. Select either Optimized Sync or Complete Sync.

   For definitions of each synchronization type, see Recovering a Repository.

CLI procedure

1. To display a list of all Capsule Servers, on Satellite Server, enter the following command:

   # hammer capsule list

   Note the Capsule ID of the Capsule to which you want to add a lifecycle.

2. Using the ID, verify the details of your Capsule:

   # hammer capsule info \
   --id My_capsule_ID

3. To view the lifecycle environments available for your Capsule Server, enter the following command and note the ID and the organization name:

   # hammer capsule content available-lifecycle-environments \
   --id My_capsule_ID

4. Add the lifecycle environment to your Capsule Server:

   # hammer capsule content add-lifecycle-environment \
   --id My_capsule_ID \
   --lifecycle-environment-id My_Lifecycle_Environment_ID
   --organization "My_Organization"

   Repeat for each lifecycle environment you want to add to Capsule Server.

5. Synchronize the content from Satellite to Capsule.

   • To synchronize all content from your Satellite Server environment to Capsule Server, enter the following command:

     # hammer capsule content synchronize \
     --id My_capsule_ID

   • To synchronize a specific lifecycle environment from your Satellite Server to Capsule Server, enter the following command:

     # hammer capsule content synchronize \
     --id My_capsule_ID
     --lifecycle-environment-id My_Lifecycle_Environment_ID

   • To synchronize all content from your Satellite Server to your Capsule Server without checking metadata:

     # hammer capsule content synchronize \
     --id My_capsule_ID \
     --skip-metadata-check true

     This equals selecting Complete Sync in the Satellite web UI.

Procedure

1. In the Satellite web UI, navigate to Content > Lifecycle Environments.
2. Click the name of the lifecycle environment that you want to remove, and then click Remove Environment.
3. Click Remove to remove the environment.

CLI procedure

1. List the lifecycle environments for your organization and note the name of the lifecycle environment you want to remove:

   # hammer lifecycle-environment list \
   --organization "My_Organization"

2. Use the hammer lifecycle-environment delete command to remove an environment:

   # hammer lifecycle-environment delete \
   --name "My_Environment" \
   --organization "My_Organization"

Procedure

1. In the Satellite web UI, navigate to Infrastructure > Capsules, and select the Capsule that you want to remove a lifecycle from.
2. Click Edit and click the Lifecycle Environments tab.
3. From the right menu, select the lifecycle environments that you want to remove from Capsule, and then click Submit.
4. To synchronize Capsule’s content, click the Overview tab, and then click Synchronize.
5. Select either Optimized Sync or Complete Sync.

CLI procedure

1. Select Capsule Server that you want from the list and take note of its id:

   # hammer capsule list

2. To verify Capsule Server’s details, enter the following command:

   # hammer capsule info \
   --id My_Capsule_ID

3. Verify the list of lifecycle environments currently attached to Capsule Server and take note of the Environment ID:

   # hammer capsule content lifecycle-environments \
   --id My_Capsule_ID

4. Remove the lifecycle environment from Capsule Server:

   # hammer capsule content remove-lifecycle-environment \
   --id My_Capsule_ID \
   --lifecycle-environment-id My_Lifecycle_Environment_ID

   Repeat this step for every lifecycle environment that you want to remove from Capsule Server.

5. Synchronize the content from Satellite Server’s environment to Capsule Server:

   # hammer capsule content synchronize \
   --id My_Capsule_ID