Red Hat SummitChapter 3. Removed functionality
This section lists functionality that has been removed in Red Hat Satellite 6.17.
3.1. Installation and upgrade
Running Satellite on RHEL 8 is no longer supported
You can no longer run Satellite and Capsules on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. Before upgrading to Satellite 6.17, make sure to upgrade the operating systems of your Satellite and Capsules to RHEL 9. For information on upgrading to RHEL 9, see Upgrading connected Red Hat Satellite to 6.16 and Upgrading disconnected Red Hat Satellite to 6.16.
Note that RHEL 8 is still supported on hosts.
Jira:SAT-29890, Jira:SAT-27387
postgresql-evr extension dependency
Red Hat Satellite no longer depends on the postgresql-evr extension.
- New installations no longer include this package.
- Existing environments with a local database automatically disable the extension during the upgrade. This package will be removed in a future release.
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External databases require administrators to manually follow the steps in the Foreman documentation to prepare for the removal of the
postgresql-evr extension.
Jira:SAT-20633[1]
Capsule port 8443 is no longer supported for client traffic
Port 8443, previously used when communicating through a Capsule, has been removed. It is no longer an accessible endpoint on Capsules. If your existing clients use port 8443, reconfigure them to use port 443 in one of the following ways:
- Remote execution
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The
katello-ca-consumerRPM -
Updating the
/etc/rhsm/rhsm.conffile: In the[server]section of the file, ensure that theportoption is set to443
Note that API access through port 443 is restricted to specific endpoints. The following paths are available:
-
https://<capsule.example.com>/rhsm/ -
https://<capsule.example.com>/redhat_access/
Deploying Red Hat Satellite on Amazon Web Services guide
The Deploying Red Hat Satellite on Amazon Web Services guide has been retired.
- AWS Deployment Scenarios has been moved to the Overview, concepts, and deployment considerations guide.
- AWS Requirements has been moved to the Installing Satellite Server in a connected network environment.
3.2. Security and authentication
OVAL-only contents and policies
Management of the Open Vulnerability and Assessment Language (OVAL) contents and policies, which were provided as Technology Previews, are no longer available. If you used an OVAL policy on your clients, you must reconfigure them.
3.3. Host provisioning and management
Telemetry disablement in Convert2RHEL job templates
You cannot disable telemetry when you use the Convert2RHEL utility.
use-slaac host parameter
The use-slaac host parameter has been removed. Host network interfaces in IPv6 environments are now configured automatically.
3.4. Backup and restore
Snapshot backup
satellite-maintain no longer supports snapshot backups. You can use online backups instead.
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