Chapter 15. Synchronizing Content Between Satellite Servers

Procedure

1. Navigate to Content > Content Views. Click Create New View.
2. In the Name field, enter Export_CV.
3. Click Save.
4. In the Repository Selection area, select the repositories to be added to the CV and click Add Repositories.
5. Navigate to Yum Content > Filters and click New Filter.
6. In the Name field, enter Non-errata Products.
7. From the Content type list, select Package.
8. From the Inclusion type list, select Include.
9. In the Description field, enter Include all non-errata Products.
10. Click Save.
11. Select the Include all RPMs with no errata check box.
12. Navigate to Yum Content > Filters and click New Filter.
13. In the Name field, enter Erratas until YYYY-MM-DD.
14. From the Content type list, select Erratum - Date and Type.
15. From the Inclusion type list, select Include.
16. In the Description field, enter Include errata products until YYYY-MM-DD.
17. Click Save.
18. In the Errata Type area, select all Security, Enhancement and Bugfix errata types.
19. Select the Updated On check box in Data type.
20. Fill in the Start Date and End Date fields to configure the date range of Products for the filter.
21. Click Save.
22. Click Publish New Version, fill in the date ranges of repositories into the Description field. Clear the Force Yum Metadata Regeneration check box.
23. Click Save to publish the CV version ready for exporting.

For CLI Users

1. Enter the hammer content-view create command to create a new CV:

   # hammer content-view create \
   --name "Export_CV" \
   --organization "Default Organization"

2. Enter the hammer content-view add-repository command to add repositories to the CV:

   # hammer content-view add-repository \
   --name "Export_CV" \
   --product "Red Hat Satellite" \
   --repository "Red Hat Satellite Tools 6 for RHEL 7 Server RPMs x86_64" \
   --organization "Default Organization"
   # hammer content-view add-repository \
   --name "Export_CV" \
   --product "Red Hat Satellite Capsule" \
   --repository "Red Hat Satellite Capsule Tools 6.2 for RHEL 7 Server RPMs x86_64" \
   --organization "Default Organization"

3. Enter the hammer content-view filter create command to create a filter for including non-errata packages:

   # hammer content-view filter create \
   --content-view "Export_CV" \
   --inclusion true \
   --name "Non-errata_Products" \
   --type rpm \
   --original-packages true \
   --organization "Default Organization"

4. Enter the hammer content-view filter create command to create a filter for including errata packages:

   # hammer content-view filter create \
   --content-view "Export_CV" \
   --inclusion true \
   --name "Erratas until YYYY-MM-DD" \
   --type erratum \
   --organization "Default Organization"

5. Enter the hammer content-view filter rule create command to create a rule defining the date range:

   # hammer content-view filter rule create \
   --content-view "Export_CV" \
   --content-view-filter "Erratas until YYYY-MM-DD" \
   --end-date YYYY-MM-DD \
   --types security,enhancement,bugfix \
   --organization "Default Organization"

6. Enter the hammer content-view publish command to publish the CV version ready for exporting. It is recommended to fill in the date ranges of repositories under the --description option.

   # hammer content-view publish \
   --name "Export_CV" \
   --description "Repositories until YYYY-MM-DD" \
   --force-yum-metadata-regeneration true \
   --async \
   --organization "Default Organization"

1. Enter the hammer content-view version list command to determine which version of a Content View to export:

   $ hammer content-view version list --organization "Default Organization"

2. Enter the hammer content-view version export command to export a version of a Content View. This command exports content to the directory specified in pulp_export_destination setting. For more information, see Section 15.1, “Configuring an Export Destination”.

   # hammer content-view version export --id 3

To Import a Content View:

1. Copy the exported directory to the /var/www/html/pub/export/ directory on the Satellite Server where you want to import content.
2. In the web UI, navigate to Content > Subscriptions.
3. Select Manage Manifests.

4. On the Import/Remove Manifest tab, set the Red Hat CDN URL address field to match the location of a content directory and a listing file within the exported Content View.

   For example, if the exported CV is located in /var/www/html/pub/export/Default_Organization-Export_CV-v1.0, set the URL to the following form:

   http://satellite.example.com/pub/export/Default_Organization-Export_CV-v1.0/Default_Organization/content_views/Export_CV/1.0/`

5. Click Save.
6. Navigate to Content > Red Hat Repositories and enable the exported repository.

7. On the Satellite Server where you import content, enter the hammer organization update command to add new repositories to an organization. Set the redhat-repository-url option to the directory corresponding to the version you want within the exported Content View.

   $ hammer organization update \
   --name "Default Organization" \
   --redhat-repository-url \
   http://satellite.example.com/pub/export/Default_Organization-Export_CV-v1.0/Default_Organization/content_views/Export_CV/1.0/
   
   Organization updated

Procedure

1. Enter the hammer repository list command to list the repositories which can be exported and identify their IDs, which are used in the export.

2. Enter the hammer repository export command to export content from your Satellite Server. This command exports content to the directory specified in pulp_export_destination setting.

   # hammer repository export --id 1

Procedure

1. Copy the exported directory to the /var/www/html/pub/export/ directory on the Satellite Server where you want to import a repository.
2. In the web UI, navigate to Content > Subscriptions.
3. Select Manage Manifests.

4. On the Import/Remove Manifest tab, set the Red Hat CDN URL address field to match the location of a content directory and a listing file within the exported repository.

   For example, if the exported repository is located in /var/www/html/pub/export/Default_Organization-Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux_7_Server_RPMs_x68_64, set the URL to the following form:

   http://satellite.example.com/pub/export/Default_Organization-Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux_7_Server_RPMs_x68_64/Default_Organization/Library/`.

5. Click Save.
6. Navigate to Content > Red Hat Repositories and enable the exported repository.