Chapter 2. Preparing Capsule Servers for load balancing

Procedure

1. In the Satellite web UI, navigate to Hosts > Register Host.
2. From the Activation Keys list, select the activation keys to assign to your host.
3. Click Generate to create the registration command.
4. Click on the files icon to copy the command to your clipboard.
5. Connect to your host using SSH and run the registration command.
6. Check the /etc/yum.repos.d/redhat.repo file and ensure that the appropriate repositories have been enabled.

Procedure

1. Generate the host registration command:

   $ hammer host-registration generate-command \
   --activation-keys "My_Activation_Key"

   If your hosts do not trust the SSL certificate of Satellite Server, you can disable SSL validation by adding the --insecure flag to the registration command.

   $ hammer host-registration generate-command \
   --activation-keys "My_Activation_Key" \
   --insecure true

2. Connect to your host using SSH and run the registration command.
3. Check the /etc/yum.repos.d/redhat.repo file and ensure that the appropriate repositories have been enabled.

Procedure

1. Generate the host registration command using the Satellite API:

   # curl -X POST https://satellite.example.com/api/registration_commands \
   --user "My_User_Name" \
   -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
   -d '{ "registration_command": { "activation_keys": ["My_Activation_Key_1, My_Activation_Key_2"] }}'

   If your hosts do not trust the SSL certificate of Satellite Server, you can disable SSL validation by adding the --insecure flag to the registration command.

   # curl -X POST https://satellite.example.com/api/registration_commands \
   --user "My_User_Name" \
   -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
   -d '{ "registration_command": { "activation_keys": ["My_Activation_Key_1, My_Activation_Key_2"], "insecure": true }}'

   Use an activation key to simplify specifying the environments. For more information, see Managing Activation Keys in Managing content.

   To enter a password as a command line argument, use username:password syntax. Keep in mind this can save the password in the shell history. Alternatively, you can use a temporary personal access token instead of a password. To generate a token in the Satellite web UI, navigate to My Account > Personal Access Tokens.

2. Connect to your host using SSH and run the registration command.
3. Check the /etc/yum.repos.d/redhat.repo file and ensure that the appropriate repositories have been enabled.