3.3. Enabling the Satellite Tools 6.8 Repository
The Satellite Tools 6.8 repository provides the katello-agent, katello-host-tools, and puppet packages for clients registered to Satellite Server.
Prerequisites
- Ensure that you import all content ISO images that you require into Satellite Server.
Procedure
- In the Satellite web UI, navigate to Content > Red Hat Repositories.
- Use the Search field to enter the following repository name: Satellite Tools 6.8 (for RHEL 7 Server) (RPMs).
In the Available Repositories pane, click on Satellite Tools 6.8 (for RHEL 7 Server) (RPMs) to expand the repository set.
If the Satellite Tools 6.8 items are not visible, it may be because they are not included in the Subscription Manifest obtained from the Customer Portal. To correct that, log in to the Customer Portal, add these repositories, download the Subscription Manifest and import it into Satellite.
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For the
x86_64entry, click the Enable icon to enable the repository.
Enable the Satellite Tools 6.8 repository for every supported major version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux running on your hosts. After enabling a Red Hat repository, a Product for this repository is automatically created.
For CLI Users
Enable the Satellite Tools 6.8 repository using the
hammer repository-set enablecommand:# hammer repository-set enable --organization "initial_organization_name" \ --product 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server' \ --basearch='x86_64' \ --name 'Red Hat Satellite Tools 6.8 (for RHEL 7 Server) (RPMs)'