3.3.2. Migrating a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 System

Migrating a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 System

1. Enter the bootstrap command as follows with values suitable for your environment.

   For the --server option, specify the FQDN name of Satellite Server or Capsule Server. For --location, --organization, and --hostgroup options, use quoted names, not labels, as arguments to the options.

   # bootstrap.py --login=admin \
   --server satellite6.example.com \
   --location="Example Location" \
   --organization="Example Organization" \
   --hostgroup="Example Host Group" \
   --activationkey=activation_key

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   The script will prompt you for the password corresponding to the Satellite user name you entered with the --login option.

2. The script will run and send notices of progress to stdout. Watch for output prompting you to approve the Puppet certificate. For example:

   [NOTIFICATION], [2016-04-26 10:16:00], [Visit the UI and approve this certificate via Infrastructure->Capsules]
   [NOTIFICATION], [2016-04-26 10:16:00], [if auto-signing is disabled]
   [RUNNING], [2016-04-26 10:16:00], [/usr/bin/puppet agent --test --noop --tags no_such_tag --waitforcert 10]

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3. The client will wait until an administrator approves the Puppet certificate. Sign the Puppet certificate as follows:

   1. In the web UI, navigate to Infrastructure > Capsules.
   2. Select Certificates to the right of the name of the Capsule corresponding to the FQDN given with the --server option.
   3. In the Actions column select Sign to approve the client’s Puppet certificate.
   4. Return to the client to see the remainder of the bootstrap process completing.
4. In the web UI, navigate to Hosts > All hosts and ensure that the client is connected to the correct host group.