Chapter 2. Installing Satellite Server

Procedure

1. Identify the Pool ID of the Satellite Infrastructure subscription:

   # subscription-manager list --all --available --matches 'Red Hat Satellite Infrastructure Subscription'

   The command displays output similar to the following:

   Subscription Name:   Red Hat Satellite Infrastructure Subscription
   Provides:            Red Hat Satellite
                         Red Hat Software Collections (for RHEL Server)
                         Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for x86_64
                         Red Hat Ansible Engine
                         Red Hat Enterprise Linux Load Balancer (for RHEL Server)
                         Red Hat
                         Red Hat Software Collections (for RHEL Server)
                         Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
                         Red Hat Satellite Capsule
                         Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
                         Red Hat Enterprise Linux High Availability for x86_64
                         Red Hat Satellite
                         Red Hat Satellite 5 Managed DB
                         Red Hat Satellite 6
                         Red Hat Discovery
   SKU:                 MCT3719
   Contract:            11878983
   Pool ID:             8a85f99968b92c3701694ee998cf03b8
   Provides Management: No
   Available:           1
   Suggested:           1
   Service Level:       Premium
   Service Type:        L1-L3
   Subscription Type:   Standard
   Ends:                03/04/2020
   System Type:         Physical

2. Make a note of the subscription Pool ID. Your subscription Pool ID is different from the example provided.

3. Attach the Satellite Infrastructure subscription to the base operating system that your Satellite Server is running on:

   # subscription-manager attach --pool=pool_id

   The command displays output similar to the following:

   Successfully attached a subscription for: Red Hat Satellite Infrastructure Subscription

4. Optional: Verify that the Satellite Infrastructure subscription is attached:

   # subscription-manager list --consumed

Procedure

1. Disable all repositories:

   # subscription-manager repos --disable "*"

2. Enable the following repositories:

   # subscription-manager repos --enable=rhel-7-server-rpms \
   --enable=rhel-7-server-satellite-6.8-rpms \
   --enable=rhel-7-server-satellite-maintenance-6-rpms \
   --enable=rhel-server-rhscl-7-rpms \
   --enable=rhel-7-server-ansible-2.9-rpms

   Note

   If you are installing Satellite Server as a virtual machine hosted on Red Hat Virtualization, you must also enable the Red Hat Common repository, and install Red Hat Virtualization guest agents and drivers. For more information, see Installing the Guest Agents and Drivers on Red Hat Enterprise Linux in the Virtual Machine Management Guide for more information.

3. Clear any metadata:

   # yum clean all

4. Optional: Verify that the required repositories are enabled:

   # yum repolist enabled

1. Update all packages:

   # yum update

2. Install the Satellite Server package:

   # yum install satellite

3. Install Satellite Server and perform the initial configuration:

   # satellite-installer --scenario satellite \
   --foreman-initial-admin-username admin \
   --foreman-initial-admin-password redhat \
   --foreman-proxy-puppetca true \
   --foreman-proxy-tftp true \
   --enable-foreman-plugin-discovery

Procedure

1. In the Satellite web UI, ensure the context is set to the organization you want to use.
2. Navigate to Content > Subscriptions and click Manage Manifest.
3. In the Manage Manifest window, click Browse.
4. Navigate to the location that contains the Subscription Manifest file, then click Open. If the Manage Manifest window does not close automatically, click Close to return to the Subscriptions window.

For CLI Users

1. Copy the Subscription Manifest file from your client to Satellite Server:

   $ scp ~/manifest_file.zip root@satellite.example.com:~/.

2. Log in to Satellite Server as the root user and import the Subscription Manifest file:

   # hammer subscription upload \
   --file ~/manifest_file.zip \
   --organization "organization_name"