Update: May 2020. If you’re already on Satellite 6.5 and looking to upgrade to Satellite 6.6, see Tips for a Successful Red Hat Satellite 6.6 Upgrade. Red Hat Satellite 6.5 was released just after Red Hat Summit on 14 May 2019. The official blog post for the release can be found here. Time to upgrade? […]
Satellite 6.5 introduces a brand new feature – the Satellite Reporting engine. The default reports shipping with this release are: Applicable errata (are my servers up to date with patches?) Host Statuses Registered Hosts (IP Addresses of hosts, O/S versions, Subscriptions, etc) Subscriptions As a result, these are a very good starting point on which […]
Last week Red Hat gave Satellite administrators a Valentine’s Day treat by releasing Satellite 6.4.2 on 14 February 2019. The official blog post for the release can be found here. Time to upgrade? I recently upgraded a server from Satellite 6.3.5 to 6.4.2 and thought it was worth sharing some tips in case others find […]
Red Hat Satellite 6.4.1 is now available. The main fixes appear to be around upgrades so if you haven’t moved from Satellite 6.3 to 6.4, now is a good time to do so. Here are the relevant links: Red Hat Satellite 6.4.1 is now generally available RHBA-2018:3799 Satellite Server 6.4.1 errata RHBA-2018:3797 Satellite Tools 6.4.1 […]
Red Hat Satellite 6.3.5 was released last week and you can find out all about it at the official blog post Red Hat Blog – Red Hat Satellite 6.3.5 is now generally available . Out now – @RedHatSatellite 6.3.5. “The main driver for the 6.3.5 release is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 compatibility updates and […]
Red Hat have today announced the general availability of Red Hat Satellite 6.4 @RedHatSatellite 6.4 is now available! @Ansible integration, UI enhancements, subscription management and so much more.. : https://t.co/4Lc7EVVOWn — Red Hat Satellite (@RedHatSatellite) October 16, 2018 Here are the relevant links for further information: Release announcement Red Hat Satellite 6.4 is now generally […]
Mirror on sync is a feature that is available Red Hat Satellite (since version 6.2 if I remember correctly). The idea behind it is a simple one. From the Satellite 6.3 Content Management Guide: Mirror on Sync – Ensures the content that is no longer part of the upstream repository is removed during synchronization. Leave […]
Update – 16 October 2018 – Satellite 6.4 is now available Red Hat have recently released the beta version of Red Hat Satellite 6.4. Most noteworthy are the highlights from the official Red Hat Satellite 6.4 Beta is now available blog post: The Satellite 6.4 beta is focused on embedding Ansible Automation for remote execution […]
Red Hat Satellite 6.3.3 was released last week and you can find out all about it at the official blog post Satellite blog – Satellite 6.3.3 is now available. Starting the week with a smooth upgrade to @RedHatSatellite 6.3.3. 24 bugs squashed – see what’s fixed here: https://t.co/twRpUZWQ0k pic.twitter.com/jclmHAK3xK — Unix Sys Admin (@UnixSysAdmin) August […]