Chapter 2. Installing Satellite Server
Chapter 2. Installing Satellite Server When the intended host for Satellite Server is in a disconnected environment, you can install Satellite Server by using an external computer to download an ISO image of the packages, and copying the packages to the system you want to install Satellite Server on. This method is not recommended for any other situation as ISO images might not contain the latest updates, bug fixes, and functionality. Use the following procedures to install Satellite Server, perform the initial configuration, and import subscription manifests. Before you continue, consider which manifests are relevant for your environment. For more information on manifests, see Managing Red Hat Subscriptions in the Content Management Guide . Note You cannot register Satellite Server to itself. 2.1. Downloading the Binary DVD Images Use this procedure to download the ISO images for Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Red Hat Satellite. Procedure Go to Red Hat Customer Portal and log in. Click DOWNLOADS . Select Red Hat Enterprise Linux . Ensure that you have the correct product and version for your environment. Product Variant is set to Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, or Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Version is set to the latest minor version of the product you plan to use as the base operating system. Architecture is set to the 64 bit version. On the Product Software tab, download the applicable Binary DVD image. For Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, it must be the latest Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 version. For Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, it must be the latest Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server version. Click DOWNLOADS and select Red Hat Satellite . Ensure that you have the correct product and version for your environment. Product Variant is set to Red Hat Satellite . Version is set to the latest minor version of the product you plan to use. On the Product Software tab, download the Binary DVD image for the latest Red Hat Satellite version. Copy the ISO files to /var/tmp on the Satellite base operating system or other accessible storage device. 2.2. Configuring the Base Operating System with Offline Repositories in RHEL 7 Use this procedure to configure offline repositories for the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 and Red Hat Satellite ISO images. Procedure Create a directory to serve as the mount point for the ISO file corresponding to the base operating system's version. Mount the ISO image for Red Hat Enterprise Linux to the mount point. To copy the ISO file's repository data file and change permissions, enter: Edit the repository data file and add the baseurl directive. Verify that the repository has been configured. Create a directory to serve as the mount point for the ISO file of Satellite Server. Mount the ISO image for Satellite Server to the mount point. 2.3. Configuring the Base Operating System with Offline Repositories in RHEL 8 Use this procedure to configure offline repositories for the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and Red Hat Satellite ISO images. Procedure Create a directory to serve as the mount point for the ISO file corresponding to the version of the base operating system. Mount the ISO image for Red Hat Enterprise Linux to the mount point. To copy the ISO file's repository data file and change permissions, enter: Edit the repository data file and add the baseurl directive. Verify that the repository has been configured. Create a directory to serve as the mount point for the ISO file of Satellite Server. Mount the ISO image for Satellite Server to the mount point. 2.4. Installing the Satellite Packages from the Offline Repositories Use this procedure to install the Satellite packages from the offline repositories. Procedure Ensure the ISO images for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server and Red Hat Satellite are mounted: Import the Red Hat GPG keys: Ensure the base operating system is up to date with the Binary DVD image: Change to the directory where the Satellite ISO is mounted: Run the installation script in the mounted directory: Note The script contains a command that enables the satellite:el8 module. Enablement of the module satellite:el8 warns about a conflict with postgresql:10 and ruby:2.5 as these modules are set to the default module versions on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. The module satellite:el8 has a dependency for the modules postgresql:12 and ruby:2.7 that will be enabled with the satellite:el8 module. These warnings do not cause installation process failure, hence can be ignored safely. For more information about modules and lifecycle streams on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, see Red Hat Enterprise Linux Application Streams Life Cycle . If you have successfully installed the Satellite packages, the following message is displayed: Install is complete. Please run satellite-installer --scenario satellite . 2.5. Resolving Package Dependency Errors If there are package dependency errors during installation of Satellite Server packages, you can resolve the errors by downloading and installing packages from Red Hat Customer Portal. For more information about resolving dependency errors, see the KCS solution How can I use the yum output to solve yum dependency errors? . If you have successfully installed the Satellite packages, skip this procedure. Procedure Go to the Red Hat Customer Portal and log in. Click DOWNLOADS . Click the Product that contains the package that you want to download. Ensure that you have the correct Product Variant , Version , and Architecture for your environment. Click the Packages tab. In the Search field, enter the name of the package. Click the package. From the Version list, select the version of the package. At the bottom of the page, click Download Now . Copy the package to the Satellite base operating system. On Satellite Server, change to the directory where the package is located: Install the package locally: Change to the directory where the Satellite ISO is mounted: Verify that you have resolved the package dependency errors by installing Satellite Server packages. If there are further package dependency errors, repeat this procedure. Note The script contains a command that enables the satellite:el8 module. Enablement of the module satellite:el8 warns about a conflict with postgresql:10 and ruby:2.5 as these modules are set to the default module versions on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. The module satellite:el8 has a dependency for the modules postgresql:12 and ruby:2.7 that will be enabled with the satellite:el8 module. These warnings do not cause installation process failure, hence can be ignored safely. For more information about modules and lifecycle streams on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, see Red Hat Enterprise Linux Application Streams Life Cycle . If you have successfully installed the Satellite packages, the following message is displayed: Install is complete. Please run satellite-installer --scenario satellite . 2.6. Synchronizing the System Clock With chronyd To minimize the effects of time drift, you must synchronize the system clock on the base operating system on which you want to install Satellite Server with Network Time Protocol (NTP) servers. If the base operating system clock is configured incorrectly, certificate verification might fail. For more information about the chrony suite, see Using the Chrony suite to configure NTP in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Configuring basic system settings , and Configuring NTP Using the chrony Suite in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 System Administrator's Guide . Procedure Install the chrony package: Start and enable the chronyd service: 2.7. Installing the SOS Package on the Base Operating System Install the sos package on the base operating system so that you can collect configuration and diagnostic information from a Red Hat Enterprise Linux system. You can also use it to provide the initial system analysis, which is required when opening a service request with Red Hat Technical Support. For more information on using sos , see the Knowledgebase solution What is a sosreport and how to create one in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.6 and later? on the Red Hat Customer Portal. Procedure Install the sos package: 2.8. Configuring Satellite Server Install Satellite Server using the satellite-installer installation script. Choose from one of the following methods: Section 2.8.1, "Configuring Satellite Installation" . This method is performed by running the installation script with one or more command options. The command options override the corresponding default initial configuration options and are recorded in the Satellite answer file. You can run the script as often as needed to configure any necessary options. Note Depending on the options that you use when running the Satellite installer, the configuration can take several minutes to complete. An administrator can view the answer file to see previously used options for both methods. 2.8.1. Configuring Satellite Installation This initial configuration procedure creates an organization, location, user name, and password. After the initial configuration, you can create additional organizations and locations if required. The initial configuration also installs PostgreSQL databases on the same server. The installation process can take tens of minutes to complete. If you are connecting remotely to the system, use a utility such as tmux that allows suspending and reattaching a communication session so that you can check the installation progress in case you become disconnected from the remote system. If you lose connection to the shell where the installation command is running, see the log at /var/log/foreman-installer/satellite.log to determine if the process completed successfully. Considerations Use the satellite-installer --scenario satellite --help command to display the available options and any default values. If you do not specify any values, the default values are used. Specify a meaningful value for the option: --foreman-initial-organization . This can be your company name. An internal label that matches the value is also created and cannot be changed afterwards. If you do not specify a value, an organization called Default Organization with the label Default_Organization is created. You can rename the organization name but not the label. Remote Execution is the primary method of managing packages on Content Hosts. If you want to use the deprecated Katello Agent instead of Remote Execution SSH, use the --foreman-proxy-content-enable-katello-agent=true option to enable it. The same option should be given on any Capsule Server as well as Satellite Server. By default, all configuration files configured by the installer are managed by Puppet. When satellite-installer runs, it overwrites any manual changes to the Puppet managed files with the initial values. If you want to manage DNS files and DHCP files manually, use the --foreman-proxy-dns-managed=false and --foreman-proxy-dhcp-managed=false options so that Puppet does not manage the files related to the respective services. For more information on how to apply custom configuration on other services, see Applying Custom Configuration to Satellite . Procedure Enter the following command with any additional options that you want to use: The script displays its progress and writes logs to /var/log/foreman-installer/satellite.log . Unmount the ISO images: On Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8: On Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7: 2.9. Disabling Subscription Connection Disable subscription connection on disconnected Satellite Server to avoid connecting to the Red Hat Portal. This will also prevent you from refreshing the manifest, updating upstream entitlements, and changing the status of Simple Content Access. Procedure In the Satellite web UI, navigate to Administer > Settings . Click the Content tab. Set the Subscription Connection Enabled value to No . CLI procedure Enter the following command on Satellite Server: 2.10. Importing a Red Hat Subscription Manifest into Satellite Server Use the following procedure to import a Red Hat subscription manifest into Satellite Server. Prerequisites You must have a Red Hat subscription manifest file exported from the Customer Portal. For more information, see Creating and Managing Manifests in Using Red Hat Subscription Management . Ensure that you disable subscription connection on your Satellite Server. For more information, see Section 2.9, "Disabling Subscription Connection" . Procedure In the Satellite web UI, ensure the context is set to the organization you want to use. In the Satellite web UI, navigate to Content > Subscriptions and click Manage Manifest . In the Manage Manifest window, click Browse . Navigate to the location that contains the Red Hat subscription manifest file, then click Open . If the Manage Manifest window does not close automatically, click Close to return to the Subscriptions window. CLI procedure Copy the Red Hat subscription manifest file from your client to Satellite Server: Log in to Satellite Server as the root user and import the Red Hat subscription manifest file: You can now enable repositories and import Red Hat content. For more information, see Importing Content in the Content Management guide.
scp localfile username@hostname:remotefile mkdir /media/rhel7-server mount -o loop rhel7-Server-DVD .iso /media/rhel7-server cp /media/rhel7-server/media.repo /etc/yum.repos.d/rhel7-server.repo chmod u+w /etc/yum.repos.d/rhel7-server.repo baseurl=file:///media/rhel7-server/ yum repolist mkdir /media/sat6 mount -o loop sat6-DVD .iso /media/sat6 mkdir /media/rhel8 mount -o loop rhel8-DVD .iso /media/rhel8 cp /media/rhel8/media.repo /etc/yum.repos.d/rhel8.repo chmod u+w /etc/yum.repos.d/rhel8.repo [RHEL8-BaseOS] name=Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS mediaid=None metadata_expire=-1 gpgcheck=0 cost=500 baseurl=file:///media/rhel8/BaseOS/ [RHEL8-AppStream] name=Red Hat Enterprise Linux Appstream mediaid=None metadata_expire=-1 gpgcheck=0 cost=500 baseurl=file:///media/rhel8/AppStream/ yum repolist mkdir /media/sat6 mount -o loop sat6-DVD .iso /media/sat6 findmnt -t iso9660 rpm --import /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-redhat-release yum update cd /media/sat6/ ./install_packages cd /path-to-package/ yum localinstall package_name cd /media/sat6/ ./install_packages yum install chrony systemctl start chronyd systemctl enable chronyd yum install sos satellite-installer --scenario satellite --foreman-initial-organization " My_Organization " --foreman-initial-location " My_Location " --foreman-initial-admin-username admin_user_name --foreman-initial-admin-password admin_password umount /media/sat6 umount /media/rhel8 umount /media/sat6 umount /media/rhel7-server hammer settings set --name subscription_connection_enabled --value false scp ~/ manifest_file .zip root@ satellite.example.com :~/. hammer subscription upload --file ~/ manifest_file .zip --organization " My_Organization "