Red Hat Insights Client - Technology Preview
I want to inform the community about the release of the new Red Hat Insights client, which is currently available as Technology Preview.
insights-clientredhat-access-insightsinsights-clientRepositories :
sudo subscription-manager refresh(in case the repository is not available)
sudo subscription-manager repos --enable=rhel-7-server-insights-3-rpms(for the RHEL 7 Server edition - replace 7 with 6 when running a RHEL 6 Server)
sudo subscription-manager repos --enable=rhel-7-workstation-insights-3-rpms(for the RHEL 7 Workstation edition - replace 7 with 6 when running a RHEL 6 Workstation)
Installation :
sudo yum updatesudo yum install insights-clientUsage :
sudo insights-clientsudo insights-client --Options: --help show this help message and exit --version Display version --register Register system to the Red Hat Insights Service --unregister Unregister system from the Red Hat Insights Service --display-name=DISPLAY_NAME Display name for this system. Must be used with --register --group=GROUP Group to add this system to during registration --retry=RETRIES Number of times to retry uploading. 300 seconds between tries --validate Validate remove.conf --quiet Only display error messages to stdout --silent Display no messages to stdout --enable-schedule Enable automatic scheduling for collection to run --disable-schedule Disable automatic scheduling --conf=CONF Pass a custom config file --to-stdout print archive to stdout; sets --quiet and --no-upload --offline offline mode for OSP use --logging-file=LOGGING_FILE path to log file location --net-debug Log the HTTP method and URL every time a network call is made. Debug options: --test-connection Test connectivity to Red Hat --force-reregister Forcefully reregister this machine to Red Hat. Use only as directed. --verbose DEBUG output to stdout --support Create a support logfile for Red Hat Insights --status Check this machine's registration status with Red Hat Insights --no-upload Do not upload the archive --keep-archive Do not delete archive after upload
I have installed and tested it on my RHEL 7 systems - the client is running smoothly without any problems so far, hence I can recommend to use it.
Regards,
Christian
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