Installing RHEV-M on a system using certificate-based RHN

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I was attempting to follow the RHEV-M installation instructions in the RHEV 3.0 Installation Guide, but I got stuck in section 2.2.3.2 (Red Hat Network Configuration) with the "rhn-channel --add ..." commands. 

 

http://docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Virtualization/3.0/html/Installation_Guide/Tasks_RHEV_Red_Hat_Network_Subscription.html

 

These fail with a python traceback:

 

# rhn-channel --add --channel=rhel-x86_64-server-6-rhevm-3
Username: [username]
Password:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/sbin/rhn-channel", line 157, in <module>
    main()
  File "/usr/sbin/rhn-channel", line 121, in main
    result = subscribeChannels(OPTIONS.channel, OPTIONS.user, OPTIONS.password)
  File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/rhnChannel.py", line 128, in subscribeChannels
    passwd)
  File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/rhnserver.py", line 50, in __call__
    return rpcServer.doCall(method, *args, **kwargs)
  File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/rpcServer.py", line 206, in doCall
    ret = method(*args, **kwargs)
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.6/xmlrpclib.py", line 1199, in __call__
    return self.__send(self.__name, args)
  File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/rpcServer.py", line 39, in _request1
    ret = self._request(methodname, params)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/rhn/rpclib.py", line 379, in _request
    request = self._req_body(self._strip_characters(params), methodname)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/rhn/rpclib.py", line 234, in _req_body
    return xmlrpclib.dumps(params, methodname, encoding=self._encoding)
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.6/xmlrpclib.py", line 1132, in dumps
    data = m.dumps(params)
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.6/xmlrpclib.py", line 677, in dumps
    dump(v, write)
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.6/xmlrpclib.py", line 699, in __dump
    f(self, value, write)
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.6/xmlrpclib.py", line 703, in dump_nil
    raise TypeError, "cannot marshal None unless allow_none is enabled"
TypeError: cannot marshal None unless allow_none is enabled
 

 

I'm guessing this may have something to do with the fact that this system (running RHEL 6.2) was registered with the new certificate-based RHN, whereas the instructions seem to assume a system using the older "RHN Classic" method.  My understanding is that "channels" no longer exist under the new certificate-based RHN.  Can anyone confirm this?  Are there updated instructions somewhere that explain how to give a machine access to the RHEV-M software using the new certificate-based RHN?

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andriusb's picture Red Hat Guru 3695 points
25 February 2012 7:09 AM

Hi Paul,

 

Great post! I believe you are correct - the RHEV-specific guides don't go into a lot of detail with Red Hat Subscription Manger (via certificate-based RHN).

 

You might want to follow the instructions in RHEL 6 Deployment Guide instead, since RHEV-M sits on top of a standard RHEL install:

 

http://docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html-single/Deployment_Guide/index.html#part-Package_Management

 

As for RHEV-H, that's a different story - I also believe the only way to register a RHEV-H box is via Subscription Asset Manager (SAM), which is now in Beta. If you use standard RHEL as a hypervisor, SAM should not be required, AFAIK.

 

I'll try to dig up some more folks to chime in though. :-)

 

Thanks!

 

Andrius

Red Hat, Inc.

PD Pro 663 points
16 May 2012 12:31 AM

Hi,

 

I have just registered a RHEL host that will be a RHEV host as well.   I used the certificate-based rhn method.

 

How do I add the RHEV channels?   

 

I get this error when I query rhn-channel.   The yum check-update shows that I do have a registration completed.

 

Paul

 

 

# rhn-channel --list
Unable to locate SystemId file. Is this system registered?
 

# yum check-update
Loaded plugins: product-id, refresh-packagekit, rhnplugin, security,
              : subscription-manager
Updating certificate-based repositories.
This system is not registered with RHN.
RHN Satellite or RHN Classic support will be disabled.
dell-omsa-indep                                          | 1.9 kB     00:00     
dell-omsa-specific                                       | 1.9 kB     00:00     
rhel-6-server-cf-tools-1-rpms                            | 2.6 kB     00:00     
rhel-6-server-cf-tools-1-rpms/primary_db                 |  17 kB     00:00     
rhel-6-server-rpms                                       | 3.7 kB     00:00     
rhel-6-server-rpms/primary_db                            |  12 MB     00:26     

kernel.x86_64                   2.6.32-220.17.1.el6           rhel-6-server-rpms
kernel-firmware.noarch          2.6.32-220.17.1.el6           rhel-6-server-rpms
perf.x86_64                     2.6.32-220.17.1.el6           rhel-6-server-rpms

andriusb's picture Red Hat Guru 3695 points
16 May 2012 12:47 AM

Paul,

 

RHEV-M does not yet support certificate-based RHN, so this is expected behavior.

 

If you are running RHEL as a hypervisor (and not RHEV-H), then RHEV entitlements should not be required and is still only RHEL.

 

Are you are talking about the actual RHEL system that has RHEV-M running on it?

 

Thanks!

 

Andrius.

PD Pro 663 points
16 May 2012 2:43 PM

Andrius,

 

thanks.   I am running RHEV on a RHEL 6.2 host.   The RHEV-M host is another mini-server.

 

If I read your comment correctly, I should use channel-based Classic RHN, and not certificate based?

 

Paul

Li Active Contributor 152 points
30 May 2012 5:37 AM

use the command

yum-config-manager --enable <<channel required>>