1.4. Content Delivery Network (CDN) Channels
This section discusses channel and repository settings required for deploying Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6.
You can install Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 through the Content Delivery Network (CDN). To do so, configure subscription-manager to use the correct channels.
Run the following command to enable a CDN channel:
#subscription-manager repos --enable=[reponame]
Run the following command to disable a CDN channel:
#subscription-manager repos --disable=[reponame]
Table 1.1. Required Channels
| Channel | Repository Name |
|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Server (RPMS) |
rhel-7-server-rpms
|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Server - RH Common (RPMs) |
rhel-7-server-rh-common-rpms
|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux High Availability (for RHEL 7 Server) |
rhel-ha-for-rhel-7-server-rpms
|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6.0 (RPMS) |
rhel-7-server-openstack-6.0-rpms
|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform Installer 6.0 (RPMS) |
rhel-7-server-openstack-6.0-installer-rpms
|
| Red Hat Software Collections RPMs for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Server |
rhel-server-rhscl-7-rpms
|
Table 1.2. Optional Channels
| Channel | Repository Name |
|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Server - Optional |
rhel-7-server-optional-rpms
|
Disable Channels
The following table outlines the channels you must disable to ensure Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 functions correctly.
Table 1.3. Disable Channels
| Channel | Repository Name |
|---|---|
| Red Hat CloudForms Management Engine |
"cf-me-*"
|
| Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization |
"rhel-7-server-rhev*"
|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Server - Extended Update Support |
"*-eus-rpms"
|
Warning
Some packages in the OpenStack software repositories conflict with packages provided by the Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux (EPEL) software repositories.
The use of Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform on systems with the EPEL software repositories enabled is unsupported.