Chapter 3. Repositories

This section contains the repositories for the undercloud and overcloud. Refer to this section when you need to enable repositories in certain situations:

  • Enabling repositories when registering to the Red Hat Customer Portal.
  • Enabling and synchronizing repositories to your Red Hat Satellite Server.
  • Enabling repositories when registering to your Red Hat Satellite Server.

3.1. Undercloud repositories

RHOSP (RHOSP) 16.2 runs on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.4. As a result, you must lock the content from these repositories to the respective RHEL version.

Note
  • If you synchronize repositories by using Red Hat Satellite, you can enable specific versions of the RHEL repositories. However, the repository label remains the same despite the version you choose. For example, if you enable the 8.4 version of the BaseOS repository, the repository name includes the specific version that you enabled, but the repository label is still rhel-8-for-x86_64-baseos-eus-rpms.
  • The advanced-virt-for-rhel-8-x86_64-rpms and advanced-virt-for-rhel-8-x86_64-eus-rpms repositories are no longer required. To disable these repositories, see the Red Hat Knowledgebase solution advanced-virt-for-rhel-8-x86_64-rpms are no longer required in OSP 16.2.
Warning

Any repositories outside the ones specified here are not supported. Unless recommended, do not enable any other products or repositories outside the ones listed in the following tables or else you might encounter package dependency issues. Do not enable Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux (EPEL).

Core repositories

The following table lists core repositories for installing the undercloud.

NameRepositoryDescription of requirement

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 for x86_64 - BaseOS (RPMs) Extended Update Support (EUS)

rhel-8-for-x86_64-baseos-eus-rpms

Base operating system repository for x86_64 systems.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 for x86_64 - AppStream (RPMs)

rhel-8-for-x86_64-appstream-eus-rpms

Contains RHOSP dependencies.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 for x86_64 - High Availability (RPMs) Extended Update Support (EUS)

rhel-8-for-x86_64-highavailability-eus-rpms

High availability tools for RHEL. Used for Controller node high availability.

Red Hat Ansible Engine 2.9 for RHEL 8 x86_64 (RPMs)

ansible-2.9-for-rhel-8-x86_64-rpms

Ansible Engine for RHEL. Used to provide the latest version of Ansible.

RHOSP 16.2 for RHEL 8 (RPMs)

openstack-16.2-for-rhel-8-x86_64-rpms

Core RHOSP repository, which contains packages for RHOSP director.

Red Hat Fast Datapath for RHEL 8 (RPMS)

fast-datapath-for-rhel-8-x86_64-rpms

Provides Open vSwitch (OVS) packages for OpenStack Platform.

Ceph repositories

The following table lists Ceph Storage related repositories for the undercloud.

NameRepositoryDescription of Requirement

Red Hat Ceph Storage Tools 4 for RHEL 8 x86_64 (RPMs)

rhceph-4-tools-for-rhel-8-x86_64-rpms

Provides tools for nodes to communicate with the Ceph Storage cluster. The undercloud requires the ceph-ansible package from this repository if you plan to use Ceph Storage in your overcloud or if you want to integrate with an existing Ceph Storage cluster.

IBM POWER repositories

The following table contains a list of repositories for RHOSP on POWER PC architecture. Use these repositories in place of equivalents in the Core repositories.

NameRepositoryDescription of requirement

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM Power, little endian - BaseOS (RPMs)

rhel-8-for-ppc64le-baseos-rpms

Base operating system repository for ppc64le systems.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 for IBM Power, little endian - AppStream (RPMs)

rhel-8-for-ppc64le-appstream-rpms

Contains RHOSP dependencies.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 for IBM Power, little endian - High Availability (RPMs)

rhel-8-for-ppc64le-highavailability-rpms

High availability tools for RHEL. Used for Controller node high availability.

Red Hat Fast Datapath for RHEL 8 IBM Power, little endian (RPMS)

fast-datapath-for-rhel-8-ppc64le-rpms

Provides Open vSwitch (OVS) packages for OpenStack Platform.

Red Hat Ansible Engine 2.9 for RHEL 8 IBM Power, little endian (RPMs)

ansible-2.9-for-rhel-8-ppc64le-rpms

Ansible Engine for RHEL. Provides the latest version of Ansible.

Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2 for RHEL 8 (RPMs)

openstack-16.2-for-rhel-8-ppc64le-rpms

Core RHOSP repository for ppc64le systems.

3.2. Overcloud repositories

Red Hat OpenStack Platform (RHOSP) 16.2 runs on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.4. As a result, you must lock the content from these repositories to the respective RHEL version.

Note
  • If you synchronize repositories by using Red Hat Satellite, you can enable specific versions of the RHEL repositories. However, the repository label remains the same despite the version you choose. For example, if you enable the 8.4 version of the BaseOS repository, the repository name includes the specific version that you enabled, but the repository label is still rhel-8-for-x86_64-baseos-eus-rpms.
  • The advanced-virt-for-rhel-8-x86_64-rpms and advanced-virt-for-rhel-8-x86_64-eus-rpms repositories are no longer required. To disable these repositories, see the Red Hat Knowledgebase solution advanced-virt-for-rhel-8-x86_64-rpms are no longer required in OSP 16.2.
Warning

Any repositories outside the ones specified here are not supported. Unless recommended, do not enable any other products or repositories outside the ones listed in the following tables or else you might encounter package dependency issues. Do not enable Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux (EPEL).

Controller node repositories

The following table lists core repositories for Controller nodes in the overcloud.

NameRepositoryDescription of requirement

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 for x86_64 - BaseOS (RPMs) Extended Update Support (EUS)

rhel-8-for-x86_64-baseos-eus-rpms

Base operating system repository for x86_64 systems.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 for x86_64 - AppStream (RPMs)

rhel-8-for-x86_64-appstream-eus-rpms

Contains RHOSP dependencies.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 for x86_64 - High Availability (RPMs) Extended Update Support (EUS)

rhel-8-for-x86_64-highavailability-eus-rpms

High availability tools for RHEL.

Red Hat Ansible Engine 2.9 for RHEL 8 x86_64 (RPMs)

ansible-2.9-for-rhel-8-x86_64-rpms

Ansible Engine for RHEL. Used to provide the latest version of Ansible.

Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2 for RHEL 8 (RPMs)

openstack-16.2-for-rhel-8-x86_64-rpms

Core RHOSP repository.

Red Hat Fast Datapath for RHEL 8 (RPMS)

fast-datapath-for-rhel-8-x86_64-rpms

Provides Open vSwitch (OVS) packages for OpenStack Platform.

Red Hat Ceph Storage Tools 4 for RHEL 8 x86_64 (RPMs)

rhceph-4-tools-for-rhel-8-x86_64-rpms

Tools for Red Hat Ceph Storage 4 for RHEL 8.

Compute and ComputeHCI node repositories

The following table lists core repositories for Compute and ComputeHCI nodes in the overcloud.

NameRepositoryDescription of requirement

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 for x86_64 - BaseOS (RPMs) Extended Update Support (EUS)

rhel-8-for-x86_64-baseos-eus-rpms

Base operating system repository for x86_64 systems.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 for x86_64 - AppStream (RPMs)

rhel-8-for-x86_64-appstream-eus-rpms

Contains RHOSP dependencies.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 for x86_64 - High Availability (RPMs) Extended Update Support (EUS)

rhel-8-for-x86_64-highavailability-eus-rpms

High availability tools for RHEL.

Red Hat Ansible Engine 2.9 for RHEL 8 x86_64 (RPMs)

ansible-2.9-for-rhel-8-x86_64-rpms

Ansible Engine for RHEL. Used to provide the latest version of Ansible.

Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2 for RHEL 8 (RPMs)

openstack-16.2-for-rhel-8-x86_64-rpms

Core RHOSP repository.

Red Hat Fast Datapath for RHEL 8 (RPMS)

fast-datapath-for-rhel-8-x86_64-rpms

Provides Open vSwitch (OVS) packages for OpenStack Platform.

Red Hat Ceph Storage Tools 4 for RHEL 8 x86_64 (RPMs)

rhceph-4-tools-for-rhel-8-x86_64-rpms

Tools for Red Hat Ceph Storage 4 for RHEL 8.

Real Time Compute repositories

The following table lists repositories for Real Time Compute (RTC) functionality.

NameRepositoryDescription of requirement

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 for x86_64 - Real Time (RPMs)

rhel-8-for-x86_64-rt-rpms

Repository for Real Time KVM (RT-KVM). Contains packages to enable the real time kernel. Enable this repository for all Compute nodes targeted for RT-KVM. NOTE: You need a separate subscription to a Red Hat OpenStack Platform for Real Time SKU to access this repository.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 for x86_64 - Real Time for NFV (RPMs)

rhel-8-for-x86_64-nfv-rpms

Repository for Real Time KVM (RT-KVM) for NFV. Contains packages to enable the real time kernel. Enable this repository for all NFV Compute nodes targeted for RT-KVM. NOTE: You need a separate subscription to a Red Hat OpenStack Platform for Real Time SKU to access this repository.

Ceph Storage node repositories

The following table lists Ceph Storage related repositories for the overcloud.

NameRepositoryDescription of requirement

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 for x86_64 - BaseOS (RPMs)

rhel-8-for-x86_64-baseos-rpms

Base operating system repository for x86_64 systems.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 for x86_64 - AppStream (RPMs)

rhel-8-for-x86_64-appstream-rpms

Contains RHOSP dependencies.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 for x86_64 - High Availability (RPMs) Extended Update Support (EUS)

rhel-8-for-x86_64-highavailability-eus-rpms

High availability tools for RHEL. NOTE: If you used the overcloud-full image for your Ceph Storage role, you must enable this repository. Ceph Storage roles should use the overcloud-minimal image, which does not require this repository.

Red Hat Ansible Engine 2.9 for RHEL 8 x86_64 (RPMs)

ansible-2.9-for-rhel-8-x86_64-rpms

Ansible Engine for RHEL. Used to provide the latest version of Ansible.

Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2 Director Deployment Tools for RHEL 8 x86_64 (RPMs)

openstack-16.2-deployment-tools-for-rhel-8-x86_64-rpms

Packages to help director configure Ceph Storage nodes. This repository is included with standalone Ceph Storage subscriptions. If you use a combined OpenStack Platform and Ceph Storage subscription, use the openstack-16.2-for-rhel-8-x86_64-rpms repository.

Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2 for RHEL 8 (RPMs)

openstack-16.2-for-rhel-8-x86_64-rpms

Packages to help director configure Ceph Storage nodes. This repository is included with combined OpenStack Platform and Ceph Storage subscriptions. If you use a standalone Ceph Storage subscription, use the openstack-16.2-deployment-tools-for-rhel-8-x86_64-rpms repository.

Red Hat Ceph Storage Tools 4 for RHEL 8 x86_64 (RPMs)

rhceph-4-tools-for-rhel-8-x86_64-rpms

Provides tools for nodes to communicate with the Ceph Storage cluster.

Red Hat Fast Datapath for RHEL 8 (RPMS)

fast-datapath-for-rhel-8-x86_64-rpms

Provides Open vSwitch (OVS) packages for OpenStack Platform. If you are using OVS on Ceph Storage nodes, add this repository to the network interface configuration (NIC) templates.

IBM POWER repositories

The following table lists repositories for RHOSP on POWER PC architecture. Use these repositories in place of equivalents in the Core repositories.

NameRepositoryDescription of requirement

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM Power, little endian - BaseOS (RPMs)

rhel-8-for-ppc64le-baseos-rpms

Base operating system repository for ppc64le systems.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 for IBM Power, little endian - AppStream (RPMs)

rhel-8-for-ppc64le-appstream-rpms

Contains RHOSP dependencies.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 for IBM Power, little endian - High Availability (RPMs)

rhel-8-for-ppc64le-highavailability-rpms

High availability tools for RHEL. Used for Controller node high availability.

Red Hat Fast Datapath for RHEL 8 IBM Power, little endian (RPMS)

fast-datapath-for-rhel-8-ppc64le-rpms

Provides Open vSwitch (OVS) packages for OpenStack Platform.

Red Hat Ansible Engine 2.9 for RHEL 8 IBM Power, little endian (RPMs)

ansible-2.9-for-rhel-8-ppc64le-rpms

Ansible Engine for RHEL. Used to provide the latest version of Ansible.

Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2 for RHEL 8 (RPMs)

openstack-16.2-for-rhel-8-ppc64le-rpms

Core RHOSP repository for ppc64le systems.

3.3. Red Hat Satellite Server 6 considerations

If you use Red Hat Satellite Server 6 to host RPMs and container images for your Red Hat OpenStack Platform environment, you must account for certain considerations when you use Satellite Server 6 to deliver content during the Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2 upgrade.

Assumptions about your current environment

  • Your Satellite Server already hosts Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 RPMs and container images.
  • You have already registered all nodes in your Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 environment to your Satellite Server. For example, you previously used an activation key linked to an Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 content view to register nodes to OpenStack Platform 13 content.

Recommendations for Red Hat OpenStack Platform upgrades

  • Enable and synchronize the necessary RPM repositories for both the Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 undercloud and overcloud. This includes the necessary Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 repositories.
  • Create custom products on your Satellite Server to host container images for the following Red Hat OpenStack Platform versions:

    • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2
    • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 15
  • Create and promote a content view for Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2 upgrade and include the following content in the content view:

    • The following Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 repositories:

      • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Server RPMs x86_64 7Server or Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Server RPMs x86_64 7.9

        rhel-7-server-rpms
        x86_64 7Server
        or:
        rhel-7-server-rpms
        x86_64 7.9
      • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Server - Extras RPMs x86_64

        rhel-7-server-extras-rpms
        x86_64
    • All undercloud and overcloud RPM repositories, including Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 repositories. Ensure that you include the correct version of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux repositories, which is 8.4. If you don’t include the correct version, you might run into issues with enabling RHEL 8 repositories. For more information, see the Red Hat Knowledgebase solution RHEL 7 to RHEL 8 LEAPP Upgrade Failing When Using Red Hat Satellite.
    • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2 container images.
    • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 15 container images.
  • Associate an activation key with the Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2 content view that you have created for the Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2 upgrade.
  • Check that no node has the katello-host-tools-fact-plugin package installed. The Leapp upgrade does not upgrade this package and leaving this package on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 system causes subscription-manager to report errors.
  • You can configure Satellite Server to host Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2 container images. For more information, see Preparing a Satellite server for container images in Director Installation and Usage.
  • If you use a Ceph subscription and have configured director to use the overcloud-minimal image for Ceph storage nodes, on your Satellite Server you must create a Content View and add the following Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.4 repositories to it:

    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 for x86_64 - AppStream (RPMs)

      rhel-8-for-x86_64-appstream-rpms
      x86_64 8.4
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 for x86_64 - BaseOS (RPMs)

      rhel-8-for-x86_64-baseos-rpms
      x86_64 8.4

      For more information, see Importing Red Hat Content and Managing Content Views in the Red Hat Satellite Content Management Guide.