Installing Satellite Server in a Connected Network Environment

Red Hat Satellite 6.12

Install Red Hat Satellite Server that is deployed inside a network connected to the Internet

Red Hat Satellite Documentation Team

Abstract

This guide describes how to install Red Hat Satellite from a connected network, perform initial configuration, and configure external services.

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Chapter 1. Preparing your Environment for Installation

Before you install Satellite, ensure that your environment meets the following requirements.

1.1. System Requirements

The following requirements apply to the networked base operating system:

  • x86_64 architecture
  • 4-core 2.0 GHz CPU at a minimum
  • A minimum of 20 GB RAM is required for Satellite Server to function. In addition, a minimum of 4 GB RAM of swap space is also recommended. Satellite running with less RAM than the minimum value might not operate correctly.
  • A supported operating system installed with all available updates applied
  • A unique host name, which can contain lower-case letters, numbers, dots (.) and hyphens (-)
  • A current Red Hat Satellite subscription
  • Administrative user (root) access
  • A system umask of 0022
  • Full forward and reverse DNS resolution using a fully-qualified domain name

Satellite only supports UTF-8 encoding. If your territory is USA and your language is English, set en_US.utf-8 as the system-wide locale settings. For more information about configuring system locale in Red Hat Enterprise Linux, see Configuring the system locale in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Configuring basic system settings.

Your Satellite must have the Red Hat Satellite Infrastructure Subscription manifest in your Customer Portal. Satellite must have satellite-capsule-6.x repository enabled and synced. To create, manage, and export a Red Hat Subscription Manifest in the Customer Portal, see Creating and managing manifests for a connected Satellite Server in Subscription Central.

Satellite Server and Capsule Server do not support shortnames in the hostnames. When using custom certificates, the Common Name (CN) of the custom certificate must be a fully qualified domain name (FQDN) instead of a shortname. This does not apply to the clients of a Satellite.

Before you install Satellite Server, ensure that your environment meets the requirements for installation.

Satellite Server must be installed on a freshly provisioned system that serves no other function except to run Satellite Server. The freshly provisioned system must not have the following users provided by external identity providers to avoid conflicts with the local users that Satellite Server creates:

  • apache
  • foreman
  • foreman-proxy
  • postgres
  • pulp
  • puppet
  • qdrouterd
  • qpidd
  • redis
  • tomcat

Certified hypervisors

Satellite Server is fully supported on both physical systems and virtual machines that run on hypervisors that are supported to run Red Hat Enterprise Linux. For more information about certified hypervisors, see Certified Guest Operating Systems in Red Hat OpenStack Platform, Red Hat Virtualization, Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization and Red Hat Enterprise Linux with KVM.

SELinux Mode

SELinux must be enabled, either in enforcing or permissive mode. Installation with disabled SELinux is not supported.

FIPS mode

You can install Satellite on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux system that is operating in FIPS mode. You cannot enable FIPS mode after the installation of Satellite. For more information, see Installing a RHEL 8 system with FIPS mode enabled in Red Hat Enterprise Linux Security hardening.

Note

Satellite supports DEFAULT and FIPS crypto-policies. The FUTURE crypto-policy is not supported for Satellite and Capsule installations.

Inter-Satellite Synchronization (ISS)

In a scenario with air-gapped Satellite Servers, all your Satellite Servers must be on the same Satellite version for ISS Export Sync to work. ISS Network Sync works across all Satellite versions that support it. For more information, see Synchronizing Content Between Satellite Servers in Managing Content.

1.2. Storage Requirements

The following table details storage requirements for specific directories. These values are based on expected use case scenarios and can vary according to individual environments.

The runtime size was measured with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, 7, and 8 repositories synchronized.

Table 1.1. Storage Requirements for a Satellite Server Installation

DirectoryInstallation SizeRuntime Size

/var/log

10 MB

10 GB

/var/lib/pgsql

100 MB

20 GB

/usr

5 GB

Not Applicable

/opt/puppetlabs

500 MB

Not Applicable

/var/lib/pulp

1 MB

300 GB

/var/lib/qpidd

25 MB

Refer Storage Guidelines

For external database servers: /var/lib/pgsql with installation size of 100 MB and runtime size of 20 GB.

For detailed information on partitioning and size, see Partitioning reference in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 System Design Guide.

1.3. Storage Guidelines

Consider the following guidelines when installing Satellite Server to increase efficiency.

  • If you mount the /tmp directory as a separate file system, you must use the exec mount option in the /etc/fstab file. If /tmp is already mounted with the noexec option, you must change the option to exec and re-mount the file system. This is a requirement for the puppetserver service to work.
  • Because most Satellite Server data is stored in the /var directory, mounting /var on LVM storage can help the system to scale.
  • The /var/lib/qpidd/ directory uses slightly more than 2 MB per Content Host managed by the goferd service. For example, 10 000 Content Hosts require 20 GB of disk space in /var/lib/qpidd/.
  • Use high-bandwidth, low-latency storage for the /var/lib/pulp/ directories. As Red Hat Satellite has many operations that are I/O intensive, using high latency, low-bandwidth storage causes performance degradation. Ensure your installation has a speed in the range 60 – 80 Megabytes per second.

You can use the storage-benchmark script to get this data. For more information on using the storage-benchmark script, see Impact of Disk Speed on Satellite Operations.

File System Guidelines

  • Do not use the GFS2 file system as the input-output latency is too high.

Log File Storage

Log files are written to /var/log/messages/, /var/log/httpd/, and /var/lib/foreman-proxy/openscap/content/. You can manage the size of these files using logrotate.

For more information, see How to use logrotate utility to rotate log files.

The exact amount of storage you require for log messages depends on your installation and setup.

SELinux Considerations for NFS Mount

When the /var/lib/pulp directory is mounted using an NFS share, SELinux blocks the synchronization process. To avoid this, specify the SELinux context of the /var/lib/pulp directory in the file system table by adding the following lines to /etc/fstab:

nfs.example.com:/nfsshare  /var/lib/pulp  nfs  context="system_u:object_r:var_lib_t:s0"  1 2

If NFS share is already mounted, remount it using the above configuration and enter the following command:

# restorecon -R /var/lib/pulp

Duplicated Packages

Packages that are duplicated in different repositories are only stored once on the disk. Additional repositories containing duplicate packages require less additional storage. The bulk of storage resides in the /var/lib/pulp/ directory. These end points are not manually configurable. Ensure that storage is available on the /var file system to prevent storage problems.

Symbolic links

You cannot use symbolic links for /var/lib/pulp/.

Synchronized RHEL ISO

If you plan to synchronize RHEL content ISOs to Satellite, note that all minor versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux also synchronize. You must plan to have adequate storage on your Satellite to manage this.

1.4. Supported Operating Systems

Satellite Server is supported on the latest versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 that are available at the time when Satellite Server is installed. Previous versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux including EUS or z-stream are not supported.

You can install the operating system from a disc, local ISO image, kickstart, or any other method that Red Hat supports.

The following operating systems are supported by the installer, have packages, and are tested for deploying Satellite:

Table 1.2. Operating Systems supported by satellite-installer

Operating System

Architecture

Notes

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

x86_64 only

 

Before you install Satellite, apply all operating system updates if possible.

Satellite Server requires a Red Hat Enterprise Linux installation with the @Base package group with no other package-set modifications, and without third-party configurations or software not directly necessary for the direct operation of the server. This restriction includes hardening and other non-Red Hat security software. If you require such software in your infrastructure, install and verify a complete working Satellite Server first, then create a backup of the system before adding any non-Red Hat software.

Install Satellite Server on a freshly provisioned system.

Red Hat does not support using the system for anything other than running Satellite Server.

1.5. Supported Browsers

Satellite supports recent versions of Firefox and Google Chrome browsers.

The Satellite web UI and command-line interface support English, Portuguese, Simplified Chinese Traditional Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Italian, Spanish, Russian, French, and German.

1.6. Ports and Firewalls Requirements

For the components of Satellite architecture to communicate, ensure that the required network ports are open and free on the base operating system. You must also ensure that the required network ports are open on any network-based firewalls.

Use this information to configure any network-based firewalls. Note that some cloud solutions must be specifically configured to allow communications between machines because they isolate machines similarly to network-based firewalls. If you use an application-based firewall, ensure that the application-based firewall permits all applications that are listed in the tables and known to your firewall. If possible, disable the application checking and allow open port communication based on the protocol.

Integrated Capsule

Satellite Server has an integrated Capsule and any host that is directly connected to Satellite Server is a Client of Satellite in the context of this section. This includes the base operating system on which Capsule Server is running.

Clients of Capsule

Hosts which are clients of Capsules, other than Satellite’s integrated Capsule, do not need access to Satellite Server. For more information on Satellite Topology and an illustration of port connections, see Capsule Networking in Satellite Overview, Concepts, and Deployment Considerations.

Required ports can change based on your configuration.

The following tables indicate the destination port and the direction of network traffic:

Table 1.3. Satellite Server incoming traffic

Destination Port

Protocol

Service

Source

Required For

Description

53

TCP and UDP

DNS

DNS Servers and clients

Name resolution

DNS (optional)

67

UDP

DHCP

Client

Dynamic IP

DHCP (optional)

69

UDP

TFTP

Client

TFTP Server (optional)

 

443

TCP

HTTPS

Capsule

Red Hat Satellite API

Communication from Capsule

443, 80

TCP

HTTPS, HTTP

Client

Global Registration

Registering hosts to Satellite

Port 443 is required for registration initiation, uploading facts, and sending installed packages and traces

Port 80 notifies Satellite on the /unattended/built endpoint that registration has finished

443

TCP

HTTPS

Red Hat Satellite

Content Mirroring

Management

443

TCP

HTTPS

Red Hat Satellite

Capsule API

Smart Proxy functionality

443, 80

TCP

HTTPS, HTTP

Capsule

Content Retrieval

Content

443, 80

TCP

HTTPS, HTTP

Client

Content Retrieval

Content

1883

TCP

MQTT

Client

Pull based REX (optional)

Content hosts for REX job notification (optional)

5646, 5647

TCP

AMQP

Capsule

Katello agent

Forward message to Qpid dispatch router on Satellite (optional)

5910 – 5930

TCP

HTTPS

Browsers

Compute Resource’s virtual console

 

8000

TCP

HTTP

Client

Provisioning templates

Template retrieval for client installers, iPXE or UEFI HTTP Boot

8000

TCP

HTTPS

Client

PXE Boot

Installation

8140

TCP

HTTPS

Client

Puppet agent

Client updates (optional)

9090

TCP

HTTPS

Red Hat Satellite

Capsule API

Smart Proxy functionality

9090

TCP

HTTPS

Client

OpenSCAP

Configure Client (if the OpenSCAP plugin is installed)

9090

TCP

HTTPS

Discovered Node

Discovery

Host discovery and provisioning (if the discovery plugin is installed)

Any managed host that is directly connected to Satellite Server is a client in this context because it is a client of the integrated Capsule. This includes the base operating system on which a Capsule Server is running.

A DHCP Capsule performs ICMP ping or TCP echo connection attempts to hosts in subnets with DHCP IPAM set to find out if an IP address considered for use is free. This behavior can be turned off using satellite-installer --foreman-proxy-dhcp-ping-free-ip=false.

Note

Some outgoing traffic returns to Satellite to enable internal communication and security operations.

Table 1.4. Satellite Server outgoing traffic

Destination PortProtocolServiceDestinationRequired ForDescription
 

ICMP

ping

Client

DHCP

Free IP checking (optional)

7

TCP

echo

Client

DHCP

Free IP checking (optional)

22

TCP

SSH

Target host

Remote execution

Run jobs

22, 16514

TCP

SSH SSH/TLS

Compute Resource

Satellite originated communications, for compute resources in libvirt

 

53

TCP and UDP

DNS

DNS Servers on the Internet

DNS Server

Resolve DNS records (optional)

53

TCP and UDP

DNS

DNS Server

Capsule DNS

Validation of DNS conflicts (optional)

53

TCP and UDP

DNS

DNS Server

Orchestration

Validation of DNS conflicts

68

UDP

DHCP

Client

Dynamic IP

DHCP (optional)

80

TCP

HTTP

Remote repository

Content Sync

Remote yum repository

389, 636

TCP

LDAP, LDAPS

External LDAP Server

LDAP

LDAP authentication, necessary only if external authentication is enabled. The port can be customized when LDAPAuthSource is defined

443

TCP

HTTPS

Satellite

Capsule

Capsule

Configuration management

Template retrieval

OpenSCAP

Remote Execution result upload

443

TCP

HTTPS

Amazon EC2, Azure, Google GCE

Compute resources

Virtual machine interactions (query/create/destroy) (optional)

443

TCP

HTTPS

console.redhat.com

Red Hat Cloud plugin API calls

 

443

TCP

HTTPS

cdn.redhat.com

Content Sync

Red Hat CDN

443

TCP

HTTPS

api.access.redhat.com

SOS report

Assisting support cases filed through the Red Hat Customer Portal (optional)

443

TCP

HTTPS

cert-api.access.redhat.com

Telemetry data upload and report

 

443

TCP

HTTPS

Capsule

Content mirroring

Initiation

443

TCP

HTTPS

Infoblox DHCP Server

DHCP management

When using Infoblox for DHCP, management of the DHCP leases (optional)

623

  

Client

Power management

BMC On/Off/Cycle/Status

5000

TCP

HTTPS

OpenStack Compute Resource

Compute resources

Virtual machine interactions (query/create/destroy) (optional)

5646

TCP

AMQP

Satellite Server

Katello agent

Forward message to Qpid dispatch router on Capsule (optional)

5671

  

Qpid

Remote install

Send install command to client

5671

  

Dispatch router (hub)

Remote install

Forward message to dispatch router on Satellite

5671

  

Satellite Server

Remote install for Katello agent

Send install command to client

5671

  

Satellite Server

Remote install for Katello agent

Forward message to dispatch router on Satellite

5900 – 5930

TCP

SSL/TLS

Hypervisor

noVNC console

Launch noVNC console

7911

TCP

DHCP, OMAPI

DHCP Server

DHCP

The DHCP target is configured using --foreman-proxy-dhcp-server and defaults to localhost

ISC and remote_isc use a configurable port that defaults to 7911 and uses OMAPI

8443

TCP

HTTPS

Client

Discovery

Capsule sends reboot command to the discovered host (optional)

9090

TCP

HTTPS

Capsule

Capsule API

Management of Capsules

1.7. Enabling Connections from a Client to Satellite Server

Capsules and Content Hosts that are clients of a Satellite Server’s internal Capsule require access through Satellite’s host-based firewall and any network-based firewalls.

Use this procedure to configure the host-based firewall on the system that Satellite is installed on, to enable incoming connections from Clients, and to make the configuration persistent across system reboots. For more information on the ports used, see Ports and Firewalls Requirements.

Procedure

  1. To open the ports for client to Satellite communication, enter the following command on the base operating system that you want to install Satellite on:

    # firewall-cmd \
    --add-port="53/udp" --add-port="53/tcp" \
    --add-port="67/udp" \
    --add-port="69/udp" \
    --add-port="80/tcp" --add-port="443/tcp" \
    --add-port="5647/tcp" \
    --add-port="8000/tcp" --add-port="9090/tcp" \
    --add-port="8140/tcp"
  2. Make the changes persistent:

    # firewall-cmd --runtime-to-permanent

Verification

  • Enter the following command:

    # firewall-cmd --list-all

For more information, see Using and Configuring firewalld in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Securing networks.

1.8. Verifying DNS resolution

Verify the full forward and reverse DNS resolution using a fully-qualified domain name to prevent issues while installing Satellite.

Procedure

  1. Ensure that the host name and local host resolve correctly:

    # ping -c1 localhost
    # ping -c1 `hostname -f` # my_system.domain.com

    Successful name resolution results in output similar to the following:

    # ping -c1 localhost
    PING localhost (127.0.0.1) 56(84) bytes of data.
    64 bytes from localhost (127.0.0.1): icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.043 ms
    
    --- localhost ping statistics ---
    1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms
    rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.043/0.043/0.043/0.000 ms
    
    # ping -c1 `hostname -f`
    PING hostname.gateway (XX.XX.XX.XX) 56(84) bytes of data.
    64 bytes from hostname.gateway (XX.XX.XX.XX): icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.019 ms
    
    --- localhost.gateway ping statistics ---
    1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms
    rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.019/0.019/0.019/0.000 ms
  2. To avoid discrepancies with static and transient host names, set all the host names on the system by entering the following command:

    # hostnamectl set-hostname name

For more information, see the Changing a hostname using hostnamectl in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Configuring and managing networking.

Warning

Name resolution is critical to the operation of Satellite. If Satellite cannot properly resolve its fully qualified domain name, tasks such as content management, subscription management, and provisioning will fail.

1.9. Tuning Satellite Server with Predefined Profiles

If your Satellite deployment includes more than 5000 hosts, you can use predefined tuning profiles to improve performance of Satellite.

Note that you cannot use tuning profiles on Capsules.

You can choose one of the profiles depending on the number of hosts your Satellite manages and available hardware resources.

The tuning profiles are available in the /usr/share/foreman-installer/config/foreman.hiera/tuning/sizes directory.

When you run the satellite-installer command with the --tuning option, deployment configuration settings are applied to Satellite in the following order:

  1. The default tuning profile defined in the /usr/share/foreman-installer/config/foreman.hiera/tuning/common.yaml file
  2. The tuning profile that you want to apply to your deployment and is defined in the /usr/share/foreman-installer/config/foreman.hiera/tuning/sizes/ directory
  3. Optional: If you have configured a /etc/foreman-installer/custom-hiera.yaml file, Satellite applies these configuration settings.

Note that the configuration settings that are defined in the /etc/foreman-installer/custom-hiera.yaml file override the configuration settings that are defined in the tuning profiles.

Therefore, before applying a tuning profile, you must compare the configuration settings that are defined in the default tuning profile in /usr/share/foreman-installer/config/foreman.hiera/tuning/common.yaml, the tuning profile that you want to apply and your /etc/foreman-installer/custom-hiera.yaml file, and remove any duplicated configuration from the /etc/foreman-installer/custom-hiera.yaml file.

default

Number of managed hosts: 0 – 5000

RAM: 20G

Number of CPU cores: 4

medium

Number of managed hosts: 5001 – 10000

RAM: 32G

Number of CPU cores: 8

large

Number of managed hosts: 10001 – 20000

RAM: 64G

Number of CPU cores: 16

extra-large

Number of managed hosts: 20001 – 60000

RAM: 128G

Number of CPU cores: 32

extra-extra-large

Number of managed hosts: 60000+

RAM: 256G

Number of CPU cores: 48+

Procedure

  1. Optional: If you have configured the custom-hiera.yaml file on Satellite Server, back up the /etc/foreman-installer/custom-hiera.yaml file to custom-hiera.original. You can use the backup file to restore the /etc/foreman-installer/custom-hiera.yaml file to its original state if it becomes corrupted:

    # cp /etc/foreman-installer/custom-hiera.yaml \
    /etc/foreman-installer/custom-hiera.original
  2. Optional: If you have configured the custom-hiera.yaml file on Satellite Server, review the definitions of the default tuning profile in /usr/share/foreman-installer/config/foreman.hiera/tuning/common.yaml and the tuning profile that you want to apply in /usr/share/foreman-installer/config/foreman.hiera/tuning/sizes/. Compare the configuration entries against the entries in your /etc/foreman-installer/custom-hiera.yaml file and remove any duplicated configuration settings in your /etc/foreman-installer/custom-hiera.yaml file.
  3. Enter the satellite-installer command with the --tuning option for the profile that you want to apply. For example, to apply the medium tuning profile settings, enter the following command:

    # satellite-installer --tuning medium

Chapter 2. Preparing your Environment for Satellite Installation in an IPv6 Network

You can install and use Satellite in an IPv6 network. Before installing Satellite in an IPv6 network, view the limitations and ensure that you meet the requirements.

To provision hosts in an IPv6 network, after installing Satellite, you must also configure Satellite for the UEFI HTTP boot provisioning. For more information, see Section 4.6, “Configuring Satellite for UEFI HTTP Boot Provisioning in an IPv6 Network”.

2.1. Limitations of Satellite Installation in an IPv6 Network

Satellite installation in an IPv6 network has the following limitations:

  • You can install Satellite and Capsules in IPv6-only systems, dual-stack installation is not supported.
  • Although Satellite provisioning templates include IPv6 support for PXE and HTTP (iPXE) provisioning, the only tested and certified provisioning workflow is the UEFI HTTP Boot provisioning. This limitation only relates to users who plan to use Satellite to provision hosts.

2.2. Requirements for Satellite Installation in an IPv6 Network

Before installing Satellite in an IPv6 network, ensure that you meet the following requirements:

  • You must deploy an external DHCP IPv6 server as a separate unmanaged service to bootstrap clients into GRUB2, which then configures IPv6 networking either using DHCPv6 or assigning static IPv6 address. This is required because the DHCP server in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (ISC DHCP) does not provide an integration API for managing IPv6 records, therefore the Capsule DHCP plug-in that provides DHCP management is limited to IPv4 subnets.
  • You must deploy an external HTTP proxy server that supports both IPv4 and IPv6. This is required because Red Hat Content Delivery Network distributes content only over IPv4 networks, therefore you must use this proxy to pull content into the Satellite on your IPv6 network.
  • You must configure Satellite to use this dual stack (supporting both IPv4 and IPv6) HTTP proxy server as the default proxy. For more information, see Adding a Default HTTP Proxy to Satellite.

Chapter 3. Installing Satellite Server

When you install Satellite Server from a connected network, you can obtain packages and receive updates directly from the Red Hat Content Delivery Network.

Note

You cannot register Satellite Server to itself.

Use the following procedures to install Satellite Server, perform the initial configuration, and import subscription manifests. For more information on subscription manifests, see Managing Red Hat Subscriptions in Managing Content.

Note that the Satellite installation script is based on Puppet, which means that if you run the installation script more than once, it might overwrite any manual configuration changes. ⁠ To avoid this and determine which future changes apply, use the --noop argument when you run the installation script. This argument ensures that no actual changes are made. Potential changes are written to /var/log/foreman-installer/satellite.log.

Files are always backed up and so you can revert any unwanted changes. For example, in the foreman-installer logs, you can see an entry similar to the following about Filebucket:

/Stage[main]/Dhcp/File[/etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf]: Filebucketed /etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf to puppet with sum 622d9820b8e764ab124367c68f5fa3a1

You can restore the previous file as follows:

# puppet filebucket -l \
restore /etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf 622d9820b8e764ab124367c68f5fa3a1

3.1. Configuring the HTTP Proxy to Connect to Red Hat CDN

Prerequisites

Your network gateway and the HTTP proxy must allow access to the following hosts:

Host namePortProtocol

subscription.rhsm.redhat.com

443

HTTPS

cdn.redhat.com

443

HTTPS

*.akamaiedge.net

443

HTTPS

cert.console.redhat.com (if using Red Hat Insights)

443

HTTPS

api.access.redhat.com (if using Red Hat Insights)

443

HTTPS

cert-api.access.redhat.com (if using Red Hat Insights)

443

HTTPS

Satellite Server uses SSL to communicate with the Red Hat CDN securely. Use of an SSL interception proxy interferes with this communication. These hosts must be whitelisted on the proxy.

For a list of IP addresses used by the Red Hat CDN (cdn.redhat.com), see the Knowledgebase article Public CIDR Lists for Red Hat on the Red Hat Customer Portal.

To configure the subscription-manager with the HTTP proxy, follow the procedure below.

Procedure

  1. On Satellite Server, complete the following details in the /etc/rhsm/rhsm.conf file:

    # an http proxy server to use (enter server FQDN)
    proxy_hostname = myproxy.example.com
    
    # port for http proxy server
    proxy_port = 8080
    
    # user name for authenticating to an http proxy, if needed
    proxy_user =
    
    # password for basic http proxy auth, if needed
    proxy_password =

3.2. Registering to Red Hat Subscription Management

Registering the host to Red Hat Subscription Management enables the host to subscribe to and consume content for any subscriptions available to the user. This includes content such as Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Red Hat Satellite.

Procedure

  • Register your system with the Red Hat Content Delivery Network, entering your Customer Portal user name and password when prompted:

    # subscription-manager register

    The command displays output similar to the following:

    # subscription-manager register
    Username: user_name
    Password:
    The system has been registered with ID: 541084ff2-44cab-4eb1-9fa1-7683431bcf9a

3.3. Attaching the Satellite Infrastructure Subscription

Note

Skip this step if you have SCA enabled on Red Hat Customer Portal. There is no requirement of attaching the Red Hat Satellite Infrastructure Subscription to the Satellite Server using subscription-manager. For more information about SCA, see Simple Content Access.

After you have registered Satellite Server, you must identify your subscription Pool ID and attach an available subscription. The Red Hat Satellite Infrastructure subscription provides access to the Red Hat Satellite and Red Hat Enterprise Linux content. For Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, it also provides access to Red Hat Software Collections (RHSCL). This is the only subscription required.

Red Hat Satellite Infrastructure is included with all subscriptions that include Satellite, formerly known as Smart Management. For more information, see Satellite Infrastructure Subscriptions MCT3718 MCT3719 in the Red Hat Knowledgebase.

Subscriptions are classified as available if they are not already attached to a system. If you are unable to find an available Satellite subscription, see the Red Hat Knowledgebase solution How do I figure out which subscriptions have been consumed by clients registered under Red Hat Subscription Manager? to run a script to see if another system is consuming your subscription.

Procedure

  1. Identify the Pool ID of the Satellite Infrastructure subscription:

    # subscription-manager list --all --available --matches 'Red Hat Satellite Infrastructure Subscription'

    The command displays output similar to the following:

    Subscription Name:   Red Hat Satellite Infrastructure Subscription
    Provides:            Red Hat Satellite
                         Red Hat Software Collections (for RHEL Server)
                         Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for x86_64
                         Red Hat Satellite Capsule
                         Red Hat Ansible Engine
                         Red Hat Satellite with Embedded Oracle
                         Red Hat Satellite 5 Managed DB
                         Red Hat Enterprise Linux Load Balancer (for RHEL Server)
                         Red Hat Beta
                         Red Hat Software Collections Beta (for RHEL Server)
                         Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
                         Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
                         Red Hat Satellite Proxy
                         Red Hat Enterprise Linux High Availability for x86_64
                         Red Hat Discovery
    SKU:                 MCT3718
    Contract:
    Pool ID:             8aca43dd771bf31101771c0231f906a5
    Provides Management: Yes
    Available:           10
    Suggested:           1
    Service Type:        L1-L3
    Roles:
    Service Level:       Premium
    Usage:
    Add-ons:
    Subscription Type:   Standard
    Starts:              11/11/2020
    Ends:                11/11/2023
    Entitlement Type:    Physical
  2. Make a note of the subscription Pool ID. Your subscription Pool ID is different from the example provided.
  3. Attach the Satellite Infrastructure subscription to the base operating system that your Satellite Server is running on. If SCA is enabled on Satellite Server, you can skip this step:

    # subscription-manager attach --pool=pool_id

    The command displays output similar to the following:

    Successfully attached a subscription for: Red Hat Satellite Infrastructure Subscription
  4. Optional: Verify that the Satellite Infrastructure subscription is attached:

    # subscription-manager list --consumed

3.4. Configuring Repositories

Use this procedure to enable the repositories that are required to install Satellite Server.

  1. Disable all repositories:

    # subscription-manager repos --disable "*"
  2. Enable the following repositories:

    # subscription-manager repos --enable=rhel-8-for-x86_64-baseos-rpms \
    --enable=rhel-8-for-x86_64-appstream-rpms \
    --enable=satellite-6.12-for-rhel-8-x86_64-rpms \
    --enable=satellite-maintenance-6.12-for-rhel-8-x86_64-rpms
  3. Enable the module:

    # dnf module enable satellite:el8
    Note

    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.

3.5. Installing Satellite Server Packages

Procedure

  1. Update all packages:

    # dnf update
  2. Install Satellite Server packages:

    # dnf install satellite

3.6. 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.

Procedure

  1. Install the chrony package:

    # dnf install chrony
  2. Start and enable the chronyd service:

    # systemctl enable --now chronyd

3.7. 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

  1. Install the sos package:

    # dnf install sos

3.8. Configuring Satellite Server

Install Satellite Server using the satellite-installer installation script.

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.

3.8.1. 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. When satellite-installer runs, it overwrites any manual changes to the managed files with the intended values. This means that running the installer on a broken system should restore it to working order, regardless of changes made. For more information on how to apply custom configuration on other services, see Applying Custom Configuration to Satellite.

Procedure

  1. Enter the following command with any additional options that you want to use:

    # 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

    The script displays its progress and writes logs to /var/log/foreman-installer/satellite.log.

3.9. Importing a Red Hat Subscription Manifest into Satellite Server

Use the following procedure to import a Red Hat subscription manifest into Satellite Server.

Prerequisites

Procedure

  1. In the Satellite web UI, ensure the context is set to the organization you want to use.
  2. In the Satellite web UI, navigate to Content > Subscriptions and click Manage Manifest.
  3. In the Manage Manifest window, click Browse.
  4. 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

  1. Copy the Red Hat subscription manifest file from your client to Satellite Server:

    $ scp ~/manifest_file.zip root@satellite.example.com:~/.
  2. Log in to Satellite Server as the root user and import the Red Hat subscription manifest file:

    # hammer subscription upload \
    --file ~/manifest_file.zip \
    --organization "My_Organization"

You can now enable repositories and import Red Hat content. For more information, see Importing Content in Managing Content.

Chapter 4. Performing Additional Configuration on Satellite Server

4.1. Using Red Hat Insights with Satellite Server

You can use Red Hat Insights to diagnose systems and downtime related to security exploits, performance degradation and stability failures. You can use the dashboard to quickly identify key risks to stability, security, and performance. You can sort by category, view details of the impact and resolution, and then determine what systems are affected.

Note that you do not require a Red Hat Insights entitlement in your subscription manifest. For more information about Satellite and Red Hat Insights, see Red Hat Insights on Satellite Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL).

To maintain your Satellite Server, and improve your ability to monitor and diagnose problems you might have with Satellite, install Red Hat Insights on Satellite Server and register Satellite Server with Red Hat Insights.

Scheduling insights-client

Note that you can change the default schedule for running insights-client by configuring insights-client.timer on Satellite. For more information, see Changing the insights-client schedule in the Client Configuration Guide for Red Hat Insights.

Procedure

  1. To install Red Hat Insights on Satellite Server, enter the following command:

    # satellite-maintain packages install insights-client
  2. To register Satellite Server with Red Hat Insights, enter the following command:

    # satellite-installer --register-with-insights

4.2. Disabling Registration to Red Hat Insights

After you install or upgrade Satellite, you can choose to unregister or register Red Hat Insights as needed. For example, if you need to use Satellite in a disconnected environment, you can unregister insights-client from Satellite Server.

Prerequisites

  1. You have registered Satellite to Red Hat Customer Portal.

Procedure

  1. Optional: To unregister Red Hat Insights from Satellite Server, enter the following command:

    # insights-client --unregister
  2. Optional: To register Satellite Server with Red Hat Insights, enter the following command:

    # satellite-installer --register-with-insights

4.3. Enabling the Satellite Client 6 Repository

The Satellite Client 6 repository provides the katello-agent, katello-host-tools, and puppet packages for clients registered to Satellite Server. You must enable the repository for each Red Hat Enterprise Linux version that you need to manage hosts. Continue with a procedure below according to the operating system version for which you want to enable the Satellite Client 6 repository.

4.3.1. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 & Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

To use the CLI instead of the Satellite web UI, see the procedure relevant for your Red Hat Enterprise Linux version:

Procedure

  1. In the Satellite web UI, navigate to Content > Red Hat Repositories.
  2. In the Available Repositories pane, enable the Recommended Repositories to get the list of repositories.
  3. Click Red Hat Satellite Client 6 for RHEL 9 x86_64 (RPMs) or Red Hat Satellite Client 6 for RHEL 8 x86_64 (RPMs) to expand the repository set.
  4. For the x86_64 architecture, click the + icon to enable the repository.

    If the Satellite Client 6 items are not visible, it may be because they are not included in the Red Hat Subscription Manifest obtained from the Customer Portal. To correct that, log in to the Customer Portal, add these repositories, download the Red Hat Subscription Manifest and import it into Satellite. For more information, see Managing Red Hat Subscriptions in Managing Content.

    Enable the Satellite Client 6 repository for every supported major version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux running on your hosts. After enabling a Red Hat repository, a Product for this repository is automatically created.

CLI procedure for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

  • Enable the Satellite Client 6 repository using the hammer repository-set enable command:

    # hammer repository-set enable \
    --basearch="x86_64" \
    --name "Red Hat Satellite Client 6 for RHEL 9 x86_64 (RPMs)" \
    --organization "My_Organization" \
    --product "Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64"

CLI procedure for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

  • Enable the Satellite Client 6 repository using the hammer repository-set enable command:

    # hammer repository-set enable \
    --basearch="x86_64" \
    --name "Red Hat Satellite Client 6 for RHEL 8 x86_64 (RPMs)" \
    --organization "My_Organization" \
    --product "Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64"

4.3.2. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 & Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Note

You require Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extended Life Cycle Support (ELS) Add-on subscription to enable the repositories of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. For more information, see Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extended Life Cycle Support (ELS) Add-on guide.

To use the CLI instead of the Satellite web UI, see the procedure relevant for your Red Hat Enterprise Linux version:

Procedure

  1. In the Satellite web UI, navigate to Content > Red Hat Repositories.
  2. In the Available Repositories pane, enable the Recommended Repositories to get the list of repositories.
  3. In the Available Repositories pane, click on Satellite Client 6 (for RHEL 7 Server) (RPMs) or Satellite Client 6 (for RHEL 6 Server - ELS) (RPMs) to expand the repository set.

    If the Satellite Client 6 items are not visible, it may be because they are not included in the Red Hat Subscription Manifest obtained from the Customer Portal. To correct that, log in to the Customer Portal, add these repositories, download the Red Hat Subscription Manifest and import it into Satellite. For more information, see Managing Red Hat Subscriptions in Managing Content.

  4. For the x86_64 architecture, click the + icon to enable the repository. Enable the Satellite Client 6 repository for every supported major version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux running on your hosts. After enabling a Red Hat repository, a Product for this repository is automatically created.

CLI procedure for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

  • Enable the Satellite Client 6 repository using the hammer repository-set enable command:

    # hammer repository-set enable \
    --basearch="x86_64" \
    --name "Red Hat Satellite Client 6 (for RHEL 7 Server) (RPMs)" \
    --organization "My_Organization" \
    --product "Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server"

CLI procedure for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

  • Enable the Satellite Client 6 repository using the hammer repository-set enable command:

    # hammer repository-set enable \
    --basearch="x86_64" \
    --name "Red Hat Satellite Client 6 (for RHEL 6 Server - ELS) (RPMs)" \
    --organization "My_Organization" \
    --product "Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support"

4.4. Synchronizing the Satellite Client 6 Repository

Use this section to synchronize the Satellite Client 6 repository from the Red Hat Content Delivery Network (CDN) to your Satellite. This repository provides the katello-agent, katello-host-tools, and puppet packages for clients registered to Satellite Server. Continue with a procedure below according to the operating system version for which you want to synchronize the Satellite Client 6 repository.

4.4.1. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 & Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

To use the CLI instead of the Satellite web UI, see the procedure relevant for your Red Hat Enterprise Linux version:

Procedure

  1. In the Satellite web UI, navigate to Content > Sync Status.
  2. Click the arrow next to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 product to view available content.
  3. Select Red Hat Satellite Client 6 for RHEL 9 x86_64 RPMs or Red Hat Satellite Client 6 for RHEL 8 x86_64 RPMs whichever is applicable.
  4. Click Synchronize Now.

CLI procedure for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

  • Synchronize your Satellite Client 6 repository using the hammer repository synchronize command:

    # hammer repository synchronize \
    --name "Red Hat Satellite Client 6 for RHEL 9 x86_64 RPMs" \
    --organization "My_Organization" \
    --product "Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64"

CLI procedure for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

  • Synchronize your Satellite Client 6 repository using the hammer repository synchronize command:

    # hammer repository synchronize \
    --name "Red Hat Satellite Client 6 for RHEL 8 x86_64 RPMs" \
    --organization "My_Organization" \
    --product "Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64"

4.4.2. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 & Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Note

You require Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extended Life Cycle Support (ELS) Add-on subscription to synchronize the repositories of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. For more information, see Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extended Life Cycle Support (ELS) Add-on guide.

To use the CLI instead of the Satellite web UI, see the procedure relevant for your Red Hat Enterprise Linux version:

Procedure

  1. In the Satellite web UI, navigate to Content > Sync Status.
  2. Click the arrow next to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server or Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support whichever product is applicable to view available content.
  3. Select Red Hat Satellite Client 6 (for RHEL 7 Server) RPMs x86_64 or Red Hat Satellite Client 6 for RHEL 6 Server - ELS RPMs x86_64 based on your operating system version.
  4. Click Synchronize Now.

CLI procedure for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

  • Synchronize your Satellite Client 6 repository using the hammer repository synchronize command:

    # hammer repository synchronize \
    --async \
    --name "Red Hat Satellite Client 6 for RHEL 7 Server RPMs x86_64" \
    --organization "My_Organization" \
    --product "Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server"

CLI procedure for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

  • Synchronize your Satellite Client 6 repository using the hammer repository synchronize command:

    # hammer repository synchronize \
    --async \
    --name "Red Hat Satellite Client 6 for RHEL 6 Server - ELS RPMs x86_64" \
    --organization "My_Organization" \
    --product "Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support"

4.5. Configuring Remote Execution for Pull Client on Satellite Server

By default, Remote Execution uses SSH as the transport mechanism for the Script provider. However, Remote Execution also offers pull-based transport, which you can use if your infrastructure prohibits outgoing connections from Satellite to hosts.

This comprises pull-mqtt mode on Satellite in combination with a pull client running on hosts. If you still use Katello Agent, configure the pull-mqtt mode for migration which is a deprecated method of pull-based transport.

Note

The pull-mqtt mode works only with the Script provider. Ansible and other providers will continue to use their default transport settings.

To use pull-mqtt mode on Satellite Server, follow the procedure below:

Procedure

  1. Enable the pull-based transport on your Satellite Server:

     # satellite-installer --scenario satellite \
    --foreman-proxy-plugin-remote-execution-script-mode pull-mqtt
  2. Configure the firewall to allow MQTT service on port 1883:

    # firewall-cmd --add-service=mqtt
    # firewall-cmd --runtime-to-permanent

    In pull-mqtt mode, hosts subscribe for job notifications to either your Satellite or any Capsule Server through which they are registered. Therefore, it is recommended to ensure that Satellite Server sends remote execution jobs to that same Satellite (or Capsule).

  3. In the Satellite web UI, navigate to Administer > Settings.
  4. On the Content tab, set the value of Prefer registered through Capsule for remote execution to Yes.

After you set up the pull-based transport on Satellite, you must also configure it on each host. For more information, see Transport Modes for Remote Execution in Managing Hosts.

4.6. Configuring Satellite for UEFI HTTP Boot Provisioning in an IPv6 Network

Use this procedure to configure Satellite to provision hosts in an IPv6 network with UEFI HTTP Boot provisioning.

Prerequisites

  • Ensure that your clients can access DHCP and HTTP servers.
  • Ensure that the UDP ports 67 and 68 are accessible by clients so clients can send DHCP requests and receive DHCP offers.
  • Ensure that the TCP port 8000 is open for clients to download files and Kickstart templates from Satellite and Capsules.
  • Ensure that the host provisioning interface subnet has an HTTP Boot Capsule, and Templates Capsule set. For more information, see Adding a Subnet to Satellite Server in Provisioning Hosts.
  • In the Satellite web UI, navigate to Administer > Settings > Provisioning and ensure that the Token duration setting is not set to 0. Satellite cannot identify clients that are booting from the network by a remote IPv6 address because of unmanaged DHCPv6 service, therefore provisioning tokens must be enabled.

Procedure

  1. You must disable DHCP management in the installer or not use it.
  2. For all IPv6 subnets created in Satellite, set the DHCP Capsule to blank.
  3. Optional: If the host and the DHCP server are separated by a router, configure the DHCP relay agent and point to the DHCP server.
  4. On Satellite or Capsule from which you provision, update the grub2-efi package to the latest version:

    # satellite-maintain packages update grub2-efi
  5. Synchronize the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 kickstart repository.

4.7. Configuring Satellite Server with an HTTP Proxy

Use the following procedures to configure Satellite with an HTTP proxy.

4.7.1. Adding a Default HTTP Proxy to Satellite

If your network uses an HTTP Proxy, you can configure Satellite Server to use an HTTP proxy for requests to the Red Hat Content Delivery Network (CDN) or another content source. Use the FQDN instead of the IP address where possible to avoid losing connectivity because of network changes.

The following procedure configures a proxy only for downloading content for Satellite. To use the CLI instead of the Satellite web UI, see the CLI procedure.

Procedure

  1. In the Satellite web UI, navigate to Infrastructure > HTTP Proxies.
  2. Click New HTTP Proxy.
  3. In the Name field, enter the name for the HTTP proxy.
  4. In the Url field, enter the URL of the HTTP proxy in the following format: https://proxy.example.com:8080.
  5. Optional: If authentication is required, in the Username field, enter the username to authenticate with.
  6. Optional: If authentication is required, in the Password field, enter the password to authenticate with.
  7. To test connection to the proxy, click the Test Connection button.
  8. Click Submit.
  9. In the Satellite web UI, navigate to Administer > Settings, and click the Content tab.
  10. Set the Default HTTP Proxy setting to the created HTTP proxy.

CLI procedure

  1. Verify that the http_proxy, https_proxy, and no_proxy variables are not set.

    # unset http_proxy
    # unset https_proxy
    # unset no_proxy
  2. Add an HTTP proxy entry to Satellite:

    # hammer http-proxy create --name=myproxy \
    --url http://myproxy.example.com:8080  \
    --username=proxy_username \
    --password=proxy_password
  3. Configure Satellite to use this HTTP proxy by default:

    # hammer settings set --name=content_default_http_proxy --value=myproxy

4.7.2. Configuring SELinux to Ensure Access to Satellite on Custom Ports

SELinux ensures access of Red Hat Satellite and Subscription Manager only to specific ports. In the case of the HTTP cache, the TCP ports are 8080, 8118, 8123, and 10001 – 10010. If you use a port that does not have SELinux type http_cache_port_t, complete the following steps.

Procedure

  1. On Satellite, to verify the ports that are permitted by SELinux for the HTTP cache, enter a command as follows:

    # semanage port -l | grep http_cache
    http_cache_port_t       tcp    8080, 8118, 8123, 10001-10010
    [output truncated]
  2. To configure SELinux to permit a port for the HTTP cache, for example 8088, enter a command as follows:

    # semanage port -a -t http_cache_port_t -p tcp 8088

4.7.3. Using an HTTP Proxy for all Satellite HTTP Requests

If your Satellite Server must remain behind a firewall that blocks HTTP and HTTPS, you can configure a proxy for communication with external systems, including compute resources.

Note that if you are using compute resources for provisioning, and you want to use a different HTTP proxy with the compute resources, the proxy that you set for all Satellite communication takes precedence over the proxies that you set for compute resources.

Procedure

  1. In the Satellite web UI, navigate to Administer > Settings.
  2. In the HTTP(S) proxy row, select the adjacent Value column and enter the proxy URL.
  3. Click the tick icon to save your changes.

CLI procedure

  • Enter the following command:

    # hammer settings set --name=http_proxy --value=Proxy_URL

4.7.4. Excluding Hosts from Receiving Proxied Requests

If you use an HTTP Proxy for all Satellite HTTP or HTTPS requests, you can prevent certain hosts from communicating through the proxy.

Procedure

  1. In the Satellite web UI, navigate to Administer > Settings.
  2. In the HTTP(S) proxy except hosts row, select the adjacent Value column and enter the names of one or more hosts that you want to exclude from proxy requests.
  3. Click the tick icon to save your changes.

CLI procedure

  • Enter the following command:

    # hammer settings set --name=http_proxy_except_list --value=[hostname1.hostname2...]

4.7.5. Resetting the HTTP Proxy

If you want to reset the current HTTP proxy setting, unset the Default HTTP Proxy setting.

Procedure

  1. In the Satellite web UI, navigate to Administer > Settings, and click the Content tab.
  2. Set the Default HTTP Proxy setting to no global default.

CLI procedure

  • Set the content_default_http_proxy setting to an empty string:

    # hammer settings set --name=content_default_http_proxy --value=""

4.8. Enabling Power Management on Managed Hosts

To perform power management tasks on managed hosts using the intelligent platform management interface (IPMI) or a similar protocol, you must enable the baseboard management controller (BMC) module on Satellite Server.

Prerequisites

Procedure

  • To enable BMC, enter the following command:

    # satellite-installer --foreman-proxy-bmc "true" \
    --foreman-proxy-bmc-default-provider "freeipmi"

4.9. Configuring DNS, DHCP, and TFTP on Satellite Server

To configure the DNS, DHCP, and TFTP services on Satellite Server, use the satellite-installer command with the options appropriate for your environment. To view a complete list of configurable options, enter the satellite-installer --scenario satellite --help command.

Any changes to the settings require entering the satellite-installer command again. You can enter the command multiple times and each time it updates all configuration files with the changed values.

To use external DNS, DHCP, and TFTP services instead, see Chapter 6, Configuring Satellite Server with External Services.

Adding Multihomed DHCP details

If you want to use Multihomed DHCP, you must inform the installer.

Prerequisites

  • Ensure that the following information is available to you:

    • DHCP IP address ranges
    • DHCP gateway IP address
    • DHCP nameserver IP address
    • DNS information
    • TFTP server name
  • Use the FQDN instead of the IP address where possible in case of network changes.
  • Contact your network administrator to ensure that you have the correct settings.

Procedure

  • Enter the satellite-installer command with the options appropriate for your environment. The following example shows configuring full provisioning services:

    # satellite-installer --scenario satellite \
    --foreman-proxy-dns true \
    --foreman-proxy-dns-managed true \
    --foreman-proxy-dns-interface eth0 \
    --foreman-proxy-dns-zone example.com \
    --foreman-proxy-dns-reverse 2.0.192.in-addr.arpa \
    --foreman-proxy-dhcp true \
    --foreman-proxy-dhcp-managed true \
    --foreman-proxy-dhcp-interface eth0 \
    --foreman-proxy-dhcp-additional-interfaces eth1 \
    --foreman-proxy-dhcp-additional-interfaces eth2 \
    --foreman-proxy-dhcp-range "192.0.2.100 192.0.2.150" \
    --foreman-proxy-dhcp-gateway 192.0.2.1 \
    --foreman-proxy-dhcp-nameservers 192.0.2.2 \
    --foreman-proxy-tftp true \
    --foreman-proxy-tftp-managed true \
    --foreman-proxy-tftp-servername 192.0.2.3

You can monitor the progress of the satellite-installer command displayed in your prompt. You can view the logs in /var/log/foreman-installer/satellite.log. You can view the settings used, including the initial_admin_password parameter, in the /etc/foreman-installer/scenarios.d/satellite-answers.yaml file.

For more information about configuring DHCP, DNS, and TFTP services, see Configuring Network Services in Provisioning Hosts.

4.10. Disabling DNS, DHCP, and TFTP for Unmanaged Networks

If you want to manage TFTP, DHCP, and DNS services manually, you must prevent Satellite from maintaining these services on the operating system and disable orchestration to avoid DHCP and DNS validation errors. However, Satellite does not remove the back-end services on the operating system.

Procedure

  1. On Satellite Server, enter the following command:

    # satellite-installer --foreman-proxy-dhcp false \
    --foreman-proxy-dns false \
    --foreman-proxy-tftp false
  2. In the Satellite web UI, navigate to Infrastructure > Subnets and select a subnet.
  3. Click the Capsules tab and clear the DHCP Capsule, TFTP Capsule, and Reverse DNS Capsule fields.
  4. In the Satellite web UI, navigate to Infrastructure > Domains and select a domain.
  5. Clear the DNS Capsule field.
  6. Optional: If you use a DHCP service supplied by a third party, configure your DHCP server to pass the following options:

    Option 66: IP address of Satellite or Capsule
    Option 67: /pxelinux.0

    For more information about DHCP options, see RFC 2132.

Note

Satellite does not perform orchestration when a Capsule is not set for a given subnet and domain. When enabling or disabling Capsule associations, orchestration commands for existing hosts can fail if the expected records and configuration files are not present. When associating a Capsule to turn orchestration on, ensure the required DHCP and DNS records as well as the TFTP files are in place for the existing Satellite hosts in order to prevent host deletion failures in the future.

4.11. Configuring Satellite Server for Outgoing Emails

To send email messages from Satellite Server, you can use either an SMTP server, or the sendmail command.

Prerequisite

  • Some SMTP servers with anti-spam protection or grey-listing features are known to cause problems. To setup outgoing email with such a service either install and configure a vanilla SMTP service on Satellite Server for relay or use the sendmail command instead.

Procedure

  1. In the Satellite web UI, navigate to Administer > Settings.
  2. Click the Email tab and set the configuration options to match your preferred delivery method. The changes have an immediate effect.

    1. The following example shows the configuration options for using an SMTP server:

      Table 4.1. Using an SMTP server as a delivery method

      NameExample value

      Delivery method

      SMTP

      SMTP address

      smtp.example.com

      SMTP authentication

      login

      SMTP HELO/EHLO domain

      example.com

      SMTP password

      password

      SMTP port

      25

      SMTP username

      user@example.com

      The SMTP username and SMTP password specify the login credentials for the SMTP server.

    2. The following example uses gmail.com as an SMTP server:

      Table 4.2. Using gmail.com as an SMTP server

      NameExample value

      Delivery method

      SMTP

      SMTP address

      smtp.gmail.com

      SMTP authentication

      plain

      SMTP HELO/EHLO domain

      smtp.gmail.com

      SMTP enable StartTLS auto

      Yes

      SMTP password

      password

      SMTP port

      587

      SMTP username

      user@gmail.com

    3. The following example uses the sendmail command as a delivery method:

      Table 4.3. Using sendmail as a delivery method

      NameExample value

      Delivery method

      Sendmail

      Sendmail location

      /usr/sbin/sendmail

      Sendmail arguments

      -i

      For security reasons, both Sendmail location and Sendmail argument settings are read-only and can be only set in /etc/foreman/settings.yaml. Both settings currently cannot be set via satellite-installer. For more information see the sendmail 1 man page.

  3. If you decide to send email using an SMTP server which uses TLS authentication, also perform one of the following steps:

    • Mark the CA certificate of the SMTP server as trusted. To do so, execute the following commands on Satellite Server:

      # cp mailca.crt /etc/pki/ca-trust/source/anchors/
      # update-ca-trust enable
      # update-ca-trust

      Where mailca.crt is the CA certificate of the SMTP server.

    • Alternatively, in the Satellite web UI, set the SMTP enable StartTLS auto option to No.
  4. Click Test email to send a test message to the user’s email address to confirm the configuration is working. If a message fails to send, the Satellite web UI displays an error. See the log at /var/log/foreman/production.log for further details.
Note

For information on configuring email notifications for individual users or user groups, see Configuring Email Notification Preferences in Administering Red Hat Satellite.

4.12. Configuring an Alternate CNAME for Satellite

You can configure an alternate CNAME for Satellite. This might be useful if you want to deploy the Satellite web interface on a different domain name than the one that is used by client systems to connect to Satellite. You must plan the alternate CNAME configuration in advance prior to installing Capsules and registering hosts to Satellite to avoid redeploying new certificates to hosts.

4.12.1. Configuring Satellite with an Alternate CNAME

Use this procedure to configure Satellite with an alternate CNAME. Note that the procedures for users of a default Satellite certificate and custom certificate differ.

For Default Satellite Certificate Users

  • If you have installed Satellite with a default Satellite certificate and want to configure Satellite with an alternate CNAME, enter the following command on Satellite to generate a new default Satellite SSL certificate with an additional CNAME.

    # satellite-installer --certs-cname alternate_fqdn --certs-update-server
  • If you have not installed Satellite, you can add the --certs-cname alternate_fqdn option to the satellite-installer command to install Satellite with an alternate CNAME.

For Custom Certificate Users

If you use Satellite with a custom certificate, when creating a custom certificate, include the alternate CNAME records to the custom certificate. For more information, see Creating a Custom SSL Certificate for Satellite Server.

4.12.2. Configuring Hosts to Use an Alternate Satellite CNAME for Content Management

If Satellite is configured with an alternate CNAME, you can configure hosts to use the alternate Satellite CNAME for content management. To do this, you must point hosts to the alternate Satellite CNAME prior to registering the hosts to Satellite. You can do this using the bootstrap script or manually.

Configuring Hosts with the bootstrap Script

On the host, run the bootstrap script with the --server alternate_fqdn.example.com option to register the host to the alternate Satellite CNAME:

# ./bootstrap.py --server alternate_fqdn.example.com

Configuring Hosts Manually

On the host, edit the /etc/rhsm/rhsm.conf file to update hostname and baseurl settings to point to the alternate host name, for example:

[server]
# Server hostname:
hostname = alternate_fqdn.example.com

content omitted

[rhsm]
# Content base URL:
baseurl=https://alternate_fqdn.example.com/pulp/content/

Now you can register the host with the subscription-manager.

4.13. Configuring Satellite Server with a Custom SSL Certificate

By default, Red Hat Satellite uses a self-signed SSL certificate to enable encrypted communications between Satellite Server, external Capsule Servers, and all hosts. If you cannot use a Satellite self-signed certificate, you can configure Satellite Server to use an SSL certificate signed by an external certificate authority (CA).

When you configure Red Hat Satellite with custom SSL certificates, you must fulfill the following requirements:

  • You must use the privacy-enhanced mail (PEM) encoding for the SSL certificates.
  • You must not use the same SSL certificate for both Satellite Server and Capsule Server.
  • The same CA must sign certificates for Satellite Server and Capsule Server.
  • An SSL certificate must not also be a CA certificate.
  • An SSL certificate must include a subject alt name (SAN) entry that matches the common name (CN).
  • An SSL certificate must be allowed for Key Encipherment using a Key Usage extension.
  • An SSL certificate must not have a shortname as the CN.
  • You must not set a passphrase for the private key.

To configure your Satellite Server with a custom certificate, complete the following procedures:

4.13.1. Creating a Custom SSL Certificate for Satellite Server

Use this procedure to create a custom SSL certificate for Satellite Server. If you already have a custom SSL certificate for Satellite Server, skip this procedure.

Procedure

  1. To store all the source certificate files, create a directory that is accessible only to the root user:

    # mkdir /root/satellite_cert
  2. Create a private key with which to sign the certificate signing request (CSR).

    Note that the private key must be unencrypted. If you use a password-protected private key, remove the private key password.

    If you already have a private key for this Satellite Server, skip this step.

    # openssl genrsa -out /root/satellite_cert/satellite_cert_key.pem 4096
  3. Create the /root/satellite_cert/openssl.cnf configuration file for the CSR and include the following content:

    [ req ]
    req_extensions = v3_req
    distinguished_name = req_distinguished_name
    x509_extensions = usr_cert
    prompt = no
    
    [ req_distinguished_name ]
    CN = satellite.example.com
    
    [ v3_req ]
    basicConstraints = CA:FALSE
    keyUsage = digitalSignature, nonRepudiation, keyEncipherment, dataEncipherment
    extendedKeyUsage = serverAuth, clientAuth, codeSigning, emailProtection
    subjectAltName = @alt_names
    
    [ usr_cert ]
    basicConstraints=CA:FALSE
    nsCertType = client, server, email
    keyUsage = nonRepudiation, digitalSignature, keyEncipherment
    extendedKeyUsage = serverAuth, clientAuth, codeSigning, emailProtection
    nsComment = "OpenSSL Generated Certificate"
    subjectKeyIdentifier=hash
    authorityKeyIdentifier=keyid,issuer
    
    [ alt_names ]
    DNS.1 = satellite.example.com

    Optional: If you want to add Distinguished Name (DN) details to the CSR, add the following information to the [ req_distinguished_name ] section:

    [req_distinguished_name]
    CN = satellite.example.com
    countryName =My_Country_Name 1
    stateOrProvinceName = My_State_Or_Province_Name 2
    localityName = My_Locality_Name 3
    organizationName = My_Organization_Or_Company_Name
    organizationalUnitName = My_Organizational_Unit_Name 4
    1
    Two letter code
    2
    Full name
    3
    Full name (example: New York)
    4
    Division responsible for the certificate (example: IT department)
  4. Generate CSR:

    # openssl req -new \
    -key /root/satellite_cert/satellite_cert_key.pem \ 1
    -config /root/satellite_cert/openssl.cnf \ 2
    -out /root/satellite_cert/satellite_cert_csr.pem 3
    1
    Path to the private key
    2
    Path to the configuration file
    3
    Path to the CSR to generate
  5. Send the certificate signing request to the certificate authority (CA). The same CA must sign certificates for Satellite Server and Capsule Server.

    When you submit the request, specify the lifespan of the certificate. The method for sending the certificate request varies, so consult the CA for the preferred method. In response to the request, you can expect to receive a CA bundle and a signed certificate, in separate files.

4.13.2. Deploying a Custom SSL Certificate to Satellite Server

Use this procedure to configure your Satellite Server to use a custom SSL certificate signed by a Certificate Authority. The katello-certs-check command validates the input certificate files and returns the commands necessary to deploy a custom SSL certificate to Satellite Server.

Important

Do not store the SSL certificates or .tar bundles in /tmp or /var/tmp directory. The operating system removes files from these directories periodically. As a result, satellite-installer fails to execute while enabling features or upgrading Satellite Server.

Procedure

  1. Validate the custom SSL certificate input files. Note that for the katello-certs-check command to work correctly, Common Name (CN) in the certificate must match the FQDN of Satellite Server.

    # katello-certs-check \
    -c /root/satellite_cert/satellite_cert.pem \      1
    -k /root/satellite_cert/satellite_cert_key.pem \  2
    -b /root/satellite_cert/ca_cert_bundle.pem        3
    1
    Path to Satellite Server certificate file that is signed by a Certificate Authority.
    2
    Path to the private key that was used to sign Satellite Server certificate.
    3
    Path to the Certificate Authority bundle.

    If the command is successful, it returns two satellite-installer commands, one of which you must use to deploy a certificate to Satellite Server.

    Example output of katello-certs-check

    Validation succeeded.
    
    To install the Red Hat Satellite Server with the custom certificates, run:
    
      satellite-installer --scenario satellite \
        --certs-server-cert "/root/satellite_cert/satellite_cert.pem" \
        --certs-server-key "/root/satellite_cert/satellite_cert_key.pem" \
        --certs-server-ca-cert "/root/satellite_cert/ca_cert_bundle.pem"
    
    To update the certificates on a currently running Red Hat Satellite installation, run:
    
      satellite-installer --scenario satellite \
        --certs-server-cert "/root/satellite_cert/satellite_cert.pem" \
        --certs-server-key "/root/satellite_cert/satellite_cert_key.pem" \
        --certs-server-ca-cert "/root/satellite_cert/ca_cert_bundle.pem" \
        --certs-update-server --certs-update-server-ca

    Note that you must not access or modify /root/ssl-build.

  2. From the output of the katello-certs-check command, depending on your requirements, enter the satellite-installer command that installs a new Satellite with custom SSL certificates or updates certificates on a currently running Satellite.

    If you are unsure which command to run, you can verify that Satellite is installed by checking if the file /etc/foreman-installer/scenarios.d/.installed exists. If the file exists, run the second satellite-installer command that updates certificates.

    Important

    satellite-installer needs the certificate archive file after you deploy the certificate. Do not modify or delete it. It is required, for example, when upgrading Satellite Server.

  3. On a computer with network access to Satellite Server, navigate to the following URL: https://satellite.example.com.
  4. In your browser, view the certificate details to verify the deployed certificate.

4.13.3. Deploying a Custom SSL Certificate to Hosts

After you configure Satellite Server to use a custom SSL certificate, you must also install the katello-ca-consumer package on every host that is registered to this Satellite Server.

Procedure

  • On each host, install the katello-ca-consumer package:

    # dnf install http://satellite.example.com/pub/katello-ca-consumer-latest.noarch.rpm

4.14. Using External Databases with Satellite

As part of the installation process for Red Hat Satellite, the satellite-installer command installs PostgreSQL databases on the same server as Satellite. In certain Satellite deployments, using external databases instead of the default local databases can help with the server load.

Red Hat does not provide support or tools for external database maintenance. This includes backups, upgrades, and database tuning. You must have your own database administrator to support and maintain external databases.

To create and use external databases for Satellite, you must complete the following procedures:

  1. Section 4.14.2, “Preparing a Host for External Databases”. Prepare a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 server to host the external databases.
  2. Section 4.14.3, “Installing PostgreSQL”. Prepare PostgreSQL with databases for Satellite, Candlepin and Pulp with dedicated users owning them.
  3. Section 4.14.4, “Configuring Satellite Server to use External Databases”. Edit the parameters of satellite-installer to point to the new databases, and run satellite-installer.

4.14.1. PostgreSQL as an External Database Considerations

Foreman, Katello, and Candlepin use the PostgreSQL database. If you want to use PostgreSQL as an external database, the following information can help you decide if this option is right for your Satellite configuration. Satellite supports PostgreSQL version 12.

Advantages of External PostgreSQL

  • Increase in free memory and free CPU on Satellite
  • Flexibility to set shared_buffers on the PostgreSQL database to a high number without the risk of interfering with other services on Satellite
  • Flexibility to tune the PostgreSQL server’s system without adversely affecting Satellite operations

Disadvantages of External PostgreSQL

  • Increase in deployment complexity that can make troubleshooting more difficult
  • The external PostgreSQL server is an additional system to patch and maintain
  • If either Satellite or the PostgreSQL database server suffers a hardware or storage failure, Satellite is not operational
  • If there is latency between the Satellite server and database server, performance can suffer

If you suspect that the PostgreSQL database on your Satellite is causing performance problems, use the information in Satellite 6: How to enable postgres query logging to detect slow running queries to determine if you have slow queries. Queries that take longer than one second are typically caused by performance issues with large installations, and moving to an external database might not help. If you have slow queries, contact Red Hat Support.

4.14.2. Preparing a Host for External Databases

Install a freshly provisioned system with the latest Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 to host the external databases.

Subscriptions for Red Hat Enterprise Linux do not provide the correct service level agreement for using Satellite with external databases. You must also attach a Satellite subscription to the base operating system that you want to use for the external databases.

Prerequisite

Procedure

  1. Use the instructions in Attaching the Satellite Infrastructure Subscription to attach a Satellite subscription to your server.
  2. Disable all repositories and enable only the following repositories:

    # subscription-manager repos --disable '*'
    # subscription-manager repos \
    --enable=satellite-6.12-for-rhel-8-x86_64-rpms \
    --enable=rhel-8-for-x86_64-baseos-rpms \
    --enable=rhel-8-for-x86_64-appstream-rpms
  3. Enable the following modules:

    # dnf module enable satellite:el8
    Note

    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.

4.14.3. Installing PostgreSQL

You can install only the same version of PostgreSQL that is installed with the satellite-installer tool during an internal database installation. Satellite supports PostgreSQL version 12.

Procedure

  1. To install PostgreSQL, enter the following command:

    # dnf install postgresql-server postgresql-evr
  2. To initialize PostgreSQL, enter the following command:

    # postgresql-setup initdb
  3. Edit the /var/lib/pgsql/data/postgresql.conf file:

    # vi /var/lib/pgsql/data/postgresql.conf

    Note that the default configuration of external PostgreSQL needs to be adjusted to work with Satellite. The base recommended external database configuration adjustments are as follows:

    • checkpoint_completion_target: 0.9
    • max_connections: 500
    • shared_buffers: 512MB
    • work_mem: 4MB
  4. Remove the # and edit to listen to inbound connections:

    listen_addresses = '*'
  5. Edit the /var/lib/pgsql/data/pg_hba.conf file:

    # vi /var/lib/pgsql/data/pg_hba.conf
  6. Add the following line to the file:

      host  all   all   Satellite_ip/32   md5
  7. To start, and enable PostgreSQL service, enter the following commands:

    # systemctl enable --now postgresql
  8. Open the postgresql port on the external PostgreSQL server:

    # firewall-cmd --add-service=postgresql
    # firewall-cmd --runtime-to-permanent
  9. Switch to the postgres user and start the PostgreSQL client:

    $ su - postgres -c psql
  10. Create three databases and dedicated roles: one for Satellite, one for Candlepin, and one for Pulp:

    CREATE USER "foreman" WITH PASSWORD 'Foreman_Password';
    CREATE USER "candlepin" WITH PASSWORD 'Candlepin_Password';
    CREATE USER "pulp" WITH PASSWORD 'Pulpcore_Password';
    CREATE DATABASE foreman OWNER foreman;
    CREATE DATABASE candlepin OWNER candlepin;
    CREATE DATABASE pulpcore OWNER pulp;
  11. Exit the postgres user:

    # \q
  12. From Satellite Server, test that you can access the database. If the connection succeeds, the commands return 1.

    # PGPASSWORD='Foreman_Password' psql -h postgres.example.com  -p 5432 -U foreman -d foreman -c "SELECT 1 as ping"
    # PGPASSWORD='Candlepin_Password' psql -h postgres.example.com -p 5432 -U candlepin -d candlepin -c "SELECT 1 as ping"
    # PGPASSWORD='Pulpcore_Password' psql -h postgres.example.com -p 5432 -U pulp -d pulpcore -c "SELECT 1 as ping"

4.14.4. Configuring Satellite Server to use External Databases

Use the satellite-installer command to configure Satellite to connect to an external PostgreSQL database.

Prerequisite

  • You have installed and configured a PostgreSQL database on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux server.

Procedure

  1. To configure the external databases for Satellite, enter the following command:

    satellite-installer --scenario satellite \
      --foreman-db-host postgres.example.com \
      --foreman-db-password Foreman_Password \
      --foreman-db-database foreman \
      --foreman-db-manage false \
      --katello-candlepin-db-host postgres.example.com \
      --katello-candlepin-db-name candlepin \
      --katello-candlepin-db-password Candlepin_Password \
      --katello-candlepin-manage-db false \
      --foreman-proxy-content-pulpcore-manage-postgresql false \
      --foreman-proxy-content-pulpcore-postgresql-host postgres.example.com \
      --foreman-proxy-content-pulpcore-postgresql-db-name pulpcore \
      --foreman-proxy-content-pulpcore-postgresql-password Pulpcore_Password
      --foreman-proxy-content-pulpcore-postgresql-user pulp

    To enable the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol for these external databases, add the following options:

    --foreman-db-sslmode verify-full
    --foreman-db-root-cert <path_to_CA>
    --katello-candlepin-db-ssl true
    --katello-candlepin-db-ssl-verify true
    --katello-candlepin-db-ssl-ca <path_to_CA>
    --foreman-proxy-content-pulpcore-postgresql-ssl true
    --foreman-proxy-content-pulpcore-postgresql-ssl-root-ca <path_to_CA>

Chapter 5. Configuring External Authentication

By using external authentication you can derive user and user group permissions from user group membership in an external identity provider. When you use external authentication, you do not have to create these users and maintain their group membership manually on Satellite Server. In case the external source does not provide email, it will be requested during the first login through Satellite web UI.

Important User and Group Account Information

All user and group accounts must be local accounts. This is to ensure that there are no authentication conflicts between local accounts on your Satellite Server and accounts in your Active Directory domain.

Your system is not affected by this conflict if your user and group accounts exist in both /etc/passwd and /etc/group files. For example, to check if entries for puppet, apache, foreman and foreman-proxy groups exist in both /etc/passwd and /etc/group files, enter the following commands:

# cat /etc/passwd | grep 'puppet\|apache\|foreman\|foreman-proxy'
# cat /etc/group | grep 'puppet\|apache\|foreman\|foreman-proxy'

Scenarios for Configuring External Authentication

Red Hat Satellite supports the following general scenarios for configuring external authentication:

  • Using Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) server as an external identity provider. LDAP is a set of open protocols used to access centrally stored information over a network. With Satellite, you can manage LDAP entirely through the Satellite web UI. For more information, see Section 5.1, “Using LDAP”. Though you can use LDAP to connect to a Red Hat Identity Management or AD server, the setup does not support server discovery, cross-forest trusts, or single sign-on with Kerberos in Satellite’s web UI.
  • Using a Red Hat Identity Management server as an external identity provider. Red Hat Identity Management deals with the management of individual identities, their credentials and privileges used in a networking environment. Configuration using Red Hat Identity Management cannot be completed using only the Satellite web UI and requires some interaction with the CLI. For more information see Section 5.2, “Using Red Hat Identity Management”.
  • Using Active Directory (AD) integrated with Red Hat Identity Management through cross-forest Kerberos trust as an external identity provider. For more information see Section 5.3.5, “Active Directory with Cross-Forest Trust”.
  • Using Red Hat Single Sign-On as an OpenID provider for external authentication to Satellite. For more information, see Section 5.8, “Configuring Satellite with Red Hat Single Sign-On Authentication”.
  • Using Red Hat Single Sign-On as an OpenID provider for external authentication to Satellite with TOTP. For more information, see Section 5.9, “Configuring Red Hat Single Sign-On Authentication with TOTP”.

As well as providing access to Satellite Server, hosts provisioned with Satellite can also be integrated with Red Hat Identity Management realms. Red Hat Satellite has a realm feature that automatically manages the life cycle of any system registered to a realm or domain provider. For more information, see Section 5.7, “External Authentication for Provisioned Hosts”.

Table 5.1. Authentication Overview

TypeAuthenticationUser Groups

Red Hat Identity Management

Kerberos or LDAP

Yes

Active Directory

Kerberos or LDAP

Yes

POSIX

LDAP

Yes

5.1. Using LDAP

Satellite supports LDAP authentication using one or multiple LDAP directories.

If you require Red Hat Satellite to use TLS to establish a secure LDAP connection (LDAPS), first obtain certificates used by the LDAP server you are connecting to and mark them as trusted on the base operating system of your Satellite Server as described below. If your LDAP server uses a certificate chain with intermediate certificate authorities, all of the root and intermediate certificates in the chain must be trusted, so ensure all certificates are obtained. If you do not require secure LDAP at this time, proceed to Section 5.1.2, “Configuring Red Hat Satellite to use LDAP”.

Important

Users cannot use both Red Hat Identity Management and LDAP as an authentication method. Once a user authenticates using one method, they cannot use the other method.

To change the authentication method for a user, you have to remove the automatically created user from Satellite.

For more information on using Red Hat Identity Management as an authentication method, see Section 5.2, “Using Red Hat Identity Management”.

5.1.1. Configuring TLS for Secure LDAP

Use the Satellite CLI to configure TLS for secure LDAP (LDAPS).

Procedure

  1. Obtain the Certificate from the LDAP Server.

    1. If you use Active Directory Certificate Services, export the Enterprise PKI CA Certificate using the Base-64 encoded X.509 format. See How to configure Active Directory authentication with TLS on Satellite for information on creating and exporting a CA certificate from an Active Directory server.
    2. Download the LDAP server certificate to a temporary location onto Satellite Server and remove it when finished.

      For example, /tmp/example.crt. The filename extensions .cer and .crt are only conventions and can refer to DER binary or PEM ASCII format certificates.

  2. Trust the Certificate from the LDAP Server.

    Satellite Server requires the CA certificates for LDAP authentication to be individual files in /etc/pki/tls/certs/ directory.

    1. Use the install command to install the imported certificate into the /etc/pki/tls/certs/ directory with the correct permissions:

      # install /tmp/example.crt /etc/pki/tls/certs/
    2. Enter the following command as root to trust the example.crt certificate obtained from the LDAP server:

      # ln -s example.crt /etc/pki/tls/certs/$(openssl \
      x509 -noout -hash -in \
      /etc/pki/tls/certs/example.crt).0
    3. Restart the httpd service:

      # systemctl restart httpd

5.1.2. Configuring Red Hat Satellite to use LDAP

In the Satellite web UI, configure Satellite to use LDAP.

Note that if you need single sign-on functionality with Kerberos on Satellite web UI, you should use Red Hat Identity Management and AD external authentication instead. For more information, see:

Procedure

  1. Set the Network Information System (NIS) service boolean to true to prevent SELinux from stopping outgoing LDAP connections:

    # setsebool -P nis_enabled on
  2. In the Satellite web UI, navigate to Administer > Authentication Sources.
  3. Click Create LDAP Authentication Source.
  4. On the LDAP server tab, enter the LDAP server’s name, host name, port, and server type. The default port is 389, the default server type is POSIX (alternatively you can select FreeIPA or Active Directory depending on the type of authentication server). For TLS encrypted connections, select the LDAPS checkbox to enable encryption. The port should change to 636, which is the default for LDAPS.
  5. On the Account tab, enter the account information and domain name details. See Section 5.1.3, “Description of LDAP Settings” for descriptions and examples.
  6. On the Attribute mappings tab, map LDAP attributes to Satellite attributes. You can map login name, first name, last name, email address, and photo attributes. See Section 5.1.4, “Example Settings for LDAP Connections” for examples.
  7. On the Locations tab, select locations from the left table. Selected locations are assigned to users created from the LDAP authentication source, and available after their first login.
  8. On the Organizations tab, select organizations from the left table. Selected organizations are assigned to users created from the LDAP authentication source, and available after their first login.
  9. Click Submit.
  10. Configure new accounts for LDAP users:

    • If you did not select Automatically Create Accounts In Satellite checkbox, see Creating a User in Administering Red Hat Satellite to create user accounts manually.
    • If you selected the Automatically Create Accounts In Satellite checkbox, LDAP users can now log in to Satellite using their LDAP accounts and passwords. After they log in for the first time, the Satellite administrator has to assign roles to them manually. For more information on assigning user accounts appropriate roles in Satellite, see Assigning Roles to a User in Administering Red Hat Satellite.

5.1.3. Description of LDAP Settings

The following table provides a description for each setting in the Account tab.

Table 5.2. Account Tab Settings

SettingDescription

Account

The user name of the LDAP account that has read access to the LDAP server. User name is not required if the server allows anonymous reading, otherwise use the full path to the user’s object. For example:

uid=$login,cn=users,cn=accounts,dc=example,dc=com

The $login variable stores the username entered on the login page as a literal string. The value is accessed when the variable is expanded.

The variable cannot be used with external user groups from an LDAP source because Satellite needs to retrieve the group list without the user logging in. Use either an anonymous, or dedicated service user.

Account password

The LDAP password for the user defined in the Account username field. This field can remain blank if the Account username is using the $login variable.

Base DN

The top level domain name of the LDAP directory.

Groups base DN

The top level domain name of the LDAP directory tree that contains groups.

LDAP filter

A filter to restrict LDAP queries.

Automatically Create Accounts In Satellite

If this checkbox is selected, Satellite creates user accounts for LDAP users when they log in to Satellite for the first time. After they log in for the first time, the Satellite administrator has to assign roles to them manually. See Assigning Roles to a User in Administering Red Hat Satellite to assign user accounts appropriate roles in Satellite.

Usergroup Sync

If this option is selected, the user group membership of a user is automatically synchronized when the user logs in, which ensures the membership is always up to date. If this option is cleared, Satellite relies on a cron job to regularly synchronize group membership (every 30 minutes by default). For more information, see Section 5.4, “Configuring External User Groups”.

5.1.4. Example Settings for LDAP Connections

The following table shows example settings for different types of LDAP connections. The example below uses a dedicated service account called redhat that has bind, read, and search permissions on the user and group entries. Note that LDAP attribute names are case sensitive.

Table 5.3. Example Settings for Active Directory, Free IPA or Red Hat Identity Management and POSIX LDAP Connections

SettingActive DirectoryFreeIPA or Red Hat Identity ManagementPOSIX (OpenLDAP)

Account

DOMAIN\redhat

uid=redhat,cn=users, cn=accounts,dc=example, dc=com

uid=redhat,ou=users, dc=example,dc=com

Account password

P@ssword

-

-

Base DN

DC=example,DC=COM

dc=example,dc=com

dc=example,dc=com

Groups Base DN

CN=Users,DC=example,DC=com

cn=groups,cn=accounts, dc=example,dc=com

cn=employee,ou=userclass, dc=example,dc=com

Login name attribute

userPrincipalName

uid

uid

First name attribute

givenName

givenName

givenName

Last name attribute

sn

sn

sn

Email address attribute

mail

mail

mail

Photo attribute

thumbnailPhoto

-

-

Note

userPrincipalName allows the use of whitespace in usernames. The login name attribute sAMAccountName (which is not listed in the table above) provides backwards compatibility with legacy Microsoft systems. sAMAccountName does not allow the use of whitespace in usernames.

5.1.5. Example LDAP Filters

As an administrator, you can create LDAP filters to restrict the access of specific users to Satellite.

Table 5.4. Example filters for allowing specific users to login

UserFilter

User1

(distinguishedName=cn=User1,cn=Users,dc=domain,dc=example)

User1, User3

(memberOf=cn=Group1,cn=Users,dc=domain,dc=example)

User2, User3

(memberOf=cn=Group2,cn=Users,dc=domain,dc=example)

User1, User2, User3

(|(memberOf=cn=Group1,cn=Users,dc=domain,dc=example)(memberOf=cn=Group2,cn=Users,dc=domain,dc=example))

User1, User2, User3

(memberOf:1.2.840.113556.1.4.1941:=cn=Users,dc=domain,dc=example)

Note

Group Users is a nested group that contains groups Group1 and Group2. If you want to filter all users from a nested group, you must add memberOf:1.2.840.113556.1.4.1941:= before the nested group name. See the last example in the table above.

LDAP directory structure

The LDAP directory structure that the filters in the example use:

DC=Domain,DC=Example
   |
   |----- CN=Users
         |
         |----- CN=Group1
         |----- CN=Group2
         |----- CN=User1
         |----- CN=User2
         |----- CN=User3

LDAP group membership

The group membership that the filters in the example use:

GroupMembers

Group1

User1, User3

Group2

User2, User3

5.2. Using Red Hat Identity Management

This section shows how to integrate Satellite Server with a Red Hat Identity Management server and how to enable host-based access control.

Note

You can attach Red Hat Identity Management as an external authentication source with no single sign-on support. For more information, see Section 5.1, “Using LDAP”.

Important

Users cannot use both Red Hat Identity Management and LDAP as an authentication method. Once a user authenticates using one method, they cannot use the other method.

To change the authentication method for a user, you have to remove the automatically created user from Satellite.

Prerequisite

  • The base operating system of Satellite Server must be enrolled in the Red Hat Identity Management domain by the Red Hat Identity Management administrator of your organization.

The examples in this chapter assume separation between Red Hat Identity Management and Satellite configuration. However, if you have administrator privileges for both servers, you can configure Red Hat Identity Management as described in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Installing Identity Management Guide.

5.2.1. Configuring Red Hat Identity Management Authentication on Satellite Server

In the Satellite CLI, configure Red Hat Identity Management authentication by first creating a host entry on the Red Hat Identity Management server.

Procedure

  1. On the Red Hat Identity Management server, to authenticate, enter the following command and enter your password when prompted:

    # kinit admin
  2. To verify that you have authenticated, enter the following command:

    # klist
  3. On the Red Hat Identity Management server, create a host entry for Satellite Server and generate a one-time password, for example:

    # ipa host-add --random hostname
    Note

    The generated one-time password must be used on the client to complete Red Hat Identity Management-enrollment.

    For more information on host configuration properties, see Host entry in IdM LDAP in Configuring and managing Identity Management.

  4. Create an HTTP service for Satellite Server, for example:

    # ipa service-add HTTP/hostname

    For more information on managing services, see Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Accessing Identity Management Services guide.

  5. On Satellite Server, install the IPA client:

    Warning

    This command might restart Satellite services during the installation of the package. For more information about installing and updating packages on Satellite, see Managing Packages on the Base Operating System of Satellite Server or Capsule Server in Administering Red Hat Satellite.

    # satellite-maintain packages install ipa-client
  6. On Satellite Server, enter the following command as root to configure Red Hat Identity Management-enrollment:

    # ipa-client-install --password OTP

    Replace OTP with the one-time password provided by the Red Hat Identity Management administrator.

  7. If Satellite Server is running on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, execute the following command:

    # subscription-manager repos --enable rhel-7-server-optional-rpms

    The installer is dependent on packages which, on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, are in the optional repository rhel-7-server-optional-rpms.

  8. Set foreman-ipa-authentication to true, using the following command:

    # satellite-installer --foreman-ipa-authentication=true
  9. Restart Satellite services:

    # satellite-maintain service restart

External users can now log in to Satellite using their Red Hat Identity Management credentials. They can now choose to either log in to Satellite Server directly using their username and password or take advantage of the configured Kerberos single sign-on and obtain a ticket on their client machine and be logged in automatically. The two-factor authentication with one-time password (2FA OTP) is also supported. If the user in Red Hat Identity Management is configured for 2FA, and Satellite Server is running on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, this user can also authenticate to Satellite with an OTP.

5.2.2. Configuring Host-Based Authentication Control

HBAC rules define which machine within the domain a Red Hat Identity Management user is allowed to access. You can configure HBAC on the Red Hat Identity Management server to prevent selected users from accessing Satellite Server. With this approach, you can prevent Satellite from creating database entries for users that are not allowed to log in. For more information on HBAC, see Managing IdM Users, Groups, Hosts, and Access Control Rules Guide.

On the Red Hat Identity Management server, configure Host-Based Authentication Control (HBAC).

Procedure

  1. On the Red Hat Identity Management server, to authenticate, enter the following command and enter your password when prompted:

    # kinit admin
  2. To verify that you have authenticated, enter the following command:

    # klist
  3. Create HBAC service and rule on the Red Hat Identity Management server and link them together. The following examples use the PAM service name satellite-prod. Execute the following commands on the Red Hat Identity Management server:

    # ipa hbacsvc-add satellite-prod
    # ipa hbacrule-add allow_satellite_prod
    # ipa hbacrule-add-service allow_satellite_prod --hbacsvcs=satellite-prod
  4. Add the user who is to have access to the service satellite-prod, and the hostname of Satellite Server:

    # ipa hbacrule-add-user allow_satellite_prod --user=username
    # ipa hbacrule-add-host allow_satellite_prod --hosts=satellite.example.com

    Alternatively, host groups and user groups can be added to the allow_satellite_prod rule.

  5. To check the status of the rule, execute:

    # ipa hbacrule-find satellite-prod
    # ipa hbactest --user=username --host=satellite.example.com --service=satellite-prod
  6. Ensure the allow_all rule is disabled on the Red Hat Identity Management server. For instructions on how to do so without disrupting other services see the How to configure HBAC rules in IdM article on the Red Hat Customer Portal.
  7. Configure the Red Hat Identity Management integration with Satellite Server as described in Section 5.2.1, “Configuring Red Hat Identity Management Authentication on Satellite Server”. On Satellite Server, define the PAM service as root:

    # satellite-installer --foreman-pam-service=satellite-prod

5.3. Using Active Directory

This section shows how to use direct Active Directory (AD) as an external authentication source for Satellite Server.

Note

You can attach Active Directory as an external authentication source with no single sign-on support. For more information, see Section 5.1, “Using LDAP”. For an example configuration, see How to configure Active Directory authentication with TLS on Satellite.

Direct AD integration means that Satellite Server is joined directly to the AD domain where the identity is stored. The recommended setup consists of two steps:

5.3.1. GSS-Proxy

The traditional process of Kerberos authentication in Apache requires the Apache process to have read access to the keytab file. GSS-Proxy allows you to implement stricter privilege separation for the Apache server by removing access to the keytab file while preserving Kerberos authentication functionality. When using AD as an external authentication source for Satellite, it is recommended to implement GSS-proxy, because the keys in the keytab file are the same as the host keys.

Perform the following procedures on Red Hat Enterprise Linux that acts as a base operating system for your Satellite Server. For the examples in this section EXAMPLE.ORG is the Kerberos realm for the AD domain. By completing the procedures, users that belong to the EXAMPLE.ORG realm can log in to Satellite Server.

5.3.2. Enrolling Satellite Server with the AD Server

In the Satellite CLI, enroll Satellite Server with the Active Directory server.

Prerequisite

  • GSS-proxy and nfs-utils are installed.

    Installing GSS-proxy and nfs-utils:

    # satellite-maintain packages install gssproxy nfs-utils

Procedure

  1. Install the required packages:

    # satellite-maintain packages install sssd adcli realmd ipa-python-compat krb5-workstation samba-common-tools
  2. Enroll Satellite Server with the AD server. You may need to have administrator permissions to perform the following command:

    # realm join -v EXAMPLE.ORG --membership-software=samba -U Administrator
    Note

    You must use the Samba client software to enroll with the AD server to be able to create the HTTP keytab in Section 5.3.3, “Configuring Direct AD Integration with GSS-Proxy”.

5.3.3. Configuring Direct AD Integration with GSS-Proxy

In the Satellite CLI, configure the direct Active Directory integration with GSS-proxy.

Prerequisite

Procedure

  1. Create the /etc/ipa/ directory and the default.conf file:

    # mkdir /etc/ipa
    # touch /etc/ipa/default.conf
  2. To the default.conf file, add the following content:

    [global]
    server = unused
    realm = EXAMPLE.ORG
  3. Create the /etc/net-keytab.conf file with the following content:

    [global]
    workgroup = EXAMPLE
    realm = EXAMPLE.ORG
    kerberos method = system keytab
    security = ads
  4. Determine the effective user ID of the Apache user:

    # id apache

    Apache user must not have access to the keytab file.

  5. Create the /etc/gssproxy/00-http.conf file with the following content:

    [service/HTTP]
    mechs = krb5
    cred_store = keytab:/etc/httpd/conf/http.keytab
    cred_store = ccache:/var/lib/gssproxy/clients/krb5cc_%U
    euid = ID_of_Apache_User
  6. Create a keytab entry:

    # KRB5_KTNAME=FILE:/etc/httpd/conf/http.keytab net ads keytab add HTTP -U administrator -d3 -s /etc/net-keytab.conf
    # chown root.apache /etc/httpd/conf/http.keytab
    # chmod 640 /etc/httpd/conf/http.keytab
  7. Enable IPA authentication in Satellite:

    # satellite-installer --foreman-ipa-authentication=true
  8. Start and enable the gssproxy service:

    # systemctl restart gssproxy
    # systemctl enable --now gssproxy
  9. To configure the Apache server to use the gssproxy service, create a systemd drop-in file and add the following content to it:

    # mkdir -p /etc/systemd/system/httpd.service.d/
    # vi /etc/systemd/system/httpd.service.d/gssproxy.conf
    [Service]
    Environment=GSS_USE_PROXY=1
  10. Apply changes to the service:

    # systemctl daemon-reload
  11. Start and enable the httpd service:

    # systemctl restart httpd
Important

With direct AD integration, HBAC through Red Hat Identity Management is not available. As an alternative, you can use Group Policy Objects (GPO) that enable administrators to centrally manage policies in AD environments. To ensure correct GPO to PAM service mapping, add the following SSSD configuration to /etc/sssd/sssd.conf:

access_provider = ad
ad_gpo_access_control = enforcing
ad_gpo_map_service = +foreman

Here, foreman is the PAM service name. For more information on GPOs, see How SSSD interprets GPO access control rules in Integrating RHEL systems directly with Windows Active Directory.

Verification

Verify that SSO is working as expected.

With a running Apache server, users making HTTP requests against the server are authenticated if the client has a valid Kerberos ticket.

  1. Retrieve the Kerberos ticket of the LDAP user, using the following command:

    # kinit ldapuser
  2. View the Kerberos ticket, using the following command:

    # klist
  3. View output from successful SSO-based authentication, using the following command:

    # curl -k -u : --negotiate https://satellite.example.com/users/extlogin

    This returns the following response:

    <html><body>You are being <a href="https://satellite.example.com/users/4-ldapuserexample-com/edit">redirected</a>.</body></html>

5.3.4. Kerberos Configuration in Web Browsers

For information on configuring Firefox, see Configuring Firefox to Use Kerberos for Single Sign-On in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Configuring authentication and authorization in RHEL guide.

If you use the Internet Explorer browser, add Satellite Server to the list of Local Intranet or Trusted sites, and turn on the Enable Integrated Windows Authentication setting. See the Internet Explorer documentation for details.

5.3.5. Active Directory with Cross-Forest Trust

Kerberos can create cross-forest trust that defines a relationship between two otherwise separate domain forests. A domain forest is a hierarchical structure of domains; both AD and Red Hat Identity Management constitute a forest. With a trust relationship enabled between AD and Red Hat Identity Management, users of AD can access Linux hosts and services using a single set of credentials. For more information on cross-forest trusts, see Planning a cross-forest trust between IdM and AD in Red Hat Enterprise Linux Planning Identity Management.

From the Satellite point of view, the configuration process is the same as integration with Red Hat Identity Management server without cross-forest trust configured. Satellite Server has to be enrolled in the IdM domain and integrated as described in Section 5.2, “Using Red Hat Identity Management”.

5.3.6. Configuring the Red Hat Identity Management Server to Use Cross-Forest Trust

On the Red Hat Identity Management server, configure the server to use cross-forest trust.

Procedure

  1. Enable HBAC:

    1. Create an external group and add the AD group to it.
    2. Add the new external group to a POSIX group.
    3. Use the POSIX group in a HBAC rule.
  2. Configure sssd to transfer additional attributes of AD users.

    • Add the AD user attributes to the nss and domain sections in /etc/sssd/sssd.conf. For example:

      [nss]
      user_attributes=+mail, +sn, +givenname
      [domain/EXAMPLE.com]
      ...
      krb5_store_password_if_offline = True
      ldap_user_extra_attrs=email:mail, lastname:sn, firstname:givenname
      
      [ifp]
      allowed_uids = ipaapi, root
      user_attributes=+email, +firstname, +lastname
    • Verify the AD attributes value.

      # dbus-send --print-reply --system --dest=org.freedesktop.sssd.infopipe /org/freedesktop/sssd/infopipe org.freedesktop.sssd.infopipe.GetUserAttr string:ad-user@ad-domain array:string:email,firstname,lastname

5.4. Configuring External User Groups

Satellite does not associate external users with their user group automatically. You must create a user group with the same name as in the external source on Satellite. Members of the external user group then automatically become members of the Satellite user group and receive the associated permissions.

The configuration of external user groups depends on the type of external authentication.

To assign additional permissions to an external user, add this user to an internal user group that has no external mapping specified. Then assign the required roles to this group.

Prerequisites

  • If you use an LDAP server, configure Satellite to use LDAP authentication. For more information see Section 5.1, “Using LDAP”.

    When using external user groups from an LDAP source, you cannot use the $login variable as a substitute for the account user name. You must use either an anonymous or dedicated service user.

  • If you use a Red Hat Identity Management or AD server, configure Satellite to use Red Hat Identity Management or AD authentication. For more information, see Configuring External Authentication in Installing Satellite Server in a Connected Network Environment.
  • Ensure that at least one external user authenticates for the first time.
  • Retain a copy of the external group names you want to use. To find the group membership of external users, enter the following command:

    # id username

Procedure

  1. In the Satellite web UI, navigate to Administer > User Groups, and click Create User Group.
  2. Specify the name of the new user group. Do not select any users to avoid adding users automatically when you refresh the external user group.
  3. Click the Roles tab and select the roles you want to assign to the user group. Alternatively, select the Administrator checkbox to assign all available permissions.
  4. Click the External groups tab, then click Add external user group, and select an authentication source from the Auth source drop-down menu.

    Specify the exact name of the external group in the Name field.

  5. Click Submit.

5.5. Refreshing External User Groups for LDAP

To set the LDAP source to synchronize user group membership automatically on user login, in the Auth Source page, select the Usergroup Sync option. If this option is not selected, LDAP user groups are refreshed automatically through a scheduled cron job synchronizing the LDAP Authentication source every 30 minutes by default.

If the user groups in the LDAP Authentication source change in the lapse of time between scheduled tasks, the user can be assigned to incorrect external user groups. This is corrected automatically when the scheduled task runs.

Use this procedure to refresh the LDAP source manually.

Procedure

  1. In the Satellite web UI, navigate to Administer > Usergroups and select a user group.
  2. On the External Groups tab, click Refresh to the right of the required user group.

CLI procedure

  • Enter the following command:

    # foreman-rake ldap:refresh_usergroups

5.6. Refreshing External User Groups for Red Hat Identity Management or AD

External user groups based on Red Hat Identity Management or AD are refreshed only when a group member logs in to Satellite. It is not possible to alter user membership of external user groups in the Satellite web UI, such changes are overwritten on the next group refresh.

5.7. External Authentication for Provisioned Hosts

Use this section to configure Satellite Server or Capsule Server for Red Hat Identity Management realm support, then add hosts to the Red Hat Identity Management realm group.

Prerequisites

  • Satellite Server that is registered to the Content Delivery Network or an external Capsule Server that is registered to Satellite Server.
  • A deployed realm or domain provider such as Red Hat Identity Management.

To install and configure Red Hat Identity Management packages on Satellite Server or Capsule Server:

To use Red Hat Identity Management for provisioned hosts, complete the following steps to install and configure Red Hat Identity Management packages on Satellite Server or Capsule Server:

  1. Install the ipa-client package on Satellite Server or Capsule Server:

    # satellite-maintain packages install ipa-client
  2. Configure the server as a Red Hat Identity Management client:

    # ipa-client-install
  3. Create a realm proxy user, realm-capsule, and the relevant roles in Red Hat Identity Management:

    # foreman-prepare-realm admin realm-capsule

    Note the principal name that returns and your Red Hat Identity Management server configuration details because you require them for the following procedure.

To configure Satellite Server or Capsule Server for Red Hat Identity Management Realm Support:

Complete the following procedure on Satellite and every Capsule that you want to use:

  1. Copy the /root/freeipa.keytab file to any Capsule Server that you want to include in the same principal and realm:

    # scp /root/freeipa.keytab root@capsule.example.com:/etc/foreman-proxy/freeipa.keytab
  2. Move the /root/freeipa.keytab file to the /etc/foreman-proxy directory and set the ownership settings to the foreman-proxy user:

    # mv /root/freeipa.keytab /etc/foreman-proxy
    # chown foreman-proxy:foreman-proxy /etc/foreman-proxy/freeipa.keytab
  3. Enter the following command on all Capsules that you want to include in the realm. If you use the integrated Capsule on Satellite, enter this command on Satellite Server:

    # satellite-installer --foreman-proxy-realm true \
    --foreman-proxy-realm-keytab /etc/foreman-proxy/freeipa.keytab \
    --foreman-proxy-realm-principal realm-capsule@EXAMPLE.COM \
    --foreman-proxy-realm-provider freeipa

    You can also use these options when you first configure the Satellite Server.

  4. Ensure that the most updated versions of the ca-certificates package is installed and trust the Red Hat Identity Management Certificate Authority:

    # cp /etc/ipa/ca.crt /etc/pki/ca-trust/source/anchors/ipa.crt
    # update-ca-trust enable
    # update-ca-trust
  5. Optional: If you configure Red Hat Identity Management on an existing Satellite Server or Capsule Server, complete the following steps to ensure that the configuration changes take effect:

    1. Restart the foreman-proxy service:

      # systemctl restart foreman-proxy
    2. In the Satellite web UI, navigate to Infrastructure > Capsules.
    3. Locate the Capsule you have configured for Red Hat Identity Management and from the list in the Actions column, select Refresh.

To create a realm for the Red Hat Identity Management-enabled Capsule

After you configure your integrated or external Capsule with Red Hat Identity Management, you must create a realm and add the Red Hat Identity Management-configured Capsule to the realm.

Procedure

  1. In the Satellite web UI, navigate to Infrastructure > Realms and click Create Realm.
  2. In the Name field, enter a name for the realm.
  3. From the Realm Type list, select the type of realm.
  4. From the Realm Capsule list, select Capsule Server where you have configured Red Hat Identity Management.
  5. Click the Locations tab and from the Locations list, select the location where you want to add the new realm.
  6. Click the Organizations tab and from the Organizations list, select the organization where you want to add the new realm.
  7. Click Submit.

Updating Host Groups with Realm Information

You must update any host groups that you want to use with the new realm information.

  1. In the Satellite web UI, navigate to Configure > Host Groups, select the host group that you want to update, and click the Network tab.
  2. From the Realm list, select the realm you create as part of this procedure, and then click Submit.

Adding Hosts to a Red Hat Identity Management Host Group

Red Hat Identity Management supports the ability to set up automatic membership rules based on a system’s attributes. Red Hat Satellite’s realm feature provides administrators with the ability to map the Red Hat Satellite host groups to the Red Hat Identity Management parameter userclass which allow administrators to configure automembership.

When nested host groups are used, they are sent to the Red Hat Identity Management server as they are displayed in the Red Hat Satellite User Interface. For example, "Parent/Child/Child".

Satellite Server or Capsule Server sends updates to the Red Hat Identity Management server, however automembership rules are only applied at initial registration.

To Add Hosts to a Red Hat Identity Management Host Group:

  1. On the Red Hat Identity Management server, create a host group:

    # ipa hostgroup-add hostgroup_name --desc=hostgroup_description
  2. Create an automembership rule:

    # ipa automember-add --type=hostgroup hostgroup_name automember_rule

    Where you can use the following options:

    • automember-add flags the group as an automember group.
    • --type=hostgroup identifies that the target group is a host group, not a user group.
    • automember_rule adds the name you want to identify the automember rule by.
  3. Define an automembership condition based on the userclass attribute:

    # ipa automember-add-condition --key=userclass --type=hostgroup --inclusive-regex=^webserver hostgroup_name
    ----------------------------------
    Added condition(s) to "hostgroup_name"
    ----------------------------------
    Automember Rule: automember_rule
    Inclusive Regex: userclass=^webserver
    ----------------------------
    Number of conditions added 1
    ----------------------------

    Where you can use the following options:

    • automember-add-condition adds regular expression conditions to identify group members.
    • --key=userclass specifies the key attribute as userclass.
    • --type=hostgroup identifies that the target group is a host group, not a user group.
    • --inclusive-regex= ^webserver identifies matching values with a regular expression pattern.
    • hostgroup_name – identifies the target host group’s name.

When a system is added to Satellite Server’s hostgroup_name host group, it is added automatically to the Red Hat Identity Management server’s "hostgroup_name" host group. Red Hat Identity Management host groups allow for Host-Based Access Controls (HBAC), sudo policies and other Red Hat Identity Management functions.

5.8. Configuring Satellite with Red Hat Single Sign-On Authentication

Use this section to configure Satellite to use Red Hat Single Sign-On as an OpenID provider for external authentication.

5.8.1. Prerequisites for Configuring Satellite with Red Hat Single Sign-On Authentication

Before configuring Satellite with Red Hat Single Sign-On external authentication, ensure that you meet the following requirements:

  • A working installation of Red Hat Single Sign-On server that uses HTTPS instead of HTTP.
  • A Red Hat Single Sign-On account with admin privileges.
  • A realm for Satellite user accounts created in Red Hat Single Sign-On.
  • If the certificates or the CA are self-signed, ensure that they are added to the end-user certificate trust store.
  • Users imported or added to Red Hat Single Sign-On.

    If you have an existing user database configured such as LDAP or Kerberos, you can import users from it by configuring user federation. For more information, see User Storage Federation in the Red Hat Single Sign-On Server Administration Guide.

    If you do not have an existing user database configured, you can manually create users in Red Hat Single Sign-On. For more information, see Creating New Users in the Red Hat Single Sign-On Server Administration Guide.

5.8.2. Registering Satellite as a Red Hat Single Sign-On Client

Use this procedure to register Satellite to Red Hat Single Sign-On as a client and configure Satellite to use Red Hat Single Sign-On as an authentication source.

You can configure Satellite and Red Hat Single Sign-On with two different authentication methods:

  1. Users authenticate to Satellite using the Satellite web UI.
  2. Users authenticate to Satellite using the Satellite CLI.

You must decide on how you want your users to authenticate in advance because both methods require different Satellite clients to be registered to Red Hat Single Sign-On and configured. The steps to register and configure Satellite client in Red Hat Single Sign-On are distinguished within the procedure.

You can also register two different Satellite clients to Red Hat Single Sign-On if you want to use both authentication methods and configure both clients accordingly.

Procedure

  1. On Satellite Server, install the following packages:

    # satellite-maintain packages install mod_auth_openidc keycloak-httpd-client-install python3-lxml
  2. Register Satellite to Red Hat Single Sign-On as a client. Note that you the registration process for logging in using the web UI and the CLI are different. You can register two clients Satellite clients to Red Hat Single Sign-On to be able to log in to Satellite from the web UI and the CLI.

    • If you want you users to authenticate to Satellite using the web UI, create a client as follows:

      # keycloak-httpd-client-install --app-name foreman-openidc \
      --keycloak-server-url "https://RHSSO.example.com" \
      --keycloak-admin-username "admin" \
      --keycloak-realm "Satellite_Realm" \
      --keycloak-admin-realm master \
      --keycloak-auth-role root-admin \
      -t openidc -l /users/extlogin --force

      Enter the password for the administer account when prompted. This command creates a client for Satellite in Red Hat Single Sign-On.

      Then, configure Satellite to use Red Hat Single Sign-On as an authentication source:

      # satellite-installer --foreman-keycloak true \
      --foreman-keycloak-app-name "foreman-openidc" \
      --foreman-keycloak-realm "Satellite_Realm"
    • If you want your users to authenticate to Satellite using the CLI, create a client as follows:

      # keycloak-httpd-client-install --app-name hammer-openidc \
      --keycloak-server-url "https://RHSSO.example.com" \
      --keycloak-admin-username "admin" \
      --keycloak-realm "Satellite_Realm" \
      --keycloak-admin-realm master \
      --keycloak-auth-role root-admin \
      -t openidc -l /users/extlogin --force

      Enter the password for the administer account when prompted. This command creates a client for Satellite in Red Hat Single Sign-On.

  3. Restart the httpd service:

    # systemctl restart httpd

5.8.3. Configuring the Satellite Client in Red Hat Single Sign-On

Use this procedure to configure the Satellite client in the Red Hat Single Sign-On web UI and create group and audience mappers for the Satellite client.

Procedure

  1. In the Red Hat Single Sign-On web UI, navigate to Clients and click the Satellite client.
  2. Configure access type:

    • If you want your users to authenticate to Satellite using the Satellite web UI, from the Access Type list, select confidential.
    • If you want your users to authenticate to Satellite using the CLI, from the Access Type list, select public.
  3. In the Valid redirect URI fields, add a valid redirect URI.

    • If you want your users to authenticate to Satellite using the Satellite web UI, in the blank field below the existing URI, enter a URI in the form https://satellite.example.com/users/extlogin. Note that you must add the string /users/extlogin after the Satellite FQDN.

      After completing this step, the Satellite client for logging in using the Satellite web UI must have the following Valid Redirect URIs:

      https://satellite.example.com/users/extlogin/redirect_uri
      https://satellite.example.com/users/extlogin
    • If you want your users to authenticate to Satellite using the CLI, in the blank field below the existing URI, enter urn:ietf:wg:oauth:2.0:oob.

      After completing this step, the Satellite client for logging in using the CLI must have the following Valid Redirect URIs:

      https://satellite.example.com/users/extlogin/redirect_uri
      urn:ietf:wg:oauth:2.0:oob
  4. Click Save.
  5. Click the Mappers tab and click Create to add an audience mapper.
  6. In the Name field, enter a name for the audience mapper.
  7. From the Mapper Type list, select Audience.
  8. From the Included Client Audience list, select the Satellite client.
  9. Click Save.
  10. Click Create to add a group mapper so that you can specify authorization in Satellite based on group membership.
  11. In the Name field, enter a name for the group mapper.
  12. From the Mapper Type list, select Group Membership.
  13. In the Token Claim Name field, enter groups.
  14. Set the Full group path setting to OFF.
  15. Click Save.

5.8.4. Configuring Satellite Settings for Red Hat Single Sign-On Authentication

Use this section to configure Satellite for Red Hat Single Sign-On authentication using the Satellite web UI or the CLI.

5.8.4.1. Configuring Satellite Settings for Red Hat Single Sign-On Authentication Using the Web UI

Use this procedure to configure Satellite settings for Red Hat Single Sign-On authentication using the Satellite web UI.

Note that you can navigate to the following URL within your realm to obtain values to configure Satellite settings: https://RHSSO.example.com/auth/realms/Satellite_Realm/.well-known/openid-configuration

Prerequisite

  • Ensure that the Access Type setting in the Satellite client in the Red Hat Single Sign-On web UI is set to confidential

Procedure

  1. In the Satellite web UI, navigate to Administer > Settings, and click the Authentication tab.
  2. Locate the Authorize login delegation row, and in the Value column, set the value to Yes.
  3. Locate the Authorize login delegation auth source user autocreate row, and in the Value column, set the value to External.
  4. Locate the Login delegation logout URL row, and in the Value column, set the value to https://satellite.example.com/users/extlogout.
  5. Locate the OIDC Algorithm row, and in the Value column, set the algorithm for encoding on Red Hat Single Sign-On to RS256.
  6. Locate the OIDC Audience row, and in the Value column, set the value to the client ID for Red Hat Single Sign-On.
  7. Locate the OIDC Issuer row, and in the Value column, set the value to https://RHSSO.example.com/auth/realms/Satellite_Realm.
  8. Locate the OIDC JWKs URL row, and in the Value column, set the value to https://RHSSO.example.com/auth/realms/Satellite_Realm/protocol/openid-connect/certs.
  9. In the Satellite web UI, navigate to Administer > Authentication Sources, click the vertical ellipsis on the External card, and select Edit.
  10. Click the Locations tab and add locations that can use the Red Hat Single Sign-On authentication source.
  11. Click the Organizations tab and add organizations that can use the Red Hat Single Sign-On authentication source.
  12. Click Submit.

5.8.4.2. Configuring Satellite Settings for Red Hat Single Sign-On Authentication Using the CLI

Use this procedure to configure Satellite settings for Red Hat Single Sign-On authentication using the Satellite CLI.

Note that you can navigate to the following URL within your realm to obtain values to configure Satellite settings: https://RHSSO.example.com/auth/realms/Satellite_Realm/.well-known/openid-configuration

Prerequisite

  • Ensure that the Access Type setting in the Satellite client in the Red Hat Single Sign-On web UI is set to public

Procedure

  1. On Satellite, set the login delegation to true so that users can authenticate using the Open IDC protocol:

    # hammer settings set --name authorize_login_delegation --value true
  2. Set the login delegation logout URL:

    # hammer settings set --name login_delegation_logout_url \
    --value https://satellite.example.com/users/extlogout
  3. Set the algorithm for encoding on Red Hat Single Sign-On, for example, RS256:

    # hammer settings set --name oidc_algorithm --value 'RS256'
  4. Open the RHSSO.example.com/auth/realms/RHSSO_REALM/.well-known/openid-configuration URL and note the values to populate the options in the following steps.
  5. Add the value for the Hammer client in the Open IDC audience:

    # hammer settings set --name oidc_audience \
    --value "['satellite.example.com-hammer-openidc']"
    Note

    If you register several Red Hat Single Sign-On clients to Satellite, ensure that you append all audiences in the array. For example:

    # hammer settings set --name oidc_audience \
    --value "['satellite.example.com-foreman-openidc', 'satellite.example.com-hammer-openidc']"
  6. Set the value for the Open IDC issuer:

    # hammer settings set --name oidc_issuer \
    --value "RHSSO.example.com/auth/realms/RHSSO_Realm"
  7. Set the value for Open IDC Java Web Token (JWT):

    # hammer settings set --name oidc_jwks_url \
    --value "RHSSO.example.com/auth/realms/RHSSO_Realm/protocol/openid-connect/certs"
  8. Retrieve the ID of the Red Hat Single Sign-On authentication source:

    # hammer auth-source external list
  9. Set the location and organization:

    # hammer auth-source external update --id Authentication Source ID \
    --location-ids Location ID --organization-ids Organization ID

5.8.5. Logging in to the Satellite web UI Using Red Hat Single Sign-On

Use this procedure to log in to the Satellite web UI using Red Hat Single Sign-On.

Procedure

  • In your browser, log in to Satellite and enter your credentials.

5.8.6. Logging in to the Satellite CLI Using Red Hat Single Sign-On

Use this procedure to authenticate to the Satellite CLI using the code grant type.

Procedure

  1. To authenticate to the Satellite CLI using the code grant type, enter the following command:

    # hammer auth login oauth \
    --two-factor \
    --oidc-token-endpoint 'https://RHSSO.example.com/auth/realms/ssl-realm/protocol/openid-connect/token' \
    --oidc-authorization-endpoint 'https://RHSSO.example.com/auth' \
    --oidc-client-id 'satellite.example.com-foreman-openidc' \
    --oidc-redirect-uri urn:ietf:wg:oauth:2.0:oob

    The command prompts you to enter a success code.

  2. To retrieve the success code, navigate to the URL that the command returns and provide the required information.
  3. Copy the success code that the web UI returns.
  4. In the command prompt of hammer auth login oauth, enter the success code to authenticate to the Satellite CLI.

5.8.7. Configuring Group Mapping for Red Hat Single Sign-On Authentication

Optionally, to implement the Role Based Access Control (RBAC), create a group in Satellite, assign a role to this group, and then map an Active Directory group to the Satellite group. As a result, anyone in the given group in Red Hat Single Sign-On are logged in under the corresponding Satellite group. This example configures users of the Satellite-admin user group in the Active Directory to authenticate as users with administrator privileges on Satellite.

Procedure

  1. In the Satellite web UI, navigate to Administer > User Groups, and click the Create User Group button.
  2. In the Name field, enter a name for the user group. The name should not be the same as in the Active Directory.
  3. Do not add users and user groups to the right-hand columns. Click the Roles tab.
  4. Select the Administer checkbox.
  5. Click the External Groups tab.
  6. Click Add external user group.
  7. In the Name field, enter the name of the Active Directory group.
  8. From the list, select EXTERNAL.

5.9. Configuring Red Hat Single Sign-On Authentication with TOTP

Use this section to configure Satellite to use Red Hat Single Sign-On as an OpenID provider for external authentication with TOTP cards.

5.9.1. Prerequisites for Configuring Satellite with Red Hat Single Sign-On Authentication

Before configuring Satellite with Red Hat Single Sign-On external authentication, ensure that you meet the following requirements:

  • A working installation of Red Hat Single Sign-On server that uses HTTPS instead of HTTP.
  • A Red Hat Single Sign-On account with admin privileges.
  • A realm for Satellite user accounts created in Red Hat Single Sign-On.
  • If the certificates or the CA are self-signed, ensure that they are added to the end-user certificate trust store.
  • Users imported or added to Red Hat Single Sign-On.

    If you have an existing user database configured such as LDAP or Kerberos, you can import users from it by configuring user federation. For more information, see User Storage Federation in the Red Hat Single Sign-On Server Administration Guide.

    If you do not have an existing user database configured, you can manually create users in Red Hat Single Sign-On. For more information, see Creating New Users in the Red Hat Single Sign-On Server Administration Guide.

5.9.2. Registering Satellite as a Red Hat Single Sign-On Client

Use this procedure to register Satellite to Red Hat Single Sign-On as a client and configure Satellite to use Red Hat Single Sign-On as an authentication source.

You can configure Satellite and Red Hat Single Sign-On with two different authentication methods:

  1. Users authenticate to Satellite using the Satellite web UI.
  2. Users authenticate to Satellite using the Satellite CLI.

You must decide on how you want your users to authenticate in advance because both methods require different Satellite clients to be registered to Red Hat Single Sign-On and configured. The steps to register and configure Satellite client in Red Hat Single Sign-On are distinguished within the procedure.

You can also register two different Satellite clients to Red Hat Single Sign-On if you want to use both authentication methods and configure both clients accordingly.

Procedure

  1. On Satellite Server, install the following packages:

    # satellite-maintain packages install mod_auth_openidc keycloak-httpd-client-install python3-lxml
  2. Register Satellite to Red Hat Single Sign-On as a client. Note that you the registration process for logging in using the web UI and the CLI are different. You can register two clients Satellite clients to Red Hat Single Sign-On to be able to log in to Satellite from the web UI and the CLI.

    • If you want you users to authenticate to Satellite using the web UI, create a client as follows:

      # keycloak-httpd-client-install --app-name foreman-openidc \
      --keycloak-server-url "https://RHSSO.example.com" \
      --keycloak-admin-username "admin" \
      --keycloak-realm "Satellite_Realm" \
      --keycloak-admin-realm master \
      --keycloak-auth-role root-admin \
      -t openidc -l /users/extlogin --force

      Enter the password for the administer account when prompted. This command creates a client for Satellite in Red Hat Single Sign-On.

      Then, configure Satellite to use Red Hat Single Sign-On as an authentication source:

      # satellite-installer --foreman-keycloak true \
      --foreman-keycloak-app-name "foreman-openidc" \
      --foreman-keycloak-realm "Satellite_Realm"
    • If you want your users to authenticate to Satellite using the CLI, create a client as follows:

      # keycloak-httpd-client-install --app-name hammer-openidc \
      --keycloak-server-url "https://RHSSO.example.com" \
      --keycloak-admin-username "admin" \
      --keycloak-realm "Satellite_Realm" \
      --keycloak-admin-realm master \
      --keycloak-auth-role root-admin \
      -t openidc -l /users/extlogin --force

      Enter the password for the administer account when prompted. This command creates a client for Satellite in Red Hat Single Sign-On.

  3. Restart the httpd service:

    # systemctl restart httpd

5.9.3. Configuring the Satellite Client in Red Hat Single Sign-On

Use this procedure to configure the Satellite client in the Red Hat Single Sign-On web UI and create group and audience mappers for the Satellite client.

Procedure

  1. In the Red Hat Single Sign-On web UI, navigate to Clients and click the Satellite client.
  2. Configure access type:

    • If you want your users to authenticate to Satellite using the Satellite web UI, from the Access Type list, select confidential.
    • If you want your users to authenticate to Satellite using the CLI, from the Access Type list, select public.
  3. In the Valid redirect URI fields, add a valid redirect URI.

    • If you want your users to authenticate to Satellite using the Satellite web UI, in the blank field below the existing URI, enter a URI in the form https://satellite.example.com/users/extlogin. Note that you must add the string /users/extlogin after the Satellite FQDN.

      After completing this step, the Satellite client for logging in using the Satellite web UI must have the following Valid Redirect URIs:

      https://satellite.example.com/users/extlogin/redirect_uri
      https://satellite.example.com/users/extlogin
    • If you want your users to authenticate to Satellite using the CLI, in the blank field below the existing URI, enter urn:ietf:wg:oauth:2.0:oob.

      After completing this step, the Satellite client for logging in using the CLI must have the following Valid Redirect URIs:

      https://satellite.example.com/users/extlogin/redirect_uri
      urn:ietf:wg:oauth:2.0:oob
  4. Click Save.
  5. Click the Mappers tab and click Create to add an audience mapper.
  6. In the Name field, enter a name for the audience mapper.
  7. From the Mapper Type list, select Audience.
  8. From the Included Client Audience list, select the Satellite client.
  9. Click Save.
  10. Click Create to add a group mapper so that you can specify authorization in Satellite based on group membership.
  11. In the Name field, enter a name for the group mapper.
  12. From the Mapper Type list, select Group Membership.
  13. In the Token Claim Name field, enter groups.
  14. Set the Full group path setting to OFF.
  15. Click Save.

5.9.4. Configuring Satellite Settings for Red Hat Single Sign-On Authentication

Use this section to configure Satellite for Red Hat Single Sign-On authentication using the Satellite web UI or the CLI.

5.9.4.1. Configuring Satellite Settings for Red Hat Single Sign-On Authentication Using the Web UI

Use this procedure to configure Satellite settings for Red Hat Single Sign-On authentication using the Satellite web UI.

Note that you can navigate to the following URL within your realm to obtain values to configure Satellite settings: https://RHSSO.example.com/auth/realms/Satellite_Realm/.well-known/openid-configuration

Prerequisite

  • Ensure that the Access Type setting in the Satellite client in the Red Hat Single Sign-On web UI is set to confidential

Procedure

  1. In the Satellite web UI, navigate to Administer > Settings, and click the Authentication tab.
  2. Locate the Authorize login delegation row, and in the Value column, set the value to Yes.
  3. Locate the Authorize login delegation auth source user autocreate row, and in the Value column, set the value to External.
  4. Locate the Login delegation logout URL row, and in the Value column, set the value to https://satellite.example.com/users/extlogout.
  5. Locate the OIDC Algorithm row, and in the Value column, set the algorithm for encoding on Red Hat Single Sign-On to RS256.
  6. Locate the OIDC Audience row, and in the Value column, set the value to the client ID for Red Hat Single Sign-On.
  7. Locate the OIDC Issuer row, and in the Value column, set the value to https://RHSSO.example.com/auth/realms/Satellite_Realm.
  8. Locate the OIDC JWKs URL row, and in the Value column, set the value to https://RHSSO.example.com/auth/realms/Satellite_Realm/protocol/openid-connect/certs.
  9. In the Satellite web UI, navigate to Administer > Authentication Sources, click the vertical ellipsis on the External card, and select Edit.
  10. Click the Locations tab and add locations that can use the Red Hat Single Sign-On authentication source.
  11. Click the Organizations tab and add organizations that can use the Red Hat Single Sign-On authentication source.
  12. Click Submit.

5.9.4.2. Configuring Satellite Settings for Red Hat Single Sign-On Authentication Using the CLI

Use this procedure to configure Satellite settings for Red Hat Single Sign-On authentication using the Satellite CLI.

Note that you can navigate to the following URL within your realm to obtain values to configure Satellite settings: https://RHSSO.example.com/auth/realms/Satellite_Realm/.well-known/openid-configuration

Prerequisite

  • Ensure that the Access Type setting in the Satellite client in the Red Hat Single Sign-On web UI is set to public

Procedure

  1. On Satellite, set the login delegation to true so that users can authenticate using the Open IDC protocol:

    # hammer settings set --name authorize_login_delegation --value true
  2. Set the login delegation logout URL:

    # hammer settings set --name login_delegation_logout_url \
    --value https://satellite.example.com/users/extlogout
  3. Set the algorithm for encoding on Red Hat Single Sign-On, for example, RS256:

    # hammer settings set --name oidc_algorithm --value 'RS256'
  4. Open the RHSSO.example.com/auth/realms/RHSSO_REALM/.well-known/openid-configuration URL and note the values to populate the options in the following steps.
  5. Add the value for the Hammer client in the Open IDC audience:

    # hammer settings set --name oidc_audience \
    --value "['satellite.example.com-hammer-openidc']"
    Note

    If you register several Red Hat Single Sign-On clients to Satellite, ensure that you append all audiences in the array. For example:

    # hammer settings set --name oidc_audience \
    --value "['satellite.example.com-foreman-openidc', 'satellite.example.com-hammer-openidc']"
  6. Set the value for the Open IDC issuer:

    # hammer settings set --name oidc_issuer \
    --value "RHSSO.example.com/auth/realms/RHSSO_Realm"
  7. Set the value for Open IDC Java Web Token (JWT):

    # hammer settings set --name oidc_jwks_url \
    --value "RHSSO.example.com/auth/realms/RHSSO_Realm/protocol/openid-connect/certs"
  8. Retrieve the ID of the Red Hat Single Sign-On authentication source:

    # hammer auth-source external list
  9. Set the location and organization:

    # hammer auth-source external update --id Authentication Source ID \
    --location-ids Location ID --organization-ids Organization ID

5.9.5. Configuring Satellite with Red Hat Single Sign-On for TOTP Authentication

Use this procedure to configure Satellite to use Red Hat Single Sign-On as an OpenID provider for external authentication with Time-based One-time Password (TOTP).

Procedure

  1. In the Red Hat Single Sign-On web UI, navigate to the Satellite realm.
  2. Navigate to Authentication, and click the OTP Policy tab.
  3. Ensure that the Supported Applications field includes FreeOTP or Google Authenticator.
  4. Configure the OTP settings to suit your requirements.
  5. Optional: If you want to use TOTP authentication as a default authentication method for all users, click the Flows tab, and to the right of the OTP Form setting, select REQUIRED.
  6. Click the Required Actions tab.
  7. To the right of the Configure OTP row, select the Default Action checkbox.

5.9.6. Logging in to the Satellite web UI Using Red Hat Single Sign-On TOTP Authentication

Use this procedure to log in to the Satellite web UI using Red Hat Single Sign-On TOTP authentication.

Procedure

  1. Log in to Satellite, Satellite redirects you to the Red Hat Single Sign-On login screen.
  2. Enter your username and password, and click Log In.
  3. The first attempt to log in, Red Hat Single Sign-On requests you to configure your client by scanning the barcode and entering the pin displayed.
  4. After you configure your client and enter a valid PIN, Red Hat Single Sign-On redirects you to Satellite and logs you in.

5.9.7. Logging in to the Satellite CLI Using Red Hat Single Sign-On

Use this procedure to authenticate to the Satellite CLI using the code grant type.

Procedure

  1. To authenticate to the Satellite CLI using the code grant type, enter the following command:

    # hammer auth login oauth \
    --two-factor \
    --oidc-token-endpoint 'https://RHSSO.example.com/auth/realms/ssl-realm/protocol/openid-connect/token' \
    --oidc-authorization-endpoint 'https://RHSSO.example.com/auth' \
    --oidc-client-id 'satellite.example.com-foreman-openidc' \
    --oidc-redirect-uri urn:ietf:wg:oauth:2.0:oob

    The command prompts you to enter a success code.

  2. To retrieve the success code, navigate to the URL that the command returns and provide the required information.
  3. Copy the success code that the web UI returns.
  4. In the command prompt of hammer auth login oauth, enter the success code to authenticate to the Satellite CLI.

5.9.8. Configuring Group Mapping for Red Hat Single Sign-On Authentication

Optionally, to implement the Role Based Access Control (RBAC), create a group in Satellite, assign a role to this group, and then map an Active Directory group to the Satellite group. As a result, anyone in the given group in Red Hat Single Sign-On are logged in under the corresponding Satellite group. This example configures users of the Satellite-admin user group in the Active Directory to authenticate as users with administrator privileges on Satellite.

Procedure

  1. In the Satellite web UI, navigate to Administer > User Groups, and click the Create User Group button.
  2. In the Name field, enter a name for the user group. The name should not be the same as in the Active Directory.
  3. Do not add users and user groups to the right-hand columns. Click the Roles tab.
  4. Select the Administer checkbox.
  5. Click the External Groups tab.
  6. Click Add external user group.
  7. In the Name field, enter the name of the Active Directory group.
  8. From the list, select EXTERNAL.

5.10. Disabling Red Hat Single Sign-On Authentication

If you want to disable Red Hat Single Sign-On authentication in Satellite, complete this procedure.

Procedure

  • Enter the following command to disable Red Hat Single Sign-On Authentication:

    # satellite-installer --reset-foreman-keycloak

Chapter 6. Configuring Satellite Server with External Services

If you do not want to configure the DNS, DHCP, and TFTP services on Satellite Server, use this section to configure your Satellite Server to work with external DNS, DHCP and TFTP services.

6.1. Configuring Satellite Server with External DNS

You can configure Satellite Server with external DNS. Satellite Server uses the nsupdate utility to update DNS records on the remote server.

To make any changes persistent, you must enter the satellite-installer command with the options appropriate for your environment.

Prerequisites

  • You must have a configured external DNS server.
  • This guide assumes you have an existing installation.

Procedure

  1. Copy the /etc/rndc.key file from the external DNS server to Satellite Server:

    # scp root@dns.example.com:/etc/rndc.key /etc/foreman-proxy/rndc.key
  2. Configure the ownership, permissions, and SELinux context:

    # restorecon -v /etc/foreman-proxy/rndc.key
    # chown -v root:foreman-proxy /etc/foreman-proxy/rndc.key
    # chmod -v 640 /etc/foreman-proxy/rndc.key
  3. To test the nsupdate utility, add a host remotely:

    # echo -e "server DNS_IP_Address\n \
    update add aaa.example.com 3600 IN A Host_IP_Address\n \
    send\n" | nsupdate -k /etc/foreman-proxy/rndc.key
    # nslookup aaa.example.com DNS_IP_Address
    # echo -e "server DNS_IP_Address\n \
    update delete aaa.example.com 3600 IN A Host_IP_Address\n \
    send\n" | nsupdate -k /etc/foreman-proxy/rndc.key
  4. Enter the satellite-installer command to make the following persistent changes to the /etc/foreman-proxy/settings.d/dns.yml file:

    # satellite-installer --foreman-proxy-dns=true \
    --foreman-proxy-dns-managed=false \
    --foreman-proxy-dns-provider=nsupdate \
    --foreman-proxy-dns-server="DNS_IP_Address" \
    --foreman-proxy-keyfile=/etc/foreman-proxy/rndc.key
  5. In the Satellite web UI, navigate to Infrastructure > Capsules.
  6. Locate the Satellite Server and select Refresh from the list in the Actions column.
  7. Associate the DNS service with the appropriate subnets and domain.

6.2. Configuring Satellite Server with External DHCP

To configure Satellite Server with external DHCP, you must complete the following procedures:

6.2.1. Configuring an External DHCP Server to Use with Satellite Server

To configure an external DHCP server running Red Hat Enterprise Linux to use with Satellite Server, you must install the ISC DHCP Service and Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND) utilities packages. You must also share the DHCP configuration and lease files with Satellite Server. The example in this procedure uses the distributed Network File System (NFS) protocol to share the DHCP configuration and lease files.

Note

If you use dnsmasq as an external DHCP server, enable the dhcp-no-override setting. This is required because Satellite creates configuration files on the TFTP server under the grub2/ subdirectory. If the dhcp-no-override setting is disabled, clients fetch the bootloader and its configuration from the root directory, which might cause an error.

Procedure

  1. On your Red Hat Enterprise Linux host, install the ISC DHCP Service and Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND) utilities packages:

    # dnf install dhcp-server bind-utils
  2. Generate a security token:

    # dnssec-keygen -a HMAC-MD5 -b 512 -n HOST omapi_key

    As a result, a key pair that consists of two files is created in the current directory.

  3. Copy the secret hash from the key:

    # grep ^Key Komapi_key.+*.private  | cut -d ' ' -f2
  4. Edit the dhcpd configuration file for all subnets and add the key. The following is an example:

    # cat /etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf
    default-lease-time 604800;
    max-lease-time 2592000;
    log-facility local7;
    
    subnet 192.168.38.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
    	range 192.168.38.10 192.168.38.100;
    	option routers 192.168.38.1;
    	option subnet-mask 255.255.255.0;
    	option domain-search "virtual.lan";
    	option domain-name "virtual.lan";
    	option domain-name-servers 8.8.8.8;
    }
    
    omapi-port 7911;
    key omapi_key {
    	algorithm HMAC-MD5;
    	secret "jNSE5YI3H1A8Oj/tkV4...A2ZOHb6zv315CkNAY7DMYYCj48Umw==";
    };
    omapi-key omapi_key;

    Note that the option routers value is the Satellite or Capsule IP address that you want to use with an external DHCP service.

  5. Delete the two key files from the directory that they were created in.
  6. On Satellite Server, define each subnet. Do not set DHCP Capsule for the defined Subnet yet.

    To prevent conflicts, set up the lease and reservation ranges separately. For example, if the lease range is 192.168.38.10 to 192.168.38.100, in the Satellite web UI define the reservation range as 192.168.38.101 to 192.168.38.250.

  7. Configure the firewall for external access to the DHCP server:

    # firewall-cmd --add-service dhcp \
    && firewall-cmd --runtime-to-permanent
  8. On Satellite Server, determine the UID and GID of the foreman user:

    # id -u foreman
    993
    # id -g foreman
    990
  9. On the DHCP server, create the foreman user and group with the same IDs as determined in a previous step:

    # groupadd -g 990 foreman
    # useradd -u 993 -g 990 -s /sbin/nologin foreman
  10. To ensure that the configuration files are accessible, restore the read and execute flags:

    # chmod o+rx /etc/dhcp/
    # chmod o+r /etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf
    # chattr +i /etc/dhcp/ /etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf
  11. Enable and start the DHCP service:

    # systemctl enable --now dhcpd
  12. Export the DHCP configuration and lease files using NFS:

    # dnf install nfs-utils
    # systemctl enable --now nfs-server
  13. Create directories for the DHCP configuration and lease files that you want to export using NFS:

    # mkdir -p /exports/var/lib/dhcpd /exports/etc/dhcp
  14. To create mount points for the created directories, add the following line to the /etc/fstab file:

    /var/lib/dhcpd /exports/var/lib/dhcpd none bind,auto 0 0
    /etc/dhcp /exports/etc/dhcp none bind,auto 0 0
  15. Mount the file systems in /etc/fstab:

    # mount -a
  16. Ensure the following lines are present in /etc/exports:

    /exports 192.168.38.1(rw,async,no_root_squash,fsid=0,no_subtree_check)
    
    /exports/etc/dhcp 192.168.38.1(ro,async,no_root_squash,no_subtree_check,nohide)
    
    /exports/var/lib/dhcpd 192.168.38.1(ro,async,no_root_squash,no_subtree_check,nohide)

    Note that the IP address that you enter is the Satellite or Capsule IP address that you want to use with an external DHCP service.

  17. Reload the NFS server:

    # exportfs -rva
  18. Configure the firewall for DHCP omapi port 7911:

    # firewall-cmd --add-port=7911/tcp
    # firewall-cmd --runtime-to-permanent
  19. Optional: Configure the firewall for external access to NFS. Clients are configured using NFSv3.

    # firewall-cmd --zone public --add-service mountd \
    && firewall-cmd --zone public --add-service rpc-bind \
    && firewall-cmd --zone public --add-service nfs \
    && firewall-cmd --runtime-to-permanent

6.2.2. Configuring Satellite Server with an External DHCP Server

You can configure Satellite Server with an external DHCP server.

Prerequisite

Procedure

  1. Install the nfs-utils package:

    # dnf install nfs-utils
  2. Create the DHCP directories for NFS:

    # mkdir -p /mnt/nfs/etc/dhcp /mnt/nfs/var/lib/dhcpd
  3. Change the file owner:

    # chown -R foreman-proxy /mnt/nfs
  4. Verify communication with the NFS server and the Remote Procedure Call (RPC) communication paths:

    # showmount -e DHCP_Server_FQDN
    # rpcinfo -p DHCP_Server_FQDN
  5. Add the following lines to the /etc/fstab file:

    DHCP_Server_FQDN:/exports/etc/dhcp /mnt/nfs/etc/dhcp nfs
    ro,vers=3,auto,nosharecache,context="system_u:object_r:dhcp_etc_t:s0" 0 0
    
    DHCP_Server_FQDN:/exports/var/lib/dhcpd /mnt/nfs/var/lib/dhcpd nfs
    ro,vers=3,auto,nosharecache,context="system_u:object_r:dhcpd_state_t:s0" 0 0
  6. Mount the file systems on /etc/fstab:

    # mount -a
  7. To verify that the foreman-proxy user can access the files that are shared over the network, display the DHCP configuration and lease files:

    # su foreman-proxy -s /bin/bash
    bash-4.2$ cat /mnt/nfs/etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf
    bash-4.2$ cat /mnt/nfs/var/lib/dhcpd/dhcpd.leases
    bash-4.2$ exit
  8. Enter the satellite-installer command to make the following persistent changes to the /etc/foreman-proxy/settings.d/dhcp.yml file:

    # satellite-installer --foreman-proxy-dhcp=true \
    --foreman-proxy-dhcp-provider=remote_isc \
    --foreman-proxy-plugin-dhcp-remote-isc-dhcp-config /mnt/nfs/etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf \
    --foreman-proxy-plugin-dhcp-remote-isc-dhcp-leases /mnt/nfs/var/lib/dhcpd/dhcpd.leases \
    --foreman-proxy-plugin-dhcp-remote-isc-key-name=omapi_key \
    --foreman-proxy-plugin-dhcp-remote-isc-key-secret=jNSE5YI3H1A8Oj/tkV4...A2ZOHb6zv315CkNAY7DMYYCj48Umw== \
    --foreman-proxy-plugin-dhcp-remote-isc-omapi-port=7911 \
    --enable-foreman-proxy-plugin-dhcp-remote-isc \
    --foreman-proxy-dhcp-server=DHCP_Server_FQDN
  9. Associate the DHCP service with the appropriate subnets and domain.

6.3. Configuring Satellite Server with External TFTP

You can configure Satellite Server with external TFTP services.

Procedure

  1. Create the TFTP directory for NFS:

    # mkdir -p /mnt/nfs/var/lib/tftpboot
  2. In the /etc/fstab file, add the following line:

    TFTP_Server_IP_Address:/exports/var/lib/tftpboot /mnt/nfs/var/lib/tftpboot nfs rw,vers=3,auto,nosharecache,context="system_u:object_r:tftpdir_rw_t:s0" 0 0
  3. Mount the file systems in /etc/fstab:

    # mount -a
  4. Enter the satellite-installer command to make the following persistent changes to the /etc/foreman-proxy/settings.d/tftp.yml file:

    # satellite-installer --foreman-proxy-tftp=true \
    --foreman-proxy-tftp-root /mnt/nfs/var/lib/tftpboot
  5. If the TFTP service is running on a different server than the DHCP service, update the tftp_servername setting with the FQDN or IP address of the server that the TFTP service is running on:

    # satellite-installer --foreman-proxy-tftp-servername=TFTP_Server_FQDN
  6. In the Satellite web UI, navigate to Infrastructure > Capsules.
  7. Locate the Satellite Server and select Refresh from the list in the Actions column.
  8. Associate the TFTP service with the appropriate subnets and domain.

6.4. Configuring Satellite Server with External IdM DNS

When Satellite Server adds a DNS record for a host, it first determines which Capsule is providing DNS for that domain. It then communicates with the Capsule that is configured to provide DNS service for your deployment and adds the record. The hosts are not involved in this process. Therefore, you must install and configure the IdM client on the Satellite or Capsule that is currently configured to provide a DNS service for the domain you want to manage using the IdM server.

Satellite Server can be configured to use a Red Hat Identity Management (IdM) server to provide DNS service. For more information about Red Hat Identity Management, see the Linux Domain Identity, Authentication, and Policy Guide.

To configure Satellite Server to use a Red Hat Identity Management (IdM) server to provide DNS service, use one of the following procedures:

To revert to internal DNS service, use the following procedure:

Note

You are not required to use Satellite Server to manage DNS. When you are using the realm enrollment feature of Satellite, where provisioned hosts are enrolled automatically to IdM, the ipa-client-install script creates DNS records for the client. Configuring Satellite Server with external IdM DNS and realm enrollment are mutually exclusive. For more information about configuring realm enrollment, see Section 5.7, “External Authentication for Provisioned Hosts”.

6.4.1. Configuring Dynamic DNS Update with GSS-TSIG Authentication

You can configure the IdM server to use the generic security service algorithm for secret key transaction (GSS-TSIG) technology defined in RFC3645. To configure the IdM server to use the GSS-TSIG technology, you must install the IdM client on the Satellite Server base operating system.

Prerequisites

  • You must ensure the IdM server is deployed and the host-based firewall is configured correctly. For more information, see Port Requirements for IdM in the Installing Identity Management Guide.
  • You must contact the IdM server administrator to ensure that you obtain an account on the IdM server with permissions to create zones on the IdM server.
  • You should create a backup of the answer file. You can use the backup to restore the answer file to its original state if it becomes corrupted. For more information, see Configuring Satellite Server.

Procedure

To configure dynamic DNS update with GSS-TSIG authentication, complete the following steps:

Creating a Kerberos Principal on the IdM Server

  1. Obtain a Kerberos ticket for the account obtained from the IdM administrator:

    # kinit idm_user
  2. Create a new Kerberos principal for Satellite Server to use to authenticate on the IdM server.

    # ipa service-add capsule/satellite.example.com

Installing and Configuring the IdM Client

  1. On the base operating system of either the Satellite or Capsule that is managing the DNS service for your deployment, install the ipa-client package:

    # satellite-maintain packages install ipa-client
  2. Configure the IdM client by running the installation script and following the on-screen prompts:

    # ipa-client-install
  3. Obtain a Kerberos ticket:

    # kinit admin
  4. Remove any preexisting keytab:

    # rm /etc/foreman-proxy/dns.keytab
  5. Obtain the keytab for this system:

    # ipa-getkeytab -p capsule/satellite.example.com@EXAMPLE.COM \
    -s idm1.example.com -k /etc/foreman-proxy/dns.keytab
    Note

    When adding a keytab to a standby system with the same host name as the original system in service, add the r option to prevent generating new credentials and rendering the credentials on the original system invalid.

  6. For the dns.keytab file, set the group and owner to foreman-proxy:

    # chown foreman-proxy:foreman-proxy /etc/foreman-proxy/dns.keytab
  7. Optional: To verify that the keytab file is valid, enter the following command:

    # kinit -kt /etc/foreman-proxy/dns.keytab \
    capsule/satellite.example.com@EXAMPLE.COM

Configuring DNS Zones in the IdM web UI

  1. Create and configure the zone that you want to manage:

    1. Navigate to Network Services > DNS > DNS Zones.
    2. Select Add and enter the zone name. For example, example.com.
    3. Click Add and Edit.
    4. Click the Settings tab and in the BIND update policy box, add the following to the semi-colon separated list:

      grant capsule\047satellite.example.com@EXAMPLE.COM wildcard * ANY;
    5. Set Dynamic update to True.
    6. Enable Allow PTR sync.
    7. Click Save to save the changes.
  2. Create and configure the reverse zone:

    1. Navigate to Network Services > DNS > DNS Zones.
    2. Click Add.
    3. Select Reverse zone IP network and add the network address in CIDR format to enable reverse lookups.
    4. Click Add and Edit.
    5. Click the Settings tab and in the BIND update policy box, add the following to the semi-colon separated list:

      grant capsule\047satellite.example.com@EXAMPLE.COM wildcard * ANY;
    6. Set Dynamic update to True.
    7. Click Save to save the changes.

Configuring the Satellite or Capsule Server that Manages the DNS Service for the Domain

  1. Use the satellite-installer command to configure the Satellite or Capsule that manages the DNS Service for the domain:

    • On Satellite, enter the following command:

      satellite-installer --scenario satellite \
      --foreman-proxy-dns=true \
      --foreman-proxy-dns-managed=false \
      --foreman-proxy-dns-provider=nsupdate_gss \
      --foreman-proxy-dns-server="idm1.example.com" \
      --foreman-proxy-dns-tsig-principal="capsule/satellite.example.com@EXAMPLE.COM" \
      --foreman-proxy-dns-tsig-keytab=/etc/foreman-proxy/dns.keytab
    • On Capsule, enter the following command:

      satellite-installer --scenario capsule \
      --foreman-proxy-dns=true \
      --foreman-proxy-dns-managed=false \
      --foreman-proxy-dns-provider=nsupdate_gss \
      --foreman-proxy-dns-server="idm1.example.com" \
      --foreman-proxy-dns-tsig-principal="capsule/satellite.example.com@EXAMPLE.COM" \
      --foreman-proxy-dns-tsig-keytab=/etc/foreman-proxy/dns.keytab

After you run the satellite-installer command to make any changes to your Capsule configuration, you must update the configuration of each affected Capsule in the Satellite web UI.

Updating the Configuration in the Satellite web UI

  1. In the Satellite web UI, navigate to Infrastructure > Capsules, locate the Satellite Server, and from the list in the Actions column, select Refresh.
  2. Configure the domain:

    1. In the Satellite web UI, navigate to Infrastructure > Domains and select the domain name.
    2. In the Domain tab, ensure DNS Capsule is set to the Capsule where the subnet is connected.
  3. Configure the subnet:

    1. In the Satellite web UI, navigate to Infrastructure > Subnets and select the subnet name.
    2. In the Subnet tab, set IPAM to None.
    3. In the Domains tab, select the domain that you want to manage using the IdM server.
    4. In the Capsules tab, ensure Reverse DNS Capsule is set to the Capsule where the subnet is connected.
    5. Click Submit to save the changes.

6.4.2. Configuring Dynamic DNS Update with TSIG Authentication

You can configure an IdM server to use the secret key transaction authentication for DNS (TSIG) technology that uses the rndc.key key file for authentication. The TSIG protocol is defined in RFC2845.

Prerequisites

  • You must ensure the IdM server is deployed and the host-based firewall is configured correctly. For more information, see Port Requirements in the Linux Domain Identity, Authentication, and Policy Guide.
  • You must obtain root user access on the IdM server.
  • You must confirm whether Satellite Server or Capsule Server is configured to provide DNS service for your deployment.
  • You must configure DNS, DHCP and TFTP services on the base operating system of either the Satellite or Capsule that is managing the DNS service for your deployment.
  • You must create a backup of the answer file. You can use the backup to restore the answer file to its original state if it becomes corrupted. For more information, see Configuring Satellite Server.

Procedure

To configure dynamic DNS update with TSIG authentication, complete the following steps:

Enabling External Updates to the DNS Zone in the IdM Server

  1. On the IdM Server, add the following to the top of the /etc/named.conf file:

    ########################################################################
    
    include "/etc/rndc.key";
    controls  {
    inet _IdM_Server_IP_Address_ port 953 allow { _Satellite_IP_Address_; } keys { "rndc-key"; };
    };
    ########################################################################
  2. Reload the named service to make the changes take effect:

    # systemctl reload named
  3. In the IdM web UI, navigate to Network Services > DNS > DNS Zones and click the name of the zone. In the Settings tab, apply the following changes:

    1. Add the following in the BIND update policy box:

      grant "rndc-key" zonesub ANY;
    2. Set Dynamic update to True.
    3. Click Update to save the changes.
  4. Copy the /etc/rndc.key file from the IdM server to the base operating system of your Satellite Server. Enter the following command:

    # scp /etc/rndc.key root@satellite.example.com:/etc/rndc.key
  5. To set the correct ownership, permissions, and SELinux context for the rndc.key file, enter the following command:

    # restorecon -v /etc/rndc.key
    # chown -v root:named /etc/rndc.key
    # chmod -v 640 /etc/rndc.key
  6. Assign the foreman-proxy user to the named group manually. Normally, satellite-installer ensures that the foreman-proxy user belongs to the named UNIX group, however, in this scenario Satellite does not manage users and groups, therefore you need to assign the foreman-proxy user to the named group manually.

    # usermod -a -G named foreman-proxy
  7. On Satellite Server, enter the following satellite-installer command to configure Satellite to use the external DNS server:

    # satellite-installer --scenario satellite \
    --foreman-proxy-dns=true \
    --foreman-proxy-dns-managed=false \
    --foreman-proxy-dns-provider=nsupdate \
    --foreman-proxy-dns-server="IdM_Server_IP_Address" \
    --foreman-proxy-keyfile=/etc/rndc.key \
    --foreman-proxy-dns-ttl=86400

Testing External Updates to the DNS Zone in the IdM Server

  1. Ensure that the key in the /etc/rndc.key file on Satellite Server is the same key file that is used on the IdM server:

    key "rndc-key" {
            algorithm hmac-md5;
            secret "secret-key==";
    };
  2. On Satellite Server, create a test DNS entry for a host. For example, host test.example.com with an A record of 192.168.25.20 on the IdM server at 192.168.25.1.

    # echo -e "server 192.168.25.1\n \
    update add test.example.com 3600 IN A 192.168.25.20\n \
    send\n" | nsupdate -k /etc/rndc.key
  3. On Satellite Server, test the DNS entry:

    # nslookup test.example.com 192.168.25.1
    Server:		192.168.25.1
    Address:	192.168.25.1#53
    
    Name:	test.example.com
    Address: 192.168.25.20
  4. To view the entry in the IdM web UI, navigate to Network Services > DNS > DNS Zones. Click the name of the zone and search for the host by name.
  5. If resolved successfully, remove the test DNS entry:

    # echo -e "server 192.168.25.1\n \
    update delete test.example.com 3600 IN A 192.168.25.20\n \
    send\n" | nsupdate -k /etc/rndc.key
  6. Confirm that the DNS entry was removed:

    # nslookup test.example.com 192.168.25.1

    The above nslookup command fails and returns the SERVFAIL error message if the record was successfully deleted.

6.4.3. Reverting to Internal DNS Service

You can revert to using Satellite Server and Capsule Server as your DNS providers. You can use a backup of the answer file that was created before configuring external DNS, or you can create a backup of the answer file. For more information about answer files, see Configuring Satellite Server.

Procedure

On the Satellite or Capsule Server that you want to configure to manage DNS service for the domain, complete the following steps:

Configuring Satellite or Capsule as a DNS Server

  • If you have created a backup of the answer file before configuring external DNS, restore the answer file and then enter the satellite-installer command:

    # satellite-installer
  • If you do not have a suitable backup of the answer file, create a backup of the answer file now. To configure Satellite or Capsule as DNS server without using an answer file, enter the following satellite-installer command on Satellite or Capsule:

    # satellite-installer \
    --foreman-proxy-dns=true \
    --foreman-proxy-dns-managed=true \
    --foreman-proxy-dns-provider=nsupdate \
    --foreman-proxy-dns-server="127.0.0.1"

    For more information,see Configuring DNS, DHCP, and TFTP on Capsule Server.

After you run the satellite-installer command to make any changes to your Capsule configuration, you must update the configuration of each affected Capsule in the Satellite web UI.

Updating the Configuration in the Satellite web UI

  1. In the Satellite web UI, navigate to Infrastructure > Capsules.
  2. For each Capsule that you want to update, from the Actions list, select Refresh.
  3. Configure the domain:

    1. In the Satellite web UI, navigate to Infrastructure > Domains and click the domain name that you want to configure.
    2. In the Domain tab, set DNS Capsule to the Capsule where the subnet is connected.
  4. Configure the subnet:

    1. In the Satellite web UI, navigate to Infrastructure > Subnets and select the subnet name.
    2. In the Subnet tab, set IPAM to DHCP or Internal DB.
    3. In the Domains tab, select the domain that you want to manage using Satellite or Capsule.
    4. In the Capsules tab, set Reverse DNS Capsule to the Capsule where the subnet is connected.
    5. Click Submit to save the changes.

Appendix A. Troubleshooting Ruby

If the module fails to enable, it can mean an incorrect module is enabled. In that case, you have to resolve dependencies manually as follows:

List the enabled modules:

# dnf module list --enabled

If the Ruby 2.5 module has already been enabled, perform a module reset:

# dnf module reset ruby

Appendix B. Troubleshooting PostgreSQL

If the module fails to enable, it can mean an incorrect module is enabled. In that case, you have to resolve dependencies manually as follows:

List the enabled modules:

# dnf module list --enabled

If the PostgreSQL 10 module has already been enabled, perform a module reset:

# dnf module reset postgresql

If a database was previously created using PostgreSQL 10, perform an upgrade:

  1. Enable the DNF modules:

    # dnf module enable satellite:el8
  2. Install the PostgreSQL upgrade package:

    # dnf install postgresql-upgrade
  3. Perform the upgrade:

    # postgresql-setup --upgrade

Appendix C. Applying Custom Configuration to Red Hat Satellite

When you install and configure Satellite for the first time using satellite-installer, you can specify that the DNS and DHCP configuration files are not to be managed by Puppet using the installer flags --foreman-proxy-dns-managed=false and --foreman-proxy-dhcp-managed=false. If these flags are not specified during the initial installer run, rerunning of the installer overwrites all manual changes, for example, rerun for upgrade purposes. If changes are overwritten, you must run the restore procedure to restore the manual changes. For more information, see Restoring Manual Changes Overwritten by a Puppet Run.

To view all installer flags available for custom configuration, run satellite-installer --scenario satellite --full-help. Some Puppet classes are not exposed to the Satellite installer. To manage them manually and prevent the installer from overwriting their values, specify the configuration values by adding entries to configuration file /etc/foreman-installer/custom-hiera.yaml. This configuration file is in YAML format, consisting of one entry per line in the format of <puppet class>::<parameter name>: <value>. Configuration values specified in this file persist across installer reruns.

Common examples include:

  • For Apache, to set the ServerTokens directive to only return the Product name:

    apache::server_tokens: Prod
  • To turn off the Apache server signature entirely:

    apache::server_signature: Off

The Puppet modules for the Satellite installer are stored under /usr/share/foreman-installer/modules. Check the .pp files (for example: moduleName/manifests/example.pp) to look up the classes, parameters, and values. Alternatively, use the grep command to do keyword searches.

Setting some values may have unintended consequences that affect the performance or functionality of Red Hat Satellite. Consider the impact of the changes before you apply them, and test the changes in a non-production environment first. If you do not have a non-production Satellite environment, run the Satellite installer with the --noop and --verbose options. If your changes cause problems, remove the offending lines from custom-hiera.yaml and rerun the Satellite installer. If you have any specific questions about whether a particular value is safe to alter, contact Red Hat support.

Appendix D. Restoring Manual Changes Overwritten by a Puppet Run

If your manual configuration has been overwritten by a Puppet run, you can restore the files to the previous state. The following example shows you how to restore a DHCP configuration file overwritten by a Puppet run.

Procedure

  1. Copy the file you intend to restore. This allows you to compare the files to check for any mandatory changes required by the upgrade. This is not common for DNS or DHCP services.

    # cp /etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf /etc/dhcp/dhcpd.backup
  2. Check the log files to note down the md5sum of the overwritten file. For example:

    # journalctl -xe
    ...
    /Stage[main]/Dhcp/File[/etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf]: Filebucketed /etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf to puppet with sum 622d9820b8e764ab124367c68f5fa3a1
    ...
  3. Restore the overwritten file:

    # puppet filebucket restore --local --bucket \
    /var/lib/puppet/clientbucket /etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf \ 622d9820b8e764ab124367c68f5fa3a1
  4. Compare the backup file and the restored file, and edit the restored file to include any mandatory changes required by the upgrade.

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