Chapter 4. Importing Subscriptions and Synchronizing Content

Enabling Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Server Repositories Using the Web UI

1. In the Satellite web UI, navigate to Content > Red Hat Repositories.
2. Use the Search field to enter the following repository name: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Server (RPMs).
3. In the Available Repositories pane, click on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Server (RPMs) to expand the repository set.
4. For the x86_64 7.5 entry, click the Enable icon to enable the repository.
5. Use the Search field to enter the following repository name: Red Hat Satellite Tools 6.4 (for RHEL 7 Server) (RPMs).
6. In the Available Repositories pane, click on Red Hat Satellite Tools 6.4 (for RHEL 7 Server) (RPMs) to expand the repository set.
7. For the x86_64 entry, click the Enable icon to enable the repository.
8. Use the Search field to enter the following repository name: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7 (Kickstart).
9. In the Available Repositories pane, click on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Server (Kickstart) to expand the repository set.
10. For the x86_64 7.5 entry, click the Enable icon to enable the repository.

Enabling Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Server Repositories Using Hammer CLI

1. Enable your Kickstart repository.

   # hammer repository-set enable --organization "Default_Organization" \
   --product 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server' \
   --basearch='x86_64' \
   --releasever='7Server' \
   --name 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Server (Kickstart)'

2. Enable your RPMs repository.

   # hammer repository-set enable --organization "Default_Organization" \
   --product 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server' \
   --basearch='x86_64' \
   --releasever='7Server' \
   --name 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Server (RPMs)'

3. Enable your Satellite Tools repository.

   # hammer repository-set enable --organization "Default_Organization" \
   --product 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server' \
   --basearch='x86_64' \
   --name 'Red Hat Satellite Tools {ProductVersion} (for RHEL 7 Server) (RPMs)'

Creating Custom Products Using the Web UI

1. Click Content → Products and then click New Product.
2. Enter a name for your custom Product.
3. Click Save.
4. After the screen refreshes, click Create Repository.
5. Enter Puppet Modules in the Name field.
6. In the Type field, Puppet. Leave the URL field blank.
7. Click Save.

1. Download the motd Puppet module from https://forge.puppetlabs.com/jeffmccune/motd. The file that you download will have a .tar.gz extension.
2. Click Content → Products and click Custom Products in the Name field.
3. On the Repositories tab, click Puppet Modules to modify the Puppet Modules repository.
4. In the Upload Package section, click Choose Files, and navigate to the motd module that you downloaded.
5. Click Upload.

Creating Custom Products and Enabling Repositories Using Hammer CLI

1. Create a custom Product.

   $ hammer product create --name "product_name" --organization "Default_Organization"

2. Create a new repository under the custom Product.

   $ hammer repository create --name "repo_name" \
   --organization "Default_Organization" \
   --product "product_name" \
   --content-type cont_type \
   --publish-via-http true \
   --url "repo_url"

   For the --content-type option, specify whether you want yum, puppet, or docker content. The command accepts only lower-case text.

3. Upload packages to the custom repository.

   $ hammer repository upload-content --product "product_name" \
   --organization "Default_Organization" \
   --id "repo_id" \
   --path path_to_dir

Synchronizing Content Using Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Server Using the Web UI

1. Click Content → Sync Status to display the list of available Products.
2. Navigate to Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server → 7Server → x86_64.

3. Select the following Products:

   • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Server RPMs x86_64 6Server.
   • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Server - Satellite Tools 6.4 RPMs x86_64.
4. Navigate to Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server → 7.5 → x86_64 and select Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Server Kickstart x86_64 7.5.

5. Click Synchronize Now.

   The synchronization could take several hours, depending on available bandwidth.

Synchronizing Content Using Hammer CLI

1. Synchronize your Kickstart repository.

   $ hammer repository synchronize --organization "Default_Organization" \
   --product 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server' \
   --name  'Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Server Kickstart x86_64 7.5' \
   --async

2. Synchronize your RPMs repository.

   $ hammer repository synchronize --organization "Default_Organization" \
   --product 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server' \
   --name 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Server RPMs x86_64 7Server' \
   --async

3. Synchronize your Satellite Tools repository.

   $ hammer repository synchronize --organization "Default_Organization" \
   --product 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server' \
   --name 'Red Hat Satellite Tools 6.4 for RHEL 7 Server RPMs x86_64' \
   --async