16.3. Synchronizing Puppet Repositories

Procedure

1. In the Satellite web UI, navigate to Content > Products and click Create Product.
2. In the Name field, enter a name for the product. Satellite automatically completes the Label field based on what you have entered for Name.
3. Optional: From the GPG Key list, select the GPG key for the product.
4. Optional: From the Sync Plan list, select a synchronization plan for the product.
5. In the Description field, enter a description of the product.
6. Click Save.
7. Click Create Repository, which displays a form for a new repository.
8. In the Name field, enter a name for the repository. Red Hat Satellite 6 automatically completes this field based on what you have entered for Name.
9. From the Type list, select puppet.
10. In the URL field, enter http://forge.puppetlabs.com/.
11. Click Save.
12. Select the new Puppet repository and click Sync Now to import all modules from Puppet Forge into Satellite Server. This can take a long time.

For CLI Users

1. Create the product:

   # hammer product create \
   --name "Puppet Forge" \
   --sync-plan "Example Plan" \
   --description "All modules from Puppet Forge" \
   --organization "My_Organization"

2. Create the Puppet Forge repository:

   # hammer repository create \
   --name "Puppet Forge Modules" \
   --content-type "puppet" \
   --product "Puppet Forge" \
   --organization "My_Organization" \
   --url http://forge.puppetlabs.com/

3. Synchronize the repository:

   # hammer repository synchronize \
   --name "Puppet Forge Modules" \
   --product "Puppet Forge" \
   --organization "My_Organization"