5.7. Synchronizing Red Hat Repositories
Synchronize the repositories with the Red Hat CDN’s repositories.
For Web UI Users
- In the Satellite web UI, navigate to Content > Products and select the product that contains the repositories that you want to synchronize.
- Select the repositories that you want to synchronize and click Sync Now.
To view the progress of the synchronization in the web UI, navigate to Content > Sync Status and expand the corresponding product or repository tree.
For CLI Users
Synchronize the enabled repositories in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server product:
# hammer product synchronize \
--name "Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server" \
--organization "My_Organization"You can also synchronize each repository individually. List all repositories in the product, then synchronize using the ID number for the corresponding repositories. For example:
# hammer repository list \ --product "Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server" \ --organization "My_Organization" # hammer repository synchronize \ --name "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Server RPMs x86_64 7Server" \ --product "Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server" \ --organization "My_Organization"
The synchronization duration depends on the size of each repository and the speed of your network connection. The following table provides estimates of how long it would take to synchronize content, depending on the available Internet bandwidth:
| Single Package (10Mb) | Minor Release (750Mb) | Major Release (6Gb) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 256 Kbps | 5 Mins 27 Secs | 6 Hrs 49 Mins 36 Secs | 2 Days 7 Hrs 55 Mins |
| 512 Kbps | 2 Mins 43.84 Secs | 3 Hrs 24 Mins 48 Secs | 1 Day 3 Hrs 57 Mins |
| T1 (1.5 Mbps) | 54.33 Secs | 1 Hr 7 Mins 54.78 Secs | 9 Hrs 16 Mins 20.57 Secs |
| 10 Mbps | 8.39 Secs | 10 Mins 29.15 Secs | 1 Hr 25 Mins 53.96 Secs |
| 100 Mbps | 0.84 Secs | 1 Min 2.91 Secs | 8 Mins 35.4 Secs |
| 1000 Mbps | 0.08 Secs | 6.29 Secs | 51.54 Secs |
Create a synchronization plan to ensure updates on a regular basis.
