1.3. Using Standalone Hammer

You can install hammer on a host that has no Satellite Server Server installed, and use it to connect the host to a remote Satellite.

Prerequisites

  • Ensure that you register the host to Satellite Server or Capsule Server. For more information, see Registering a Host in the Provisioning Guide.

  • Ensure that you synchronize the following repositories on Satellite Server or Capsule Server. For more information, see Synchronizing Red Hat Repositories in the Content Management Guide.

    • rhel-7-server-rpms
    • rhel-server-rhscl-7-rpms
    • rhel-7-server-satellite-tools-6.8-rpms

Procedure

On a host, complete the following steps to install hammer:

  1. Enable the Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Red Hat Software Collections and Red Hat Satellite Tools 6.8 repositories: 

    # subscription-manager repos --enable=rhel-7-server-rpms \
--enable=rhel-server-rhscl-7-rpms \
--enable=rhel-7-server-satellite-tools-6.8-rpms

  2. Install hammer: 

    # yum install tfm-rubygem-hammer_cli_katello

  3. Edit the :host: entry in the /etc/hammer/cli.modules.d/foreman.yml file to include the Satellite IP address or FQDN. 

    :host: 'https://satellite.example.com'