2.4. Cloning Satellite Server

Use the following procedures to clone Satellite Server. Note that because of the high volume of data that you must copy and transfer as part of these procedures, it can take a significant amount of time to complete.

2.4.1. Preparing the source server for cloning

On the source server, complete the following steps:

  1. Verify the Pool ID of your Satellite subscription: 

    # subscription-manager list --consumed \
--matches 'Red Hat Satellite'|grep "Pool ID:"|awk '{print $3}'

    Note the Pool ID for later use.

  2. Remove the Red Hat Satellite subscription. 

    # subscription-manager remove --serial=$(subscription-manager list \
--consumed \
--matches 'Red Hat Satellite'|grep "Serial:"|awk '{print $2}')

  3. Determine the size of the Pulp data: 

    # du -sh /var/lib/pulp/

  4. If you have less than 500 GB of Pulp data, perform a backup with MongoDB and PostgreSQL databases active including the Pulp data. If you have more than 500 GB of Pulp data, skip the following steps and complete the steps in 「Pulp Data Considerations」 before you continue. 

    # satellite-maintain backup offline --assumeyes /var/backup

  5. Stop and disable the satellite-maintain services: 

    # satellite-maintain service stop
# satellite-maintain service disable

Proceed to 「Cloning to the Target Server」.