RHBA-2011:0155 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated Red Hat Network Satellite Server packages that fix multiple bugs are now
available for Red Hat Network Satellite Server 5.4.

Description

Red Hat Network Satellite Server is a system management tool for Linux-based
infrastructures. It allows for the provisioning, remote management and
monitoring of multiple Linux deployments with a single, centralized tool.

This update fixes the following bugs:

• Previously, virtual guests that consumed free entitlements were not converted

to flex guests after removal of their host system. This behavior was due to an
error in the server logic. This update corrects the logic that detects flex
guest systems. Virtual guests that consume free entitlements are now correctly
converted to flex guests after removal of their virtual host system. (BZ#653510)

• Previously, Satellite entitlement logic allowed a registered system to consume

flex entitlement only for one channel at a time. Due to this behavior,
registered systems consumed flex entitlements for their base channels only but
child channels would consume regular entitlements. With this update, the
entitlement logic allows a flex guest to use correct entitlements for both base
and child channels. Registration of a flex guest capable system uses now flex
entitlements for both base and child channels. (BZ#661109)

• Previously, activation of new Satellite certificates failed. This was caused

by several problems. Virtual guests could be recognized as physical systems,
guest entitlements were consumed by physical systems and certain
multi-organizational entitlement allocation schemas contained insufficient
entitlements in base organization. This update contains updated Satellite
upgrade instructions and a script to check potential problems with a new
Satellite certificate as part of the upgrade procedure. The script now informs
of potential activation problems and recommended courses of action. (BZ#664930)

• Previously, the Satellite certificate activation logic that involved

conversion of regular entitlements to flex entitlements did not restrict the
conversion to a channel family and converted all system's subscriptions. Due to
this behavior, Satellite certificate activation failed when it converted regular
system entitlements to flex entitlements for both the base and the child
channels of the converted system. This update fixes the Satellite certificate
activation logic to convert regular to flex entitlements in critical cases.
Activation of a new Satellite certificate now correctly converts regular
entitlements to flex entitlements for base and child channels of a system.
(BZ#667232)

Note:

After updating the affected packages see step 11 of
/etc/sysconfig/rhn/satellite-upgrade/preparations.txt. Users of Red Hat Network
Satellite Server are advised to upgrade to these updated packages add this
enhancement.

All Users of Red Hat Network Satellite Server are advised to upgrade to these
updated packages that fix these bugs.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red
Hat Network to apply this update are available at
https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259

Affected Products

• Red Hat Satellite with Embedded Oracle 5.4 for RHEL 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Satellite with Embedded Oracle 5.4 for RHEL 5 i386
• Red Hat Satellite with Embedded Oracle 5.3 x86_64
• Red Hat Satellite with Embedded Oracle 5.3 i386
• Red Hat Satellite with Embedded Oracle 5.2 x86_64
• Red Hat Satellite with Embedded Oracle 5.2 i386

Fixes

• BZ - 653510 - Removal of virt. host does not return the guests back to consume Flex guest entitlements
• BZ - 661109 - Flex Entitlements are not being consumed when registering a VM
• BZ - 664930 - Tracker: Script to prevent/address flex guest activation issue when upgrading to RHN Satellite 5.4
• BZ - 667232 - Conversion to/from flex guests during activation does not work correctly

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)