Synopsis

Red Hat Network Satellite server bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated Red Hat Network Satellite server packages that fix one bug are now
available for Red Hat Network Satellite 5.4

Description

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

This update fixes following bug:

• RHN Satellite previously allowed duplicate entries to be created in certain
  database tables that contain hardware information about the managed servers.
  However, the Satellite Web UI expects these tables to contain only one record
  per server. As a consequence, using the Satellite Web UI with duplicate records
  in these database tables led to internal server errors. This update removes the
  existing duplicate entries from these database tables and modifies database
  schemata of RHN Satellite so that only unique entries can be created in these
  database tables. RHN Satellite now behaves as expected. (BZ#956445)
  

All users of Red Hat Network Satellite are advised to upgrade to these updated
packages, which fix this bug.

Solution

Application of this errata involves updating the database schema.

For general instructions on database schema upgrade, consult the
following document first: https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/273633

Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata
relevant to your system have been applied. To apply this erratum, take
the following steps:

• Extend the temporary database tablespace if needed.
  

Application of this errata may potentially require a lot of space
in the temporary tablespace. Consult the following document for further
details: https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/290263

• Shut down Red Hat Network Satellite by running the following as
  root:
  

rhn-satellite stop

• Backup the Oracle database. For embedded database variants, run:
  

su - oracle
db-control backup /path/to/the/backup

For an external database, consult your database administrator.

• Upgrade the errata packages available via Red Hat Network. Details
  on how to use Red Hat Network to apply this update are available
  at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
  
• Start the Oracle database (embedded database variants only):
  

service oracle start

• Update the database schema using the spacewalk-schema-upgrade
  command. To do so, run as root:
  

spacewalk-schema-upgrade

This process will update your database schema to the latest version.
The spacewalk-schema-upgrade command will inform you about the
results of the upgrade and exact locations of schema upgrade log
files.

• Restart Red Hat Network Satellite by running the following as root:
  

service oracle stop (embedded database variants only)
rhn-satellite start

Affected Products

• Red Hat Satellite with Embedded Oracle 5.4 for RHEL 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Satellite with Embedded Oracle 5.4 for RHEL 6 s390x
• Red Hat Satellite with Embedded Oracle 5.4 for RHEL 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Satellite with Embedded Oracle 5.4 for RHEL 5 s390x
• Red Hat Satellite with Embedded Oracle 5.4 for RHEL 5 i386

Fixes

(none)

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Red Hat Satellite with Embedded Oracle 5.4 for RHEL 6

SRPM
satellite-schema-5.4.0.21-1.el6sat.src.rpm	SHA-256: 7860300ed7b049b4fb6e301b863d520916c1517059106a97adfe04df7ed73b8a
spacewalk-schema-1.2.21-17.el6sat.src.rpm	SHA-256: c19c7dc5d5b6e39625d124662c3b2e856077f554c3a1e72c2a5789576e720383
x86_64
satellite-schema-5.4.0.21-1.el6sat.noarch.rpm	SHA-256: b9a6fc577faadb74d73b838bd4f9bf9719bf5987f1696a2857bed63935e33d56
spacewalk-schema-1.2.21-17.el6sat.noarch.rpm	SHA-256: 2219c0b56f521fab498a0f57b91fc11ab77461d2488b9fd3a93d0de2243ae49d
s390x
satellite-schema-5.4.0.21-1.el6sat.noarch.rpm	SHA-256: b9a6fc577faadb74d73b838bd4f9bf9719bf5987f1696a2857bed63935e33d56
spacewalk-schema-1.2.21-17.el6sat.noarch.rpm	SHA-256: 2219c0b56f521fab498a0f57b91fc11ab77461d2488b9fd3a93d0de2243ae49d

Red Hat Satellite with Embedded Oracle 5.4 for RHEL 5

SRPM
satellite-schema-5.4.0.21-1.el5sat.src.rpm	SHA-256: 7136be7a3f841594d31019c35ab9906b8cfaf80cfece754f45b829b5b8507124
spacewalk-schema-1.2.21-17.el5sat.src.rpm	SHA-256: ac7cf517362eacb2603c68fccfaf6c3c2a5106e115c8aaba488458f0bcae1ae6
x86_64
satellite-schema-5.4.0.21-1.el5sat.noarch.rpm	SHA-256: 626db801a157891f59ec553a85f3625c4dd4a705aa9b2c888eb3b87002428ff7
spacewalk-schema-1.2.21-17.el5sat.noarch.rpm	SHA-256: 67b97d2b3dd9547336de634a0b92869b4f9ae49c48ebe581103c21d6a1150267
s390x
satellite-schema-5.4.0.21-1.el5sat.noarch.rpm	SHA-256: 626db801a157891f59ec553a85f3625c4dd4a705aa9b2c888eb3b87002428ff7
spacewalk-schema-1.2.21-17.el5sat.noarch.rpm	SHA-256: 67b97d2b3dd9547336de634a0b92869b4f9ae49c48ebe581103c21d6a1150267
i386
satellite-schema-5.4.0.21-1.el5sat.noarch.rpm	SHA-256: 626db801a157891f59ec553a85f3625c4dd4a705aa9b2c888eb3b87002428ff7
spacewalk-schema-1.2.21-17.el5sat.noarch.rpm	SHA-256: 67b97d2b3dd9547336de634a0b92869b4f9ae49c48ebe581103c21d6a1150267