Synopsis

Satellite 6.8 Satellite Maintenance Release

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated Satellite 6.8 packages that fix several satellite-maintain issues are
now available

Description

Red Hat Satellite is a system management solution that allows organizations to
configure and maintain their systems without the necessity to provide public
Internet access to their servers or other client systems. It performs
provisioning and configuration management of predefined standard operating
environments.

This update adds the following features:

1861256 [RFE] Check for global http proxy in environemnt
1827176 [RFE] Clean up old Kernel and initramfs files from tftp/boot via satellite-maintain
1803968 [RFE] EPEL repository check should be renamed to non-Red Hat repository check
1649329 [RFE] foreman-maintain should be self-updating
1535466 [RFE] foreman-maintain support for Capsules
1713194 [RFE] New check - warning when there are many fact names
1827219 [RFE] Remove or Hide the "disk-performance" check in foreman-maintain upgrade since it returns inconsistent results
1726595 [RFE] Speed up the restore process

This update fixes the following bugs:

1836779 "foreman-maintain health check" command failed with error "Error: Unknown Puppet subcommand 'master'"
1754870 "WARNING: Excluding 11574 updates due to foreman-protector." message scared me
1867753 Add check for checkpoint_segments postgres parameter
1824134 Add functionality to generate qpidd and ActiveMQ required queues when restoring from online backup
1869176 Add self upgrade foreman-maintain package support to list-versions sub command as well.
1832154 Add support for Satellite 6.7 clone
1817364 Add support for Satellite 6.7 to 6.8 upgrade in foreman-maintain.
1874103 Capsule upgrade playbook does not return all stdout in case of failure
1852817 Error "undefined method `any?' for nil:NilClass" while running foreman-maintain packages update command.
1769459 foreman-maintain backup failed on infoblox configured satellite/capsule
1849941 foreman-maintain enables rhel-7-server-satellite-tools-6.8-beta-rpms repo instead of rhel-7-server-satellite-tools-6-beta-rpms for beta scenario.
1762302 foreman-maintain leaves fio test-files after running disk-benchmark
1847189 foreman-maintain restore fails on large postgresql databases
1733287 foreman-maintain should check for epel repo first
1857745 foreman-maintain should have a clear signal that it only performed a self-update for automation
1650167 foreman-maintain should not use spinner when stdout is not terminal
1854756 foreman-maintain snapshot backup is broken.
1741520 foreman-maintain's message about EPEL repository presence is misleading, when you're an idiot
1679129 foreman-maintian service fails with "couldn't find HOME environment -- exp anding `~' (ArgumentError)"
1860804 Inconsistent input format for foreman-maintain packages install/update command.
1859312 Offline backups are not restored properly, content is missing
1825947 Red Hat Satellite upgrade fails from 6.3.x to 6.4.x with an error undefined local variable or method `server_version' for satellite
1869279 Satellite 6.6 to 6.7 upgrade fails on server-ping for rubygem-foreman_maintain-0.6.8-1
1874164 Satellite backup utility with snapshot & incremental options create the full backup
1869731 satellite maintain should enable Ansible 2.9 for Red Hat Sat/Cap 6.8
1838382 Satellite upgrade job failed due to "Too many scenarios match {:tags=>[:upgrade_scenario, :pre_upgrade_checks]}" error
1861344 Scenarios present inside satellite-maintain content should be restricted
1879850 Setting fact failed in the satellite clone with template error
1811025 Some unwanted warning messages dumps(Option --environment-id is deprecated. Use --lifecycle-environment-id instead) while restoring customer database
1825841 Updating rubygem-foreman_maintain package using "satellite-maintain packages" command should not execute installer at the end

Users of Red Hat Satellite are advised to upgrade to these updated packages,
which fix these bugs.

Solution

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

For details on how to apply this update, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

Affected Products

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7 x86_64

Fixes

• BZ - 1535466 - [RFE] foreman-maintain support for Capsules
• BZ - 1649329 - [RFE] foreman-maintain should be self-updating
• BZ - 1650167 - foreman-maintain should not use spinner when stdout is not terminal
• BZ - 1679129 - foreman-maintian service fails with "couldn't find HOME environment -- exp anding `~' (ArgumentError)"
• BZ - 1713194 - [RFE] New check - warning when there are many fact names
• BZ - 1726595 - [RFE] Speed up the restore process
• BZ - 1733287 - foreman-maintain should check for epel repo first
• BZ - 1741520 - foreman-maintain's message about EPEL repository presence is misleading, when you're an idiot
• BZ - 1754870 - "WARNING: Excluding 11574 updates due to foreman-protector." message scared me
• BZ - 1762302 - foreman-maintain leaves fio test-files after running disk-benchmark
• BZ - 1769459 - foreman-maintain backup failed on infoblox configured satellite/capsule
• BZ - 1803968 - [RFE] EPEL repository check should be renamed to non-Red Hat repository check
• BZ - 1811025 - Some unwanted warning messages dumps(Option --environment-id is deprecated. Use --lifecycle-environment-id instead) while restoring customer database
• BZ - 1817364 - Add support for Satellite 6.7 to 6.8 upgrade in foreman-maintain.
• BZ - 1824134 - Add functionality to generate qpidd and ActiveMQ required queues when restoring from online backup
• BZ - 1825841 - Updating rubygem-foreman_maintain package using "satellite-maintain packages" command should not execute installer at the end
• BZ - 1825947 - Red Hat Satellite upgrade fails from 6.3.x to 6.4.x with an error undefined local variable or method `server_version' for satellite
• BZ - 1827176 - [RFE] Clean up old Kernel and initramfs files from tftp/boot via satellite-maintain
• BZ - 1827219 - [RFE] Remove or Hide the "disk-performance" check in foreman-maintain upgrade since it returns inconsistent results
• BZ - 1832154 - Add support for Satellite 6.7 clone
• BZ - 1836779 - "foreman-maintain health check" command failed with error "Error: Unknown Puppet subcommand 'master'"
• BZ - 1838382 - Satellite upgrade job failed due to "Too many scenarios match {:tags=>[:upgrade_scenario, :pre_upgrade_checks]}" error
• BZ - 1847189 - foreman-maintain restore fails on large postgresql databases
• BZ - 1849941 - foreman-maintain enables rhel-7-server-satellite-tools-6.8-beta-rpms repo instead of rhel-7-server-satellite-tools-6-beta-rpms for beta scenario.
• BZ - 1852817 - Error "undefined method `any?' for nil:NilClass" while running foreman-maintain packages update command.
• BZ - 1854756 - foreman-maintain snapshot backup is broken.
• BZ - 1857745 - foreman-maintain should have a clear signal that it only performed a self-update for automation
• BZ - 1859312 - Offline backups are not restored properly, content is missing
• BZ - 1860804 - Inconsistent input format for foreman-maintain packages install/update command.
• BZ - 1861256 - [RFE] Check for global http proxy in environemnt
• BZ - 1861344 - Scenarios present inside satellite-maintain content should be restricted
• BZ - 1867753 - Add check for checkpoint_segments postgres parameter
• BZ - 1869176 - Add self upgrade foreman-maintain package support to list-versions sub command as well.
• BZ - 1869279 - Satellite 6.6 to 6.7 upgrade fails on server-ping for rubygem-foreman_maintain-0.6.8-1
• BZ - 1869731 - satellite maintain should enable Ansible 2.9 for Red Hat Sat/Cap 6.8
• BZ - 1874103 - Capsule upgrade playbook does not return all stdout in case of failure
• BZ - 1874164 - Satellite backup utility with snapshot & incremental options create the full backup
• BZ - 1879850 - Setting fact failed in the satellite clone with template error

CVEs

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References

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