RHBA-2021:1312 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated Satellite 6.9 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:

1893651 [RFE] Add Satellite 6.8 to 6.9 upgrade support in foreman-maintain.
1886031 [RFE] satellite maintain should verify the presence of "satellite" or "satellite-capsule" package installed on the server as a pre-upgrade check
1889927 [RFE] Support cloning a Satellite with external/remote databases
1896460 [RFE] Support cloning Satellite 6.8

This update fixes the following bugs:

1905801 Add check for disk usage in candlepin-directory
1894149 Check for verifying syntax "/etc/foreman-installer/custom-hiera.yaml" file in foreman-maintain upgrade check command failed with misguiding error "Check if checkpoint_segments configuration exists on the system"
1772596 dnf prevent a successful upgrade
1921295 f-m restore expects packages which are missing in the external/remote db setup
1876220 foreman-cockpit is not restarted with satellite-maintain restart
1640974 foreman-maintain doesn't quit the actual run when q is pressed
1907802 foreman-maintain paused task check fails.
1900575 foreman-maintain service list doesn't list sidekiq services
1888127 getting online backup related warning while performing offline incremental backup.
1912663 In Satellite restore, failed to set SELinux context on all the config files.
1914371 issues with pulp migration on 6.9
1677872 Restarting the satellite services is complaining about admin password in hammer configuration
1896468 satellite clone fails while disassociate capsules from lifecycle environments
1901919 Satellite restore fails with Unrecognised option '--reset'
1894044 Satellite restore gets failed for a specific customer database.
1907801 satellite-service restart takes 3 to 5 minutes
1749017 Spending a long time to validate the hostname when proceeding with the restore
1916759 support pulp 2to3 migration 'reset'
1669498 Upgrade from 6.3 to 6.4, PostgreSQL is removed during the upgrade process.
1877466 Upgrade: Paused tasks should not fail an upgrade - add delete routine
1847889 VerifyDhcpConfigSyntax check should not run if external DHCP

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 - 1640974 - foreman-maintain doesn't quit the actual run when q is pressed
• BZ - 1669498 - Upgrade from 6.3 to 6.4, PostgreSQL is removed during the upgrade process.
• BZ - 1677872 - Restarting the satellite services is complaining about admin password in hammer configuration
• BZ - 1749017 - Spending a long time to validate the hostname when proceeding with the restore
• BZ - 1772596 - dnf prevent a successful upgrade
• BZ - 1847889 - VerifyDhcpConfigSyntax check should not run if external DHCP
• BZ - 1876220 - foreman-cockpit is not restarted with satellite-maintain restart
• BZ - 1877466 - Upgrade: Paused tasks should not fail an upgrade - add delete routine
• BZ - 1886031 - [RFE] satellite maintain should verify the presence of "satellite" or "satellite-capsule" package installed on the server as a pre-upgrade check
• BZ - 1888127 - getting online backup related warning while performing offline incremental backup.
• BZ - 1889927 - [RFE] Support cloning a Satellite with external/remote databases
• BZ - 1893651 - [RFE] Add Satellite 6.8 to 6.9 upgrade support in foreman-maintain.
• BZ - 1894044 - Satellite restore gets failed for a specific customer database.
• BZ - 1894149 - Check for verifying syntax "/etc/foreman-installer/custom-hiera.yaml" file in foreman-maintain upgrade check command failed with misguiding error "Check if checkpoint_segments configuration exists on the system"
• BZ - 1896460 - [RFE] Support cloning Satellite 6.8
• BZ - 1896468 - satellite clone fails while disassociate capsules from lifecycle environments
• BZ - 1900575 - foreman-maintain service list doesn't list sidekiq services
• BZ - 1901919 - Satellite restore fails with Unrecognised option '--reset'
• BZ - 1905801 - Add check for disk usage in candlepin-directory
• BZ - 1907801 - satellite-service restart takes 3 to 5 minutes
• BZ - 1907802 - foreman-maintain paused task check fails.
• BZ - 1912663 - In Satellite restore, failed to set SELinux context on all the config files.
• BZ - 1914371 - issues with pulp migration on 6.9
• BZ - 1916759 - support pulp 2to3 migration 'reset'
• BZ - 1921295 - f-m restore expects packages which are missing in the external/remote db setup

CVEs

(none)

References

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