Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2011:0001 - Security Advisory
Issued:
2011-01-03
Updated:
2011-01-03

RHSA-2011:0001 - Security Advisory

Synopsis

Low: RHN Satellite Server 4 - End Of Life

Type/Severity

Security Advisory: Low

Topic

This is the End Of Life notification for RHN Satellite Server 4.

Description

On December 31st, 2010, per the life-cycle support policy, the version 4
series of Satellite and Proxy products exited Production Phase 2 marking
the end of their support by Red Hat. Please reference the support policy
here:

https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/satellite/

Though we are committed to the December 31st date for beginning the
process of decommissioning Satellite and Proxy 4.x support, we recognize
that our customers have woven these products very deeply into their
processes and may need some time to migrate.

For migration purposes, please note the following dates:

  • December 31st, 2010 - Satellite and Proxy 4.x ceased to be supported.

Official support ended. Only Severity 1 issues and migration assistance
will be addressed. Satellite and Proxy will continue to operate, but all
customers are encouraged to migrate in a timely manner.

  • April 30th, 2011 - Satellite and Proxy 4.x active status will be

terminated. Satellite and Proxy version 4.x will enter an inactive
state. Satellite and Proxy communication to RHN Hosted will cease to
function (for example, the satellite-sync command will no longer work).

The Satellite Upgrade process starting point is outlined here:

http://docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Network_Satellite/5.4/html/Installation_Guide/s1-upgrades.html

How to proceed:

  • All Satellite and Proxy 4.x users must plan to migrate to a newer version

prior to April 30th, 2011.

  • If you have a Technical Account Manager, contact that person immediately

to discuss migration plans.

  • Otherwise, contact support for assistance:

https://www.redhat.com/apps/support/

  • Alternatively, Red Hat Consulting can be engaged to assist with a smooth

migration: http://www.redhat.com/consulting/ More information on Red Hat Consulting for Satellite can be found here:
http://www.redhat.com/f/pdf/consulting/RHNSatelliteImplementation-Brochure.pdf

It is critical to ensure you have a plan to migrate off of Satellite and
Proxy 4.x prior to April 30th, 2011.

Solution

This erratum contains an rhn-satellite-config package with an updated
version number to ensure the distribution of this notice; however, no
changes have been made to the package.

Affected Products

  • Red Hat Network Satellite 4.2,5.0 (for RHEL Server) 4.2 for RHEL 4 i386
  • Red Hat Network Satellite 4.2,5.0 (for RHEL Server) 4.2 for RHEL 3 i386

Fixes

CVEs

(none)

The Red Hat security contact is secalert@redhat.com. More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/.