Is it possible to migrate 'Red Hat Satellite' server from the 'RHN Classic' to 'Red Hat Subscription Management(RHSM) ?'

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Environment

  • Red Hat Satellite 5.x
  • Red Hat Subscription Management (RHSM)

Issue

  • Is it possible to migrate Red Hat Satellite server from the RHN Classic to Red Hat Subscription Management(RHSM) ?
  • Can a Red Hat Satellite server registered using Red Hat Subscription Manager ?
  • How to register Red Hat Satellite server using Red Hat Subscription Manager [RHSM] ?

Resolution

  • Red Hat Satellite version 5.6 and 5.7 can not be registered with Red Hat Subscription Management (RHSM).
  • Red Hat Satellite version 5.8 and 6.x can be used with subscription-manager (RHSM)

If you are using Satellite 5.x, it is strongly recommended that you upgrade to Satellite 5.8 so that you can use RHSM.

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