Red Hat Satellite 6 upgrade is failing with `("\xE2" on US-ASCII): N/A` error

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Environment

  • Red Hat Satellite 6.2.x

Issue

  • Satellite upgrade is failing with below error:
[DEBUG 2018-01-15 18:01:04 main] Exit with status code: 6 (signal was 6)
[ERROR 2018-01-15 18:01:04 main] Errors encountered during run:
[ERROR 2018-01-15 18:01:04 main]  /Stage[main]/Foreman_proxy::Register/Foreman_smartproxy[satellite.example.com]: Could not evaluate: Proxy satellite.example.com cannot be registered ("\xE2" on US-ASCII): N/A
[ERROR 2018-01-15 18:01:04 main]  /Stage[main]/Foreman_proxy::Register/Foreman_smartproxy[satellite.example.com]: Failed to call refresh: Proxy satellite.example.com cannot be registered ("\xE2" on US-ASCII): N/A
[ERROR 2018-01-15 18:01:04 main]  /Stage[main]/Foreman_proxy::Register/Foreman_smartproxy[satellite.example.com]: Proxy satellite.example.com cannot be registered ("\xE2" on US-ASCII): N/A
[ERROR 2018-01-15 18:01:04 main] Upgrade failed during the installation phase. Fix the error and re-run the upgrade.

Resolution

  • This issue is related to Unicode Character Set defined on Satellite server.
# echo $LANG

en_US.UTF-8
  • Execute below commands on Satellite server to set en_US.UTF-8:
# localedef -c -f UTF-8 -i en_US en_US.UTF-8

# export LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8

# export LANG=en_US.UTF-8

  • Additionally, you can add export LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8 entry in /etc/environment

  • After setting the appropriate/mandatory Unicode character, re-execute the Satellite upgrade script again to complete the upgrade:

# satellite-installer --scenario satellite --upgrade

Root Cause

  • Incorrect Unicode Character defined on Satellite server.
  • Unicode character en_US.UTF-8 is mandatorily required to be set on the Satellite Server.

Diagnostic Steps

  • Check /var/log/foreman-installer/satellite.log for error messages:
[DEBUG 2018-01-15 18:01:04 main] Exit with status code: 6 (signal was 6)
[ERROR 2018-01-15 18:01:04 main] Errors encountered during run:
[ERROR 2018-01-15 18:01:04 main]  /Stage[main]/Foreman_proxy::Register/Foreman_smartproxy[satellite.example.com]: Could not evaluate: Proxy satellite.example.com cannot be registered ("\xE2" on US-ASCII): N/A
[ERROR 2018-01-15 18:01:04 main]  /Stage[main]/Foreman_proxy::Register/Foreman_smartproxy[satellite.example.com]: Failed to call refresh: Proxy satellite.example.com cannot be registered ("\xE2" on US-ASCII): N/A
[ERROR 2018-01-15 18:01:04 main]  /Stage[main]/Foreman_proxy::Register/Foreman_smartproxy[satellite.example.com]: Proxy satellite.example.com cannot be registered ("\xE2" on US-ASCII): N/A
[ERROR 2018-01-15 18:01:04 main] Upgrade failed during the installation phase. Fix the error and re-run the upgrade.

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