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  • Subscriptions/Manifests for Disconnected Satellites

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    Hi all!
    I have a quick question about how to properly manage the subscriptions and manifests for our Satellite Servers.

    Here's the setup we want to use:

    2x Satellite Servers (v6.3.2)
    - 1x Connected
    - 1x Disconnected
    4x RHEL Servers (v7.5)
    - 2x Connected
    - 2x Disconnected

    Subscriptions and registrations:

    • 1x Satellite Server (Connected)
      • Registered and attached using
        subscription-manager
      • Consumes 1x Satellite Subscription
      • Upload a Manifest with the following subscription entitlements
        • 1x Satellite Server (to be used for disconnected Satellite)
        • 2x RHEL Sever (to be used for connected RHEL Servers)
      • Create 1x Activation Key for Satellite Server
      • Create 2x Activation Key for RHEL Server
    • 2x RHEL Server (Connected)
      • Registered to the connected Satellite Server via Activation Key
      • Consumes 2x RHEL Server subscriptions
    • 1x Satellite Server (Disconnected)
      • Air-gapped secure network
      • Registered with Activation Key from connected Satellite Server
      • Consumes 1x Satellite subscription
      • Upload manifest with 2x RHEL Server subscription entitlements
      • Create 2x Activation Key for RHEL Server
    • 2x RHEL Server (Disconnected)
      • Air-gapped secure network (same as disconnected Satellite)
      • Registered via Activation Key from disconnected Satellite
      • Consumes 2x RHEL Server subscriptions

    Do I have that correct? I.e. the disconnected Satellite doesn't need a manifest with a Satellite entitlement because it's not going to register any further downstream Satellites, thus it only needs a manifest with 2x RHEL entitlements?

    In total we'd have 2x Satellite and 4x RHEL subscriptions.

    Thanks!

    Edit: It looks like I cannot use an activation key to register the disconnected Satellites. Still looking for a solution to keep those up to date.

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