"Cannot retrieve repository metadata (repomd.xml)" error on Red Hat Network Proxy client

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Error when trying to update RHEL 6 via RHN Proxy
  • When running 'yum update', get the following error:

    Error: Cannot retrieve repository metadata (repomd.xml) for repository: rhel-i386-server-6. Please verify its path and try again
    
  • RHEL 3, 4, and 5 servers all update fine via this proxy server

Environment

  • Red Hat Network Proxy version 5.4, activated against Red Hat Network Hosted
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

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