Red Hat Satellite Server installation fails with "ERROR: The installation media does not match your operating system:" .

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Environment

  • Red Hat Satellite Server 5.x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop/Workstation
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5.x and 6.x

Issue

  • Red Hat Satellite Server installation fails with below mentioned error message:
[root@localhost]# ./install.pl
* Starting the Spacewalk installer.
* Performing pre-install checks.
ERROR: The installation media does not match your operating system:
       Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (x86_64) vs. 6Workstation (x86_64)
Installation interrupted.
  • Red Hat Satellite Server upgrade fails with below mentioned error message:
[root@localhost]# ./install.pl --upgrade
* Starting the Spacewalk installer.
* Performing pre-install checks.
ERROR: The installation media does not match your operating system:
       Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (x86_64) vs. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (x86_64)
Installation interrupted.
  • Can i install Red Hat Satellite Server on Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop/workstation?

Resolution

Root Cause

  • Red Hat Satellite Server can be installed on top of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server only and not on Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop/client.
  • While upgrade, Satellite 5.6 iso used is for RHEL5 and Satellite 5.5 is installed on RHEL6.

Diagnostic Steps

  • Check RHEL version:
# uname -a
Linux localhost 2.6.32-504.1.3.el6.x86_64 #1 SMP Fri Oct 31 11:37:10 EDT 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
  • Check Satellite 5.6 ISO used for upgrade:
satellite-5.6.0-20130927-rhel-5-x86_64.iso

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