How to subscribe RHEL 6 SAP HANA system to Extended Update Support (EUS) channel?
Environment
- RHEL for SAP HANA Premium subscription
- RHEL for SAP HANA Standard subscription with RHEL EUS Add-On
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7
Issue
- How to subscribe RHEL 6 SAP HANA system to Extended Update Support(EUS) channel ?
- Does RHEL for SAP HANA Premium subscription provide access to EUS channel ?
Resolution
Either one of the below subscriptions is required to access RHEL 6.7 EUS channels
- for x86_64 platform
NOTE: The EUS Add-on is a separate subscription that needs to be purchased and is not included with the Standard RHEL for SAP HANA Subscription)
Access the "Red Hat Customer Portal:- Subscription Inventory page" to verify whether the appropriate subscriptions required to access EUS are available under your Red Hat account.
When using Red Hat Satellite server check that relevant SAP repositories are synchronized on Sattelite server as described in How to configure Satellite server to synchronize SAP related repositories?.
1. Register system
If the system was not yet registered, register system to either Red Hat Satellite or Red Hat Customer portal using Red Hat Subscription management.
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Register the system to Red Hat Customer Portal or to Red Hat Satellite server 6.
subscription-manager register --username=XXXX --password=XXXX
Install katello-ca-consumer-[host]-X.rpm from the satellite server before registering the system to Satellite 6.
2. Attach the 'SAP HANA' subscription
Attach the Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP HANA Subscription to the system. This process involves two steps
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Find the pool id of the RHEL for SAP HANA subscription.
subscription-manager list --available -
Attach the subscription to the system
subscription-manager attach --pool=XXXX
3. Enable only EUS repositories
When registering the system, all the default yum repositories associated with a subscription are enabled. Disable all the enabled yum repositories and enable only the required repositories (EUS repository and RHEL for SAP HANA repository). The same steps can be followed for a server which is already registered to Red Hat Customer portal or to Satellite using Red Hat Subscription management.
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Set the release to one of the SAP HANA certified version of RHEL and clear the yum cache. For setting the minor release as Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7
subscription-manager release --set=6.7 yum clean all -
Disable all yum repositories that were enabled by default
subscription-manager repos --disable="*" -
Enable the EUS yum repositories
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for x86_64 platform
subscription-manager repos --enable="rhel-sap-hana-for-rhel-6-server-eus-rpms" --enable="rhel-6-server-eus-rpms" --enable="rhel-sfs-for-rhel-6-server-eus-rpms"
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4. Enable EUS High Availability repositories
If the system is also required to be subscribed to High availability repository, then execute the below command
subscription-manager repos --enable="rhel-ha-for-rhel-6-server-eus-rpms"
5. Where to look for additional documentation
Check the article Where I can find documentation for SAP products on RHEL and other Red Hat products?
Root Cause
Extended update support for SAP HANA is offered beginning with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7. If the system is on a release previous to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7, it must be updated to 6.7 first as EUS is not offered for RHEL for SAP HANA for any previous releases. Refer to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Life Cycle page for a list of EUS releases and the dates on which that support ends.
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