Satellite sync on Red Hat Satellite 6 fails with " Error retrieving metadata: A connection error occurred:"

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Issue

Repository sync fails with below error:

{"code"=>"RPM1004",
      "data"=>{"reason"=>"A connection error occurred"},
      "description"=>"Error retrieving metadata: A connection error occurred",
      "sub_errors"=>[]},
    "_id"=>{"$oid"=>"587ef9f34e0ea39dd625b9df"},
    "id"=>"587ef9f34e0ea39dd625b9df"}],
 "contents_changed"=>true,
 "poll_attempts"=>{"total"=>47, "failed"=>1}}

Environment

  • Red Hat Satellite 6.2.x
  • Satellite sync.

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