How to change download policy of repositories in Red Hat Satellite 6?

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Environment

  • Red Hat Satellite 6.10 and above

Issue

  • How to change download policy of all enabled repositories in Red Hat Satellite 6?
  • How to change repository download policy to immediate in Red Hat Satellite 6?

Resolution

  • To change default download policy, follow below steps on Red Hat Satellite WebUI.

    Administer > Settings > Content > Select "Default Repository download policy" > set "immediate"

  • Change download policy of already enabled repository through WebUI.

    Content > products > select "Product" > select "repository" > select "Download Policy" > choose the policy

  • Use the following commands to set download policies for all enabled repositories in Red Hat Satellite 6.

    - Changing download policy to 'immediate'.
# foreman-rake katello:change_download_policy DOWNLOAD_POLICY=immediate

- Changing download policy to 'on-demand'.
# foreman-rake katello:change_download_policy DOWNLOAD_POLICY=on_demand

For more KB articles/solutions related to Red Hat Satellite 6.x Repository Issues, please refer to the Red Hat Satellite Consolidated Troubleshooting Article for Red Hat Satellite 6.x Repository Issues.

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