How to register a cloned virtual machine on the satellite server?

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Issue

  • Registering a cloned machine, which was created from an already registered Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 virtual machine to Red Hat Satellite server, lists as the original system that was cloned in web interface.
  • When we try to register a cloned virtual machine in Red Hat Satellite server, the cloned machine will get registered but does not appear on the Red Hat Satellite server web interface.
  • When we try to register a cloned virtual machine in Red Hat Satellite server, the below error is observed:

    The system is already registered. Use --force to override.
    

Environment

  • Red Hat Satellite 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.x

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