Operating System version is incorrectly reflected on Client server or Red Hat Satellite WebUI

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • A RHEL 6 server registered to Satellite is recognized as a RHEL 7 server on the Satellite Web UI.
  • Incorrect Operating System (OS) version is reflected in the Satellite Web UI.
  • An updated RHEL server doesn't show the latest OS version.
  • Post successful convert2rhel the CentOS host reports as CentOS instead of RHEL as Operating System on Satellite Web UI.
  • After a successful in-place upgrade of the host to RHEL-8 using Leapp, Satellite Web UI still shows the old/wrong Operating System version.

Environment

  • Red Hat Satellite 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6, 7, 8

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