VMWare guests using Virtual Datacenter subscriptions sometimes lose their Extended Lifecycle Support subscription after a VMotion migration

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • In some cases, RHEL guests in a VMWare environment, using virt-who and a virtual datacenter subscription, receiving their subscriptions from Red Hat Satellite, can lose their RHEL Extended Life cycle Support subscription after the virtual guest is migrated to a new host.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux, requiring ELS, running as a VMWare virtual guest
  • Red Hat Satellite providing subsciptions

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