Use > Server patching > Patch management for Red Hat Linux Enterprise > Import Red Hat Errata and Channels in SA using SA Red Hat Importer tool > Sample use cases

Sample use cases

Import only from RHN

To import content only from RHN, the [RHSM] section should not be present in the configuration file.

Sample RHN configuration file 

# main section
[main]

package_search_path=
    /Package Repository/OS Media/$opsware_platform
    /Package Repository/All Red Hat Linux/$opsware_platform
    /Migrated/Package Repository/Customer Independent/$opsware_platform

# RHN section. Contains options specific to import from RHN that apply to all channel labels
[RHN]

# Required options to login to Red Hat Network
rhn_user=USERNAME
rhn_pass=PASSWORD

channels: rhel-x86_64-server-5 rhel-x86_64-server-6

# HPE SA recommendations:
package_path=/RHN/Packages/$channel_name
channel_path=/RHN/Channels/$parent_channel_name/$channel_name Policy
erratum_path=/RHN/Errata/$erratum_type Policies/$erratum_name
errata_path =/RHN/Errata/$parent_channel_name/$channel_name Advisory Roll-Up Policy

Provided that this configuration file is available at the default location (/etc/opt/opsware/rhn_import/redhat_import.conf), redhat_import can be run without any command line options to import content for the channels with the following labels as specified by the “channels” option in the above sample configuration file.

  • rhel-x86_64-server-5
  • rhel-x86_64-server-6

Import only from RHSM

To import content only from RHSM, the [RHN] section should not be present in the configuration file.

Sample RHSM configuration file 

# main section
[main]

package_search_path=
    /Package Repository/OS Media/$opsware_platform
    /Package Repository/All Red Hat Linux/$opsware_platform
    /Migrated/Package Repository/Customer Independent/$opsware_platform

# RHSM section. Contains options specific to import from CDN that apply to all content labels
[RHSM]
# To sync from Red Hat Network Satellite 6.1 or later:
; satellite_host=HOSTNAME

# Specify one or more paths to entitlement certificates. To specify multiple paths,
# place each path on its own line, indenting any additional lines.
certificate_paths=/etc/opt/opsware/rhn_import/8a85f981478d1fa601478e12507f36e8.pem

content_labels=rhel-7-server-rpms{7Server-x86_64} rhel-6-server-rpms{6Server-x86_64}

# HPE SA recommendations:
package_path=/RHSM/Packages/$content_name
content_policy_path=/RHSM/Content/$content_name Policy
erratum_policy_path=/RHSM/Errata/$erratum_type Policies/$erratum_name
errata_policy_path =/RHSM/Errata/$content_name Advisory Roll-Up Policy

Provided that this configuration file is available at the default location, (/etc/opt/opsware/rhn_import/redhat_import.conf), redhat_import can be run without any command line options to import the CDN contents with the following labels:

  • rhel-7-server-rpms{7Server-x86_64}
  • rhel-6-server-rpms{6Server-x86_64}

RHSM options

The following table describes the options presented in the sample RHSM configuration file:

Option Description
satellite_host This option defines whether or not to import from Satellite 6. When this option is enabled and a valid hostname is provided, the importer will connect to the Satellite 6 and import from there. If this option is not enabled, then the importer will connect to Red Hat CDN for content import.
certificate_paths This option defines the path to the entitlement certificate. The certificate must provide entitlement to content you wish to download. You can download the certificate from the Red Hat Customer Portal after a subscription is attached to a system that is registered with Red Hat Customer Portal. For more information about the subscription and entitlement certification process, see Entitlement Certificates.
content_labels This option defines the labels of the CDN contents that need to be imported into the SA Library. See Content labels for more details on the format of the content labels.

Importing from both RHN and RHSM

[main]

package_search_path=
    /Package Repository/OS Media/$opsware_platform
    /Package Repository/All Red Hat Linux/$opsware_platform
    /Migrated/Package Repository/Customer Independent/$opsware_platform

# RHN section. Contains options specific to import from RHN that apply to all channel labels
[RHN]
rhn_user=USERNAME
rhn_pass=PASSWORD

channels: rhel-x86_64-server-6

# HPE SA recommendations:
package_path=/RHN/Packages/$channel_name
channel_path=/RHN/Channels/$parent_channel_name/$channel_name Policy
erratum_path=/RHN/Errata/$erratum_type Policies/$erratum_name
errata_path =/RHN/Errata/$parent_channel_name/$channel_name Advisory Roll-Up Policy

[rhel-x86_64-server-extras-6]
enabled=1
; platform = Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 X86_64
# RHSM section. Contains options specific to import from CDN that apply to all content labels
[RHSM]
# To sync from Red Hat Network Satellite 6.1 or later:
; satellite_host=HOSTNAME

# Specify one or more paths to entitlement certificates. To specify multiple paths,
# place each path on its own line, indenting any additional lines.
certificate_paths=/etc/opt/opsware/rhn_import/8a85f981478d1fa601478e12507f36e8.pem

content_labels=rhel-7-server-rpms{7Server-x86_64}

# HPE SA recommendations:
package_path=/RHSM/Packages/$content_name
content_policy_path=/RHSM/Content/$content_name Policy
erratum_policy_path=/RHSM/Errata/$erratum_type Policies/$erratum_name
errata_policy_path =/RHSM/Errata/$content_name Advisory Roll-Up Policy

[rhel-7-server-extras-rpms{x86_64}]
enabled=1
platform=Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7 X86_64

Provided that this configuration file is available at the default location (/etc/opt/opsware/rhn_import/redhat_import.conf), redhat_import can be run without any command line options to import content for the following RHN channels and RHSM contents:

RHN:

  • rhel-x86_64-server-6
  • rhel-x86_64-server-extras-6

RHSM:

  • rhel-7-server-rpms{7Server-x86_64}
  • rhel-7-server-extras-rpms{x86_64}
  • RHN channels have a parent-child relationship. In this example “rhel-x86_64-server-extras-6” is a child of “rhel-x86_64-server-6”. By default, child channels are imported under the platform of the parent channel in the SA Library. This is why the “platform” option is commented out under “rhel-x86_64-server-extras-6” section and the import still works fine.

  • CDN contents do not have any parent-child relationship. As a result of this any content that is not mapped by default to one of the SA-supported platforms needs to have its own content section and define the “platform” option. This is the case for “rhel-7-server-extras-rpms{x86_64}” above. Failure to define the “platform” option for such contents will result in the content label being ignored during import with a warning message being displayed, similar to the following:

    Unable to process content label rhel-7-server-extras-rpms{x86_64}. No platform could be associated with this label. This content label will be dropped. If you need to import this content, add the 'platform' option to the configuration file.
Ignoring unknown content label rhel-7-server-extras-rpms{x86_64}

Send Help Center feedback