Red Hat Satellite 6.

10

Installing Satellite Server from a Connected

Network

Installing Red Hat Satellite Server from a Connected Network

Last Updated: 2022-01-28

Red Hat Satellite 6.10 Installing Satellite Server from a Connected
Network
Installing Red Hat Satellite Server from a Connected Network

Red Hat Satellite Documentation Team

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Abstract
This guide describes how to install Red Hat Satellite from a connected network, perform initial
configuration, and configure external services.
 Table of Contents

Table of Contents
.CHAPTER
. . . . . . . . . . 1.. .PREPARING
. . . . . . . . . . . . .YOUR
. . . . . . .ENVIRONMENT
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FOR
. . . . . INSTALLATION
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4. . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.1. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 4
1.2. STORAGE REQUIREMENTS 5
1.2.1. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 5
1.3. STORAGE GUIDELINES 5
1.4. SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEMS 7
1.5. SUPPORTED BROWSERS 7
1.6. PORTS AND FIREWALLS REQUIREMENTS 7
1.7. ENABLING CONNECTIONS FROM A CLIENT TO SATELLITE SERVER 12
1.8. VERIFYING FIREWALL SETTINGS 13
1.9. VERIFYING DNS RESOLUTION 13

. . . . . . . . . . . 2.
CHAPTER . . PREPARING
. . . . . . . . . . . . . YOUR
. . . . . . . ENVIRONMENT
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .FOR
. . . . .SATELLITE
. . . . . . . . . . . .INSTALLATION
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IN
. . .AN
. . . IPV6
. . . . . .NETWORK
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
..............
2.1. LIMITATIONS OF SATELLITE INSTALLATION IN AN IPV6 NETWORK 15
2.2. REQUIREMENTS FOR SATELLITE INSTALLATION IN AN IPV6 NETWORK 15

.CHAPTER
. . . . . . . . . . 3.
. . INSTALLING
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .SATELLITE
. . . . . . . . . . . .SERVER
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
..............
3.1. REGISTERING TO RED HAT SUBSCRIPTION MANAGEMENT 16
3.2. ATTACHING THE SATELLITE INFRASTRUCTURE SUBSCRIPTION 16
3.3. CONFIGURING REPOSITORIES 18
3.3.1. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 18
3.4. INSTALLING SATELLITE SERVER PACKAGES 18
3.4.1. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 18
3.5. SYNCHRONIZING THE SYSTEM CLOCK WITH CHRONYD 19
3.6. INSTALLING THE SOS PACKAGE ON THE BASE OPERATING SYSTEM 19
3.7. CONFIGURING SATELLITE SERVER 19
3.7.1. Configuring Satellite 20
3.8. IMPORTING A SUBSCRIPTION MANIFEST INTO SATELLITE SERVER 21

.CHAPTER
. . . . . . . . . . 4.
. . .PERFORMING
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ADDITIONAL
. . . . . . . . . . . . . CONFIGURATION
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ON
. . . . SATELLITE
. . . . . . . . . . . . SERVER
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
..............
4.1. USING RED HAT INSIGHTS WITH SATELLITE SERVER 22
4.2. DISABLING REGISTRATION TO RED HAT INSIGHTS 22
4.3. ENABLING THE SATELLITE TOOLS 6.10 REPOSITORY 23
4.4. SYNCHRONIZING THE SATELLITE TOOLS 6.10 REPOSITORY 23
4.5. CONFIGURING SATELLITE FOR UEFI HTTP BOOT PROVISIONING IN AN IPV6 NETWORK 24
4.6. CONFIGURING SATELLITE SERVER WITH AN HTTP PROXY 24
4.6.1. Adding a Default HTTP Proxy to Satellite 25
4.6.2. Configuring the HTTP Proxy to Connect to Red Hat CDN 25
4.6.3. Configuring SELinux to Ensure Access to Satellite on Custom Ports 26
4.6.4. Using an HTTP Proxy for all Satellite HTTP Requests 27
4.6.5. Excluding Hosts from Receiving Proxied Requests 27
4.6.6. Resetting the HTTP Proxy 28
4.7. ENABLING POWER MANAGEMENT ON MANAGED HOSTS 28
4.8. CONFIGURING DNS, DHCP, AND TFTP ON SATELLITE SERVER 28
4.9. DISABLING DNS, DHCP, AND TFTP FOR UNMANAGED NETWORKS 29
4.10. CONFIGURING SATELLITE SERVER FOR OUTGOING EMAILS 30
4.11. CONFIGURING AN ALTERNATE CNAME FOR SATELLITE 32
4.11.1. Configuring Satellite with an Alternate CNAME 32
4.11.2. Configuring Hosts to Use an Alternate Satellite CNAME for Content Management 33
4.12. CONFIGURING SATELLITE SERVER WITH A CUSTOM SSL CERTIFICATE 33
4.12.1. Creating a Custom SSL Certificate for Satellite Server 34
4.12.2. Deploying a Custom SSL Certificate to Satellite Server 35

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4.12.3. Deploying a Custom SSL Certificate to Hosts 37

4.13. USING EXTERNAL DATABASES WITH SATELLITE 37
4.13.1. PostgreSQL as an External Database Considerations 37
4.13.2. Preparing a Host for External Databases 38
4.13.3. Installing PostgreSQL 38
4.13.4. Configuring Satellite to use External Databases 40
4.14. TUNING SATELLITE SERVER WITH PREDEFINED PROFILES 40

.CHAPTER
. . . . . . . . . . 5.
. . CONFIGURING
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SATELLITE
. . . . . . . . . . . . SERVER
. . . . . . . . . WITH
. . . . . . EXTERNAL
. . . . . . . . . . . . SERVICES
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
..............
5.1. CONFIGURING SATELLITE SERVER WITH EXTERNAL DNS 43
5.2. CONFIGURING SATELLITE SERVER WITH EXTERNAL DHCP 44
5.2.1. Configuring an External DHCP Server to Use with Satellite Server 44
5.2.2. Configuring Satellite Server with an External DHCP Server 47
5.3. CONFIGURING SATELLITE SERVER WITH EXTERNAL TFTP 48
5.4. CONFIGURING SATELLITE SERVER WITH EXTERNAL IDM DNS 49
5.4.1. Configuring Dynamic DNS Update with GSS-TSIG Authentication 49
5.4.2. Configuring Dynamic DNS Update with TSIG Authentication 53
5.4.3. Reverting to Internal DNS Service 55

. . . . . . . . . . . .A.
APPENDIX . . APPLYING
. . . . . . . . . . . . CUSTOM
. . . . . . . . . .CONFIGURATION
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TO
. . . RED
. . . . . HAT
. . . . . SATELLITE
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
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. . . . . . . . . . . .B.
APPENDIX . . RESTORING
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .MANUAL
. . . . . . . . . CHANGES
. . . . . . . . . . . .OVERWRITTEN
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BY
. . .A
. . PUPPET
. . . . . . . . . RUN
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
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CHAPTER 1. PREPARING YOUR ENVIRONMENT FOR

INSTALLATION
Before you install Satellite, ensure that your environment meets the following requirements.

1.1. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

The following requirements apply to the networked base operating system:

x86_64 architecture

The latest version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Server

4-core 2.0 GHz CPU at a minimum

A minimum of 20 GB RAM is required for Satellite Server to function. In addition, a minimum of 4

GB RAM of swap space is also recommended. Satellite running with less RAM than the minimum
value might not operate correctly.

A unique host name, which can contain lower-case letters, numbers, dots (.) and hyphens (-)

A current Red Hat Satellite subscription

Administrative user (root) access

A system umask of 0022

Full forward and reverse DNS resolution using a fully-qualified domain name

Before you install Satellite Server, ensure that your environment meets the requirements for installation.

Satellite Server must be installed on a freshly provisioned system that serves no other function except
to run Satellite Server. The freshly provisioned system must not have the following users provided by
external identity providers to avoid conflicts with the local users that Satellite Server creates:

apache

foreman

foreman-proxy

postgres

pulp

puppet

puppetserver

qdrouterd

qpidd

tomcat

Certified hypervisors

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Satellite Server is fully supported on both physical systems and virtual machines that run on hypervisors
that are supported to run Red Hat Enterprise Linux. For more information about certified hypervisors,
see Which hypervisors are certified to run Red Hat Enterprise Linux? .

SELinux Mode
SELinux must be enabled, either in enforcing or permissive mode. Installation with disabled SELinux is
not supported.

FIPS Mode
You can install Satellite Server on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux system that is operating in FIPS mode. For
more information, see Enabling FIPS Mode in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Security Guide .

1.2. STORAGE REQUIREMENTS

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

The following table details storage requirements for specific directories. These values are based on
expected use case scenarios and can vary according to individual environments.

The runtime size was measured with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, 7, and 8 repositories synchronized.

1.2.1. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Table 1.1. Storage Requirements for a Satellite Server Installation

Directory Installation Size Runtime Size

/var/log/ 10 MB 10 GB

/var/opt/rh/rh-postgresql12 100 MB 20 GB

/usr 3 GB Not Applicable

/opt 3 GB Not Applicable

/opt/puppetlabs 500 MB Not Applicable

/var/lib/pulp/ 1 MB 300 GB

/var/lib/qpidd/ 25 MB Not Applicable

1.3. STORAGE GUIDELINES

Consider the following guidelines when installing Satellite Server to increase efficiency.

If you mount the /tmp directory as a separate file system, you must use the exec mount option
in the /etc/fstab file. If /tmp is already mounted with the noexec option, you must change the
option to exec and re-mount the file system. This is a requirement for the puppetserver
service to work.

Because most Satellite Server data is stored in the /var directory, mounting /var on LVM
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Because most Satellite Server data is stored in the /var directory, mounting /var on LVM
storage can help the system to scale.

The /var/lib/qpidd/ directory uses slightly more than 2 MB per Content Host managed by the
goferd service. For example, 10 000 Content Hosts require 20 GB of disk space in
/var/lib/qpidd/.

Use high-bandwidth, low-latency storage for the /var/lib/pulp/ directories. As Red Hat Satellite
has many operations that are I/O intensive, using high latency, low-bandwidth storage causes
performance degradation. Ensure your installation has a speed in the range 60 - 80 Megabytes
per second.

You can use the fio tool to get this data. See the Red Hat Knowledgebase solution Impact of Disk Speed
on Satellite Operations for more information on using the fio tool.

File System Guidelines

Do not use the GFS2 file system as the input-output latency is too high.

Log File Storage

Log files are written to /var/log/messages/, /var/log/httpd/, and /var/lib/foreman-
proxy/openscap/content/. You can manage the size of these files using logrotate. For more
information, see Log Rotation in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 System Administrator’s Guide .

The exact amount of storage you require for log messages depends on your installation and setup.

SELinux Considerations for NFS Mount

When the /var/lib/pulp directory is mounted using an NFS share, SELinux blocks the synchronization
process. To avoid this, specify the SELinux context of the /var/lib/pulp directory in the file system table
by adding the following lines to /etc/fstab:

nfs.example.com:/nfsshare /var/lib/pulp nfs context="system_u:object_r:var_lib_t:s0" 1 2

If NFS share is already mounted, remount it using the above configuration and enter the following
command:

# restorecon -R /var/lib/pulp

Duplicated Packages
Packages that are duplicated in different repositories are only stored once on the disk. Additional
repositories containing duplicate packages require less additional storage. The bulk of storage resides in
the /var/lib/pulp/ directory. These end points are not manually configurable. Ensure that storage is
available on the /var file system to prevent storage problems.

Software Collections
Software collections are installed in the /opt/rh/ and /opt/theforeman/ directories.

Write and execute permissions by the root user are required for installation to the /opt directory.

Symbolic links
You cannot use symbolic links for /var/lib/pulp/.

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Synchronized RHEL ISO

If you plan to synchronize RHEL content ISOs to Satellite, note that all minor versions of Red Hat
Enterprise Linux also synchronize. You must plan to have adequate storage on your Satellite to manage
this.

1.4. SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEMS

You can install the operating system from a disc, local ISO image, kickstart, or any other method that
Red Hat supports. Red Hat Satellite Server is supported only on the latest versions of Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 7 Server that is available at the time when Satellite Server 6.10 is installed. Previous
versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux including EUS or z-stream are not supported.

The following operating systems are supported by the installer, have packages, and are tested for
deploying Satellite:

Table 1.2. Operating Systems supported by satellite-installer

Operating System Architecture Notes

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 x86_64 only

Before you install Satellite, apply all operating system updates if possible.

Red Hat Satellite Server requires a Red Hat Enterprise Linux installation with the @Base package group
with no other package-set modifications, and without third-party configurations or software not directly
necessary for the direct operation of the server. This restriction includes hardening and other non-
Red Hat security software. If you require such software in your infrastructure, install and verify a
complete working Satellite Server first, then create a backup of the system before adding any non-
Red Hat software.

Install Satellite Server on a freshly provisioned system.

Red Hat does not support using the system for anything other than running Satellite Server.

1.5. SUPPORTED BROWSERS

Satellite supports recent versions of Firefox and Google Chrome browsers.

The Satellite web UI and command-line interface support English, Portuguese, Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Italian, Spanish, Russian, French, and German.

1.6. PORTS AND FIREWALLS REQUIREMENTS

For the components of Satellite architecture to communicate, ensure that the required network ports
are open and free on the base operating system. You must also ensure that the required network ports
are open on any network-based firewalls.

Use this information to configure any network-based firewalls. Note that some cloud solutions must be
specifically configured to allow communications between machines because they isolate machines
similarly to network-based firewalls. If you use an application-based firewall, ensure that the application-
based firewall permits all applications that are listed in the tables and known to your firewall. If possible,
disable the application checking and allow open port communication based on the protocol.

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Integrated Capsule
Satellite Server has an integrated Capsule and any host that is directly connected to Satellite Server is a
Client of Satellite in the context of this section. This includes the base operating system on which
Capsule Server is running.

Clients of Capsule
Hosts which are clients of Capsules, other than Satellite’s integrated Capsule, do not need access to
Satellite Server. For more information on Satellite Topology, see Capsule Networking in Planning for
Red Hat Satellite 6.

Required ports can change based on your configuration.

The following tables indicate the destination port and the direction of network traffic:

Table 1.3. Satellite Server incoming traffic

Destination Protocol Service Source Required For Description

Port

53 TCP and DNS DNS Servers Name resolution DNS (optional)

UDP and clients

67 UDP DHCP Client Dynamic IP DHCP (optional)

69 UDP TFTP Client TFTP Server

(optional)

443 TCP HTTPS Capsule Red Hat Satellite Communication

API from Capsule

443, 80 TCP HTTPS, Client Content Retrieval Content

HTTP

443, 80 TCP HTTPS, Capsule Content Retrieval Content

HTTP

443, 80 TCP HTTPS, Client Content Host Capsule CA RPM

HTTP Registration installation

443 TCP HTTPS Red Hat Content Mirroring Management

Satellite

443 TCP HTTPS Red Hat Capsule API Smart Proxy

Satellite functionality

5646 TCP AMQP Capsule Katello agent Forward message

to Qpid dispatch
router on Satellite
(optional)

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5910 - 5930 TCP HTTPS Browsers Compute

Resource’s virtual
console

8000 TCP HTTP Client Provisioning Template retrieval

templates for client installers,
iPXE or UEFI
HTTP Boot

8000 TCP HTTPS Client PXE Boot Installation

8140 TCP HTTPS Client Puppet agent Client updates

(optional)

8443 TCP HTTPS Client Content Host Initiation

registration
Uploading facts

Sending installed
packages and
traces

9090 TCP HTTPS Client OpenSCAP Configure Client

9090 TCP HTTPS Discovered Discovery Host discovery

Node and provisioning

9090 TCP HTTPS Red Hat Capsule API Capsule

Satellite functionality

Any managed host that is directly connected to Satellite Server is a client in this context because it is a
client of the integrated Capsule. This includes the base operating system on which a Capsule Server is
running.

A DHCP Capsule performs ICMP ping or TCP echo connection attempts to hosts in subnets with DHCP
IPAM set to find out if an IP address considered for use is free. This behavior can be turned off using
satellite-installer --foreman-proxy-dhcp-ping-free-ip=false.

Table 1.4. Satellite Server outgoing traffic

Destination Protocol Service Destination Required For Description

Port

ICMP ping Client DHCP Free IP checking

(optional)

7 TCP echo Client DHCP Free IP checking

(optional)

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22 TCP SSH Target host Remote execution Run jobs

22, 16514 TCP SSH Compute Satellite

SSH/TLS Resource originated
communications,
for compute
resources in libvirt

53 TCP and DNS DNS Servers DNS Server Resolve DNS

UDP on the records (optional)
Internet

53 TCP and DNS DNS Server Capsule DNS Validation of DNS

UDP conflicts
(optional)

53 TCP and DNS DNS Server Orchestration Validation of DNS

UDP conflicts

68 UDP DHCP Client Dynamic IP DHCP (optional)

80 TCP HTTP Remote Content Sync Remote yum

repository repository

389, 636 TCP LDAP, External LDAP LDAP

LDAPS LDAP Server authenticatiion,
necessary only if
external
authentication is
enabled. The port
can be customized
when
LDAPAuthSour
ce is defined

443 TCP HTTPS Satellite Capsule Capsule

Configuration
management

Template retrieval

OpenSCAP

Remote Execution
result upload

443 TCP HTTPS Amazon EC2, Compute Virtual machine

Azure, resources interactions
Google GCE (query/create/des
troy) (optional)

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443 TCP HTTPS cloud.redhat. Red Hat Cloud

com plugin API calls

443 TCP HTTPS Red Hat SOS report Assisting support

Portal cases (optional)

443 TCP HTTPS Red Hat Content Sync Red Hat CDN
CDN

443 TCP HTTPS cert- Telemetry data

api.access.re upload and report
dhat.com

443 TCP HTTPS Capsule Content mirroring Initiation

443 TCP HTTPS Infoblox DHCP When using

DHCP management Infoblox for DHCP,
Server management of
the DHCP leases
(optional)

623 Client Power BMC

management On/Off/Cycle/Sta
tus

5000 TCP HTTPS OpenStack Compute Virtual machine

Compute resources interactions
Resource (query/create/des
troy) (optional)

5646 TCP AMQP Satellite Serv Katello agent Forward message

er to Qpid dispatch
router on Capsule
(optional)

5671 Qpid Remote install Send install

command to client

5671 Dispatch Remote install Forward message

router (hub) to dispatch router
on Satellite

5671 Satellite Serv Remote install for Send install

er Katello agent command to client

5671 Satellite Serv Remote install for Forward message

er Katello agent to dispatch router
on Satellite

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5900 - 5930 TCP SSL/TLS Hypervisor noVNC console Launch noVNC

console

7911 TCP DHCP, DHCP DHCP The DHCP target

OMAPI Server is configured using
--foreman-
proxy-dhcp-
server and
defaults to
localhost

ISC and
remote_isc use a
configurable port
that defaults to
7911 and uses
OMAPI

8443 TCP HTTPS Client Discovery Capsule sends

reboot command
to the discovered
host (optional)

9090 TCP HTTPS Capsule Capsule API Management of

Capsules

1.7. ENABLING CONNECTIONS FROM A CLIENT TO

SATELLITE SERVER
Capsules and Content Hosts that are clients of a Satellite Server’s internal Capsule require access
through Satellite’s host-based firewall and any network-based firewalls.

Use this procedure to configure the host-based firewall on the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 system that
Satellite is installed on, to enable incoming connections from Clients, and to make the configuration
persistent across system reboots. For more information on the ports used, see Ports and Firewalls
Requirements.

Procedure

1. To open the ports for client to Satellite communication, enter the following command on the
base operating system that you want to install Satellite on:

# firewall-cmd \
--add-port="80/tcp" --add-port="443/tcp" \
--add-port="5647/tcp" --add-port="8000/tcp" \
--add-port="8140/tcp" --add-port="9090/tcp" \
--add-port="53/udp" --add-port="53/tcp" \
--add-port="67/udp" --add-port="69/udp"

2. Make the changes persistent:

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# firewall-cmd --runtime-to-permanent

1.8. VERIFYING FIREWALL SETTINGS

Use this procedure to verify your changes to the firewall settings.

Procedure

1. Enter the following command:

# firewall-cmd --list-all

For more information, see Getting Started with firewalld in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Security
Guide.

1.9. VERIFYING DNS RESOLUTION

Verify the full forward and reverse DNS resolution using a fully-qualified domain name to prevent issues
while installing Satellite.

Procedure

1. Ensure that the host name and local host resolve correctly:

# ping -c1 localhost

# ping -c1 `hostname -f` # my_system.domain.com

Successful name resolution results in output similar to the following:

# ping -c1 localhost

PING localhost (127.0.0.1) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from localhost (127.0.0.1): icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.043 ms

--- localhost ping statistics ---

1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.043/0.043/0.043/0.000 ms

# ping -c1 `hostname -f`

PING hostname.gateway (XX.XX.XX.XX) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from hostname.gateway (XX.XX.XX.XX): icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.019 ms

--- localhost.gateway ping statistics ---

1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.019/0.019/0.019/0.000 ms

2. To avoid discrepancies with static and transient host names, set all the host names on the
system by entering the following command:

# hostnamectl set-hostname name

For more information, see the Configuring Host Names Using hostnamectl in the Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 7 Networking Guide.

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
WARNING

Name resolution is critical to the operation of Satellite 6. If Satellite cannot properly

resolve its fully qualified domain name, tasks such as content management,
subscription management, and provisioning will fail.

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CHAPTER 2. PREPARING YOUR ENVIRONMENT FOR

SATELLITE INSTALLATION IN AN IPV6 NETWORK
You can install and use Satellite in an IPv6 network. Before installing Satellite in an IPv6 network, view
the limitations and ensure that you meet the requirements.

To provision hosts in an IPv6 network, after installing Satellite, you must also configure Satellite for the
UEFI HTTP boot provisioning. For more information, see Configuring Satellite for UEFI HTTP Boot
Provisioning in an IPv6 Network.

2.1. LIMITATIONS OF SATELLITE INSTALLATION IN AN IPV6 NETWORK

Satellite installation in an IPv6 network has the following limitations:

You can install Satellite and Capsules in IPv6-only systems, dual-stack installation is not
supported.

Although Satellite provisioning templates include IPv6 support for PXE and HTTP (iPXE)
provisioning, the only tested and certified provisioning workflow is the UEFI HTTP Boot
provisioning. This limitation only relates to users who plan to use Satellite to provision hosts.

2.2. REQUIREMENTS FOR SATELLITE INSTALLATION IN AN IPV6

NETWORK
Before installing Satellite in an IPv6 network, ensure that you meet the following requirements:

If you plan to provision hosts from Satellite or Capsules, you must install Satellite and Capsules
on Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 7.9 or higher because these versions include the latest
version of the grub2 package.

You must deploy an external DHCP IPv6 server as a separate unmanaged service to bootstrap
clients into GRUB2, which then configures IPv6 networking either using DHCPv6 or or assigning
static IPv6 address. This is required because the DHCP server in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (ISC
DHCP) does not provide an integration API for managing IPv6 records, therefore the Capsule
DHCP plug-in that provides DHCP management is limited to IPv4 subnets.

You must deploy an external IPv4 HTTP proxy server. This is required because Satellite
distributes content only over IPv4 networks, therefore you must use an IPv4 proxy to redirect
that content to hosts in your IPv6 network.

You must configure Satellite to use this IPv4 HTTP proxy server as the default proxy. For more
information, see Adding a Default HTTP Proxy to Satellite .

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When you install Satellite Server from a connected network, you can obtain packages and receive
updates directly from the Red Hat Content Delivery Network.

NOTE

You cannot register Satellite Server to itself.

Use the following procedures to install Satellite Server, perform the initial configuration, and import
subscription manifests. For more information on subscription manifests, see Managing Subscriptions in
the Content Management Guide.

Note that the Satellite 6 installation script is based on Puppet, which means that if you run the
installation script more than once, it might overwrite any manual configuration changes. ⁠ To avoid this
and determine which future changes apply, use the --noop argument when you run the installation
script. This argument ensures that no actual changes are made. Potential changes are written to
/var/log/foreman-installer/satellite.log.

Files are always backed up and so you can revert any unwanted changes. For example, in the foreman-
installer logs, you can see an entry similar to the following about Filebucket:

/Stage[main]/Dhcp/File[/etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf]: Filebucketed /etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf to puppet with sum

622d9820b8e764ab124367c68f5fa3a1

You can restore the previous file as follows:

# puppet filebucket -l \
restore /etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf 622d9820b8e764ab124367c68f5fa3a1

3.1. REGISTERING TO RED HAT SUBSCRIPTION MANAGEMENT

Registering the host to Red Hat Subscription Management enables the host to subscribe to and
consume content for any subscriptions available to the user. This includes content such as Red Hat
Enterprise Linux, Red Hat Software Collections (RHSCL), and Red Hat Satellite.

Procedure

Register your system with the Red Hat Content Delivery Network, entering your Customer
Portal user name and password when prompted:

# subscription-manager register

The command displays output similar to the following:

# subscription-manager register
Username: user_name
Password:
The system has been registered with ID: 541084ff2-44cab-4eb1-9fa1-7683431bcf9a

3.2. ATTACHING THE SATELLITE INFRASTRUCTURE SUBSCRIPTION

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After you have registered Satellite Server, you must identify your subscription Pool ID and attach an
available subscription. The Red Hat Satellite Infrastructure subscription provides access to the Red Hat
Satellite, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and Red Hat Software Collections (RHSCL) content. This is the only
subscription required.

Red Hat Satellite Infrastructure is included with all subscriptions that include Smart Management. For
more information, see the Red Hat Knowledgebase solution Satellite Infrastructure Subscriptions
MCT3718 MCT3719.

Subscriptions are classified as available if they are not already attached to a system. If you are unable to
find an available Satellite subscription, see the Red Hat Knowledgebase solution How do I figure out
which subscriptions have been consumed by clients registered under Red Hat Subscription Manager? to
run a script to see if your subscription is being consumed by another system.

Procedure

1. Identify the Pool ID of the Satellite Infrastructure subscription:

# subscription-manager list --all --available --matches 'Red Hat Satellite Infrastructure

Subscription'

The command displays output similar to the following:

Subscription Name: Red Hat Satellite Infrastructure Subscription

Provides: Red Hat Satellite
Red Hat Software Collections (for RHEL Server)
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for x86_64
Red Hat Ansible Engine
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Load Balancer (for RHEL Server)
Red Hat
Red Hat Software Collections (for RHEL Server)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Red Hat Satellite Capsule
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux High Availability for x86_64
Red Hat Satellite
Red Hat Satellite 5 Managed DB
Red Hat Satellite 6
Red Hat Discovery
SKU: MCT3719
Contract: 11878983
Pool ID: 8a85f99968b92c3701694ee998cf03b8
Provides Management: No
Available: 1
Suggested: 1
Service Level: Premium
Service Type: L1-L3
Subscription Type: Standard
Ends: 03/04/2020
System Type: Physical

2. Make a note of the subscription Pool ID. Your subscription Pool ID is different from the example
provided.

3. Attach the Satellite Infrastructure subscription to the base operating system that your

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3. Attach the Satellite Infrastructure subscription to the base operating system that your
Satellite Server is running on:

# subscription-manager attach --pool=pool_id

The command displays output similar to the following:

Successfully attached a subscription for: Red Hat Satellite Infrastructure Subscription

4. Optional: Verify that the Satellite Infrastructure subscription is attached:

# subscription-manager list --consumed

3.3. CONFIGURING REPOSITORIES

Use this procedure to enable the repositories that are required to install Satellite Server. Choose from
the available list which operating system and version you are installing on:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

3.3.1. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

1. Disable all repositories:

# subscription-manager repos --disable "*"

2. Enable the following repositories:

# subscription-manager repos --enable=rhel-7-server-rpms \

--enable=rhel-7-server-satellite-6.10-rpms \
--enable=rhel-7-server-satellite-maintenance-6-rpms \
--enable=rhel-server-rhscl-7-rpms \
--enable=rhel-7-server-ansible-2.9-rpms

NOTE

If you are installing Satellite Server as a virtual machine hosted on Red Hat Virtualization,
you must also enable the Red Hat Common repository, and install Red Hat Virtualization
guest agents and drivers. For more information, see Installing the Guest Agents and
Drivers on Red Hat Enterprise Linux in the Virtual Machine Management Guide for more
information.

3.4. INSTALLING SATELLITE SERVER PACKAGES

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

3.4.1. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Procedure

1. Update all packages:

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# yum update

2. Install Satellite Server packages:

# yum install satellite

3.5. SYNCHRONIZING THE SYSTEM CLOCK WITH CHRONYD

To minimize the effects of time drift, you must synchronize the system clock on the base operating
system on which you want to install Satellite Server with Network Time Protocol (NTP) servers. If the
base operating system clock is configured incorrectly, certificate verification might fail.

For more information about the chrony suite, see Configuring NTP Using the chrony Suite in the Red
Hat Enterprise Linux 7 System Administrator’s Guide.

Procedure

1. Install the chrony package:

# yum install chrony

2. Start and enable the chronyd service:

# systemctl start chronyd

# systemctl enable chronyd

3.6. INSTALLING THE SOS PACKAGE ON THE BASE OPERATING

SYSTEM
Install the sos package on the base operating system so that you can collect configuration and
diagnostic information from a Red Hat Enterprise Linux system. You can also use it to provide the initial
system analysis, which is required when opening a service request with Red Hat Technical Support. For
more information on using sos, see the Knowledgebase solution What is a sosreport and how to create
one in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.6 and later? on the Red Hat Customer Portal.

Procedure

1. Install the sos package:

# yum install sos

3.7. CONFIGURING SATELLITE SERVER

Install Satellite Server using the satellite-installer installation script.

This method is performed by running the installation script with one or more command options. The
command options override the corresponding default initial configuration options and are recorded in
the Satellite answer file. You can run the script as often as needed to configure any necessary options.

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NOTE

Depending on the options that you use when running the Satellite installer, the
configuration can take several minutes to complete.

3.7.1. Configuring Satellite

This initial configuration procedure creates an organization, location, user name, and password. After the
initial configuration, you can create additional organizations and locations if required. The initial
configuration also installs PostgreSQL databases on the same server.

The installation process can take tens of minutes to complete. If you are connecting remotely to the
system, use a utility such as screen or tmux that allows suspending and reattaching a communication
session so that you can check the installation progress in case you become disconnected from the
remote system. The Red Hat Knowledgebase article How to use the screen command describes
installing screen; alternately see the screen manual page for more information. If you lose connection to
the shell where the installation command is running, see the log at /var/log/foreman-
installer/satellite.log to determine if the process completed successfully.

Considerations

Use the satellite-installer --scenario satellite --help command to display the available options
and any default values. If you do not specify any values, the default values are used.

Specify a meaningful value for the option: --foreman-initial-organization. This can be your
company name. An internal label that matches the value is also created and cannot be changed
afterwards. If you do not specify a value, an organization called Default Organization with the
label Default_Organization is created. You can rename the organization name but not the label.

Remote Execution is the primary method of managing packages on Content Hosts. If you want
to use the deprecated Katello Agent instead of Remote Execution SSH, use the --foreman-
proxy-content-enable-katello-agent=true option to enable it. The same option should be given
on any Capsule Server as well as Satellite Server.

By default, all configuration files configured by the installer are managed by Puppet. When
satellite-installer runs, it overwrites any manual changes to the Puppet managed files with the
initial values. By default, Satellite Server is installed with the Puppet agent running as a service.
If required, you can disable Puppet agent on Satellite Server using the --puppet-
runmode=none option.

If you want to manage DNS files and DHCP files manually, use the --foreman-proxy-dns-
managed=false and --foreman-proxy-dhcp-managed=false options so that Puppet does not
manage the files related to the respective services. For more information on how to apply
custom configuration on other services, see Applying Custom Configuration to Satellite .

Procedure

1. Enter the following command with any additional options that you want to use:

# satellite-installer --scenario satellite \

--foreman-initial-organization "initial_organization_name" \
--foreman-initial-location "initial_location_name" \
--foreman-initial-admin-username admin_user_name \
--foreman-initial-admin-password admin_password

The script displays its progress and writes logs to /var/log/foreman-installer/satellite-installer

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The script displays its progress and writes logs to /var/log/foreman-installer/satellite-installer

--scenario satellite.log.

3.8. IMPORTING A SUBSCRIPTION MANIFEST INTO

SATELLITE SERVER
Use the following procedure to import a Subscription Manifest into Satellite Server.

Prerequisites

You must have a Subscription Manifest file exported from the Customer Portal. For more
information, see Using Manifests in the Using Red Hat Subscription Management guide.

Procedure

1. In the Satellite web UI, ensure the context is set to the organization you want to use.

2. Navigate to Content > Subscriptions and click Manage Manifest.

3. In the Manage Manifest window, click Browse.

4. Navigate to the location that contains the Subscription Manifest file, then click Open. If the
Manage Manifest window does not close automatically, click Close to return to the
Subscriptions window.

CLI procedure

1. Copy the Subscription Manifest file from your client to Satellite Server:

$ scp ~/manifest_file.zip [email protected]:~/.

2. Log in to Satellite Server as the root user and import the Subscription Manifest file:

# hammer subscription upload \

--file ~/manifest_file.zip \
--organization "organization_name"

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ON SATELLITE SERVER

4.1. USING RED HAT INSIGHTS WITH SATELLITE SERVER

You can use Red Hat Insights to diagnose systems and downtime related to security exploits,
performance degradation and stability failures. You can use the dashboard to quickly identify key risks
to stability, security, and performance. You can sort by category, view details of the impact and
resolution, and then determine what systems are affected.

Note that you do not require a Red Hat Insights entitlement in your subscription manifest. For more
information about Satellite and Red Hat Insights, see Red Hat Insights on Satellite Red Hat Enterprise
Linux (RHEL).

To maintain your Satellite Server, and improve your ability to monitor and diagnose problems you might
have with Satellite, install Red Hat Insights on Satellite Server and register Satellite Server with Red Hat
Insights.

Scheduling insights-client
Note that you can change the default schedule for running insights-client by configuring insights-
client.timer on Satellite. For more information, see Changing the insights-client schedule in the Client
Configuration Guide for Red Hat Insights.

Procedure

1. To install Red Hat Insights on Satellite Server, enter the following command:

# satellite-maintain packages install insights-client

2. To register Satellite Server with Red Hat Insights, enter the following command:

# satellite-installer --register-with-insights

4.2. DISABLING REGISTRATION TO RED HAT INSIGHTS

After you install or upgrade Satellite, you can choose to unregister or register Red Hat Insights as
needed. For example, if you need to use Satellite in a disconnected environment, you can unregister
insights-client from Satellite Server.

Prerequisites

1. You have registered Satellite to Red Hat Customer Portal.

Procedure

1. Optional: To unregister Red Hat Insights from Satellite Server, enter the following command:

# insights-client --unregister

2. Optional: To register Satellite Server with Red Hat Insights, enter the following command:

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# satellite-installer --register-with-insights

4.3. ENABLING THE SATELLITE TOOLS 6.10 REPOSITORY

The Satellite Tools 6.10 repository provides the katello-agent, katello-host-tools, and puppet packages
for clients registered to Satellite Server.

To use the CLI instead of the web UI, see the CLI procedure.

Procedure

1. In the Satellite web UI, navigate to Content > Red Hat Repositories.

2. Use the Search field to enter the following repository name: Satellite Tools 6.10 (for RHEL 7
Server) (RPMs).

3. In the Available Repositories pane, click on Satellite Tools 6.10 (for RHEL 7 Server) (RPMs)to
expand the repository set.
If the Satellite Tools 6.10 items are not visible, it may be because they are not included in the
Subscription Manifest obtained from the Customer Portal. To correct that, log in to the
Customer Portal, add these repositories, download the Subscription Manifest and import it into
Satellite.

4. For the x86_64 entry, click the Enable icon to enable the repository.

Enable the Satellite Tools 6.10 repository for every supported major version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux
running on your hosts. After enabling a Red Hat repository, a Product for this repository is automatically
created.

CLI procedure

Enable the Satellite Tools 6.10 repository using the hammer repository-set enable command:

# hammer repository-set enable --organization "initial_organization_name" \

--product 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server' \
--basearch='x86_64' \
--name 'Red Hat Satellite Tools 6.10 (for RHEL 7 Server) (RPMs)'

4.4. SYNCHRONIZING THE SATELLITE TOOLS 6.10 REPOSITORY

Use this section to synchronize the Satellite Tools 6.10 repository from the Red Hat Content Delivery
Network (CDN) to your Satellite. This repository provides the katello-agent, katello-host-tools, and
puppet packages for clients registered to Satellite Server.

Procedure

1. In the Satellite web UI, navigate to Content > Sync Status.

A list of product repositories available for synchronization is displayed.

2. Click the arrow next to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server product to view available content.

3. Select Satellite Tools 6.10 (for RHEL 7 Server) RPMs x86_64.

4. Click Synchronize Now.

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CLI procedure

Synchronize your Satellite Tools 6.10 repository using the hammer repository synchronize
command:

# hammer repository synchronize --organization "initial_organization_name" \

--product 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server' \
--name 'Red Hat Satellite Tools 6.10 for RHEL 7 Server RPMs x86_64' \
--async

4.5. CONFIGURING SATELLITE FOR UEFI HTTP BOOT PROVISIONING

IN AN IPV6 NETWORK
Use this procedure to configure Satellite to provision hosts in an IPv6 network with UEFI HTTP Boot
provisioning.

Prerequisites

Ensure that your clients can access DHCP and HTTP servers.

Ensure that the UDP ports 67 and 68 are accessible by clients so clients can send DHCP
requests and receive DHCP offers.

Ensure that the TCP port 8000 is open for clients to download files and Kickstart templates
from Satellite and Capsules.

Ensure that the host provisioning interface subnet has an HTTP Boot Capsule, and Templates
Capsule set. For more information, see Adding a Subnet to Satellite Server in the Provisioning
Guide.

Navigate to Administer > Settings > Provisioning and ensure that the Token duration setting
is not set to 0. Satellite cannot identify clients that are booting from the network by a remote
IPv6 address because of unmanaged DHCPv6 service, therefore provisioning tokens must be
enabled.

Procedure

1. You must disable DHCP management in the installer or not use it.

2. For all IPv6 subnets created in Satellite, set the DHCP Capsule to blank.

3. Optional: If the host and the DHCP server are separated by a router, configure the DHCP relay
agent and point to the DHCP server.

4. On Satellite or Capsule from which you provision, update the grub2-efi package to the latest
version:

# satellite-maintain packages install grub2-efi

5. Synchronize the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 kickstart repository.

4.6. CONFIGURING SATELLITE SERVER WITH AN HTTP PROXY

Use the following procedures to configure Satellite with an HTTP proxy.

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4.6.1. Adding a Default HTTP Proxy to Satellite

If your network uses an HTTP Proxy, you can configure Satellite Server to use an HTTP proxy for
requests to the Red Hat Content Delivery Network (CDN) or another content source. Use the FQDN
instead of the IP address where possible to avoid losing connectivity because of network changes.

The following procedure configures a proxy only for downloading content for Satellite. To use the CLI
instead of the web UI, see the CLI procedure.

Procedure

1. In the Satellite web UI, navigate to Infrastructure > HTTP Proxies.

2. Click New HTTP Proxy.

3. In the Name field, enter the name for the HTTP proxy.

4. In the Url field, enter the URL of the HTTP proxy in the following format:
\https://proxy.example.com:8080.

5. Optional: If authentication is required, in the Username field, enter the username to

authenticate with.

6. Optional: If authentication is required, in the Password field, enter the password to authenticate
with.

7. To test connection to the proxy, click the Test Connection button.

8. Click Submit.

9. Navigate to Administer > Settings, and click the Content tab.

10. Set the Default HTTP Proxy setting to the created HTTP proxy.

CLI procedure

1. Verify that the http_proxy, https_proxy, and no_proxy variables are not set.

# unset http_proxy
# unset https_proxy
# unset no_proxy

2. Add an HTTP proxy entry to Satellite:

# hammer http-proxy create --name=myproxy \

--url http://myproxy.example.com:8080 \
--username=proxy_username \
--password=proxy_password

3. Configure Satellite to use this HTTP proxy by default:

# hammer settings set --name=content_default_http_proxy --value=myproxy

4.6.2. Configuring the HTTP Proxy to Connect to Red Hat CDN

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Verify that Satellite can connect to the Red Hat CDN and can synchronize its repositories.

Procedure

1. On the network gateway and the HTTP Proxy, enable TCP for the following host names:

Host name Port Protocol

subscription.rhsm.redhat.com 443 HTTPS

cdn.redhat.com 443 HTTPS

*.akamaiedge.net 443 HTTPS

cert-api.access.redhat.com (if using Red Hat 443 HTTPS

Insights)

api.access.redhat.com (if using Red Hat Insights) 443 HTTPS

Satellite Server uses SSL to communicate with the Red Hat CDN securely. Use of an SSL
interception proxy interferes with this communication. These hosts must be whitelisted on the
proxy.

For a list of IP addresses used by the Red Hat CDN (cdn.redhat.com), see the Knowledgebase
article Public CIDR Lists for Red Hat on the Red Hat Customer Portal.

2. On Satellite Server, complete the following details in the /etc/rhsm/rhsm.conf file:

# an http proxy server to use (enter server FQDN)

proxy_hostname = myproxy.example.com

# port for http proxy server

proxy_port = 8080

# user name for authenticating to an http proxy, if needed

proxy_user =

# password for basic http proxy auth, if needed

proxy_password =

4.6.3. Configuring SELinux to Ensure Access to Satellite on Custom Ports

SELinux ensures access of Red Hat Satellite 6 and Red Hat Subscription Manager only to specific ports.
In the case of the HTTP cache, the TCP ports are 8080, 8118, 8123, and 10001 - 10010. If you use a port
that does not have SELinux type http_cache_port_t, complete the following steps.

Procedure

1. On Satellite, to verify the ports that are permitted by SELinux for the HTTP cache, enter a
command as follows:

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# semanage port -l | grep http_cache

http_cache_port_t tcp 8080, 8118, 8123, 10001-10010
[output truncated]

2. To configure SELinux to permit a port for the HTTP cache, for example 8088, enter a command
as follows:

# semanage port -a -t http_cache_port_t -p tcp 8088

4.6.4. Using an HTTP Proxy for all Satellite HTTP Requests

If your Satellite Server must remain behind a firewall that blocks HTTP and HTTPS, you can configure a
proxy for communication with external systems, including compute resources.

Note that if you are using compute resources for provisioning, and you want to use a different HTTP
proxy with the compute resources, the proxy that you set for all Satellite communication takes
precedence over the proxies that you set for compute resources.

Procedure

1. In the Satellite web UI, navigate to Administer > Settings.

2. In the HTTP(S) proxy row, select the adjacent Value column and enter the proxy URL.

3. Click the tick icon to save your changes.

CLI procedure

Enter the following command:

# hammer settings set --name=http_proxy --value=Proxy_URL

4.6.5. Excluding Hosts from Receiving Proxied Requests

If you use an HTTP Proxy for all Satellite HTTP or HTTPS requests, you can prevent certain hosts from
communicating through the proxy.

Procedure

1. In the Satellite web UI, navigate to Administer > Settings.

2. In the HTTP(S) proxy except hosts row, select the adjacent Value column and enter the
names of one or more hosts that you want to exclude from proxy requests.

3. Click the tick icon to save your changes.

CLI procedure

Enter the following command:

# hammer settings set --name=http_proxy_except_list --value=[hostname1.hostname2...]

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4.6.6. Resetting the HTTP Proxy

If you want to reset the current HTTP proxy setting, unset the Default HTTP Proxy setting.

Procedure

1. Navigate to Administer > Settings, and click the Content tab.

2. Set the Default HTTP Proxy setting to no global default.

CLI procedure

Set the content_default_http_proxy setting to an empty string:

# hammer settings set --name=content_default_http_proxy --value=""

4.7. ENABLING POWER MANAGEMENT ON MANAGED HOSTS

To perform power management tasks on managed hosts using the intelligent platform management
interface (IPMI) or a similar protocol, you must enable the baseboard management controller (BMC)
module on Satellite Server.

Prerequisites

All managed hosts must have a network interface of BMC type. Satellite Server uses this NIC to
pass the appropriate credentials to the host. For more information, see Adding a Baseboard
Management Controller (BMC) Interface in Managing Hosts.

Procedure

To enable BMC, enter the following command:

# satellite-installer --foreman-proxy-bmc "true" \

--foreman-proxy-bmc-default-provider "freeipmi"

4.8. CONFIGURING DNS, DHCP, AND TFTP ON SATELLITE SERVER

To configure the DNS, DHCP, and TFTP services on Satellite Server, use the satellite-installer
command with the options appropriate for your environment. To view a complete list of configurable
options, enter the satellite-installer --scenario satellite --help command.

Any changes to the settings require entering the satellite-installer command again. You can enter the
command multiple times and each time it updates all configuration files with the changed values.

To use external DNS, DHCP, and TFTP services instead, see Chapter 5, Configuring Satellite Server with
External Services.

Adding Multihomed DHCP details

If you want to use Multihomed DHCP, you must inform the installer.

Prerequisites

Ensure that the following information is available to you:

DHCP IP address ranges
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DHCP IP address ranges

DHCP gateway IP address

DHCP nameserver IP address

DNS information

TFTP server name

Use the FQDN instead of the IP address where possible in case of network changes.

Contact your network administrator to ensure that you have the correct settings.

Procedure

Enter the satellite-installer command with the options appropriate for your environment. The
following example shows configuring full provisioning services:

# satellite-installer --scenario satellite \

--foreman-proxy-dns true \
--foreman-proxy-dns-managed true \
--foreman-proxy-dns-interface eth0 \
--foreman-proxy-dns-zone example.com \
--foreman-proxy-dns-reverse 2.0.192.in-addr.arpa \
--foreman-proxy-dhcp true \
--foreman-proxy-dhcp-managed true \
--foreman-proxy-dhcp-interface eth0 \
--foreman-proxy-dhcp-additional-interfaces eth1 \
--foreman-proxy-dhcp-additional-interfaces eth2 \
--foreman-proxy-dhcp-range "192.0.2.100 192.0.2.150" \
--foreman-proxy-dhcp-gateway 192.0.2.1 \
--foreman-proxy-dhcp-nameservers 192.0.2.2 \
--foreman-proxy-tftp true \
--foreman-proxy-tftp-managed true \
--foreman-proxy-tftp-servername 192.0.2.3

You can monitor the progress of the satellite-installer command displayed in your prompt. You can
view the logs in /var/log/foreman-installer/satellite.log. You can view the settings used, including the
initial_admin_password parameter, in the /etc/foreman-installer/scenarios.d/satellite-answers.yaml
file.

For more information about configuring DHCP, DNS, and TFTP services, see the Configuring Network
Services section in the Provisioning Guide.

4.9. DISABLING DNS, DHCP, AND TFTP FOR UNMANAGED NETWORKS

If you want to manage TFTP, DHCP, and DNS services manually, you must prevent Satellite from
maintaining these services on the operating system and disable orchestration to avoid DHCP and DNS
validation errors. However, Satellite does not remove the back-end services on the operating system.

Procedure

1. On Satellite Server, enter the following command:

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# satellite-installer --foreman-proxy-dhcp false \

--foreman-proxy-dns false \
--foreman-proxy-tftp false

2. In the Satellite web UI, navigate to Infrastructure > Subnets and select a subnet.

3. Click the Capsules tab and clear the DHCP Capsule, TFTP Capsule, and Reverse DNS
Capsule fields.

4. Navigate to Infrastructure > Domains and select a domain.

5. Clear the DNS Capsule field.

6. Optional: If you use a DHCP service supplied by a third party, configure your DHCP server to
pass the following options:

Option 66: IP address of Satellite or Capsule

Option 67: /pxelinux.0

For more information about DHCP options, see RFC 2132.

NOTE

Satellite 6 does not perform orchestration when a Capsule is not set for a given subnet
and domain. When enabling or disabling Capsule associations, orchestration commands
for existing hosts can fail if the expected records and configuration files are not present.
When associating a Capsule to turn orchestration on, make sure the required DHCP and
DNS records as well as the TFTP files are in place for the existing Satellite hosts in order
to prevent host deletion failures in the future.

4.10. CONFIGURING SATELLITE SERVER FOR OUTGOING EMAILS

To send email messages from Satellite Server, you can use either an SMTP server, or the sendmail
command.

Prerequisites

Some SMTP servers with anti-spam protection or grey-listing features are known to cause
problems. To setup outgoing email with such a service either install and configure a vanilla
SMTP service on Satellite Server for relay or use the sendmail command instead.

Procedure

1. In the Satellite web UI, navigate to Administer → Settings.

2. Click the Email tab and set the configuration options to match your preferred delivery method.
The changes have an immediate effect.

a. The following example shows the configuration options for using an SMTP server:

Table 4.1. Using an SMTP server as a delivery method

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Name Example value

Delivery method SMTP

SMTP address smtp.example.com

SMTP authentication login

SMTP HELO/EHLO domain example.com

SMTP password password

SMTP port 25

SMTP username [email protected]

The SMTP username and SMTP password specify the login credentials for the SMTP
server.

b. The following example uses gmail.com as an SMTP server:

Table 4.2. Using gmail.com as an SMTP server

Name Example value

Delivery method SMTP

SMTP address smtp.gmail.com

SMTP authentication plain

SMTP HELO/EHLO domain smtp.gmail.com

SMTP enable StartTLS auto Yes

SMTP password password

SMTP port 587

SMTP username [email protected]

c. The following example uses the sendmail command as a delivery method:

Table 4.3. Using sendmail as a delivery method

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Name Example value

Delivery method Sendmail

Sendmail arguments -i -t -G

The Sendmail arguments specify the options passed to the sendmail command. The
default value is -i -t. For more information see the sendmail 1 man page.

3. If you decide to send email using an SMTP server which uses TLS authentication, also perform
one of the following steps:

Mark the CA certificate of the SMTP server as trusted. To do so, execute the following
commands on Satellite Server:

# cp mailca.crt /etc/pki/ca-trust/source/anchors/
# update-ca-trust enable
# update-ca-trust

Where mailca.crt is the CA certificate of the SMTP server.

Alternatively, in the web UI, set the SMTP enable StartTLS auto option to No.

4. Click Test email to send a test message to the user’s email address to confirm the configuration
is working. If a message fails to send, the web UI displays an error. See the log at
/var/log/foreman/production.log for further details.

NOTE

For information on configuring email notifications for individual users or user groups, see
Configuring Email Notifications in Administering Red Hat Satellite .

4.11. CONFIGURING AN ALTERNATE CNAME FOR SATELLITE

You can configure an alternate CNAME for Satellite. This might be useful if you want to deploy the
Satellite web interface on a different domain name than the one that is used by client systems to
connect to Satellite. You must plan the alternate CNAME configuration in advance prior to installing
Capsules and registering hosts to Satellite to avoid redeploying new certificates to hosts.

4.11.1. Configuring Satellite with an Alternate CNAME

Use this procedure to configure Satellite with an alternate CNAME. Note that the procedures for users
of a default Satellite certificate and custom certificate differ.

For Default Satellite Certificate Users

If you have installed Satellite with a default Satellite certificate and want to configure Satellite
with an alternate CNAME, enter the following command on Satellite to generate a new default
Satellite SSL certificate with an additional CNAME.

# satellite-installer --certs-cname alternate_fqdn --certs-update-server

If you have not installed Satellite, you can add the --certs-cname alternate_fqdn option to the
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If you have not installed Satellite, you can add the --certs-cname alternate_fqdn option to the
satellite-installer command to install Satellite with an alternate CNAME.

For Custom Certificate Users

If you use Satellite with a custom certificate, when creating a custom certificate, include the alternate
CNAME records to the custom certificate. For more information, see Creating a Custom SSL Certificate
for Satellite Server.

4.11.2. Configuring Hosts to Use an Alternate Satellite CNAME for Content

Management
If Satellite is configured with an alternate CNAME, you can configure hosts to use the alternate Satellite
CNAME for content management. To do this, you must point hosts to the alternate Satellite CNAME
prior to registering the hosts to Satellite. You can do this using the bootstrap script or manually.

Configuring Hosts with the bootstrap Script

On the host, run the bootstrap script with the --server alternate_fqdn.example.com option to register
the host to the alternate Satellite CNAME:

# ./bootstrap.py --server alternate_fqdn.example.com

Configuring Hosts Manually

On the host, edit the /etc/rhsm/rhsm.conf file to update hostname and baseurl settings to point to
the alternate host name, for example:

[server]
# Server hostname:
hostname = alternate_fqdn.example.com

content omitted

[rhsm]
# Content base URL:
baseurl=https://alternate_fqdn.example.com/pulp/content/

Now you can register the host with the subscription-manager.

4.12. CONFIGURING SATELLITE SERVER WITH A CUSTOM SSL

CERTIFICATE
By default, Red Hat Satellite 6 uses a self-signed SSL certificate to enable encrypted communications
between Satellite Server, external Capsule Servers, and all hosts. If you cannot use a Satellite self-
signed certificate, you can configure Satellite Server to use an SSL certificate signed by an external
Certificate Authority.

To configure your Satellite Server with a custom certificate, complete the following procedures:

1. Section 4.12.1, “Creating a Custom SSL Certificate for Satellite Server”

2. Section 4.12.2, “Deploying a Custom SSL Certificate to Satellite Server”

3. Section 4.12.3, “Deploying a Custom SSL Certificate to Hosts”

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4. If you have external Capsule Servers registered to Satellite Server, you must configure them
with custom SSL certificates. The same Certificate Authority must sign certificates for
Satellite Server and Capsule Server. For more information, see Configuring Capsule Server with
a Custom SSL Certificate in Installing Capsule Server.

4.12.1. Creating a Custom SSL Certificate for Satellite Server

Use this procedure to create a custom SSL certificate for Satellite Server. If you already have a custom
SSL certificate for Satellite Server, skip this procedure.

When you configure Satellite Server with custom certificates, note the following considerations:

You must use the Privacy-Enhanced Mail (PEM) encoding for the SSL certificates.

You cannot use the same certificate for both Satellite Server and Capsule Server.

The same Certificate Authority must sign certificates for Satellite Server and Capsule Server.

Procedure

1. To store all the source certificate files, create a directory that is accessible only to the root user.

# mkdir /root/satellite_cert

2. Create a private key with which to sign the Certificate Signing Request (CSR).
Note that the private key must be unencrypted. If you use a password-protected private key,
remove the private key password.

If you already have a private key for this Satellite Server, skip this step.

# openssl genrsa -out /root/satellite_cert/satellite_cert_key.pem 4096

3. Create the /root/satellite_cert/openssl.cnf configuration file for the Certificate Signing

Request (CSR) and include the following content:

[ req ]
req_extensions = v3_req
distinguished_name = req_distinguished_name
x509_extensions = usr_cert
prompt = no

[ req_distinguished_name ] 1
C = Country Name (2 letter code)
ST = State or Province Name (full name)
L = Locality Name (eg, city)
O = Organization Name (eg, company)
OU = The division of your organization handling the certificate
CN = satellite.example.com 2

[ v3_req ]
basicConstraints = CA:FALSE
keyUsage = digitalSignature, nonRepudiation, keyEncipherment, dataEncipherment
extendedKeyUsage = serverAuth, clientAuth, codeSigning, emailProtection
subjectAltName = @alt_names

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[ usr_cert ]
basicConstraints=CA:FALSE
nsCertType = client, server, email
keyUsage = nonRepudiation, digitalSignature, keyEncipherment
extendedKeyUsage = serverAuth, clientAuth, codeSigning, emailProtection
nsComment = "OpenSSL Generated Certificate"
subjectKeyIdentifier=hash
authorityKeyIdentifier=keyid,issuer

[ alt_names ]
DNS.1 = satellite.example.com 3

1 In the [ req_distinguished_name ] section, enter information about your organization.

2 Set the certificate’s Common Name CN to match the fully qualified domain name (FQDN)
of your Satellite Server. To confirm a FQDN, on that Satellite Server, enter the hostname -
f command. This is required to ensure that the katello-certs-check command validates the
certificate correctly.

3 Set the Subject Alternative Name (SAN) DNS.1 to match the fully qualified domain name
(FQDN) of your server.

4. Generate the Certificate Signing Request (CSR):

# openssl req -new \

-key /root/satellite_cert/satellite_cert_key.pem \ 1
-config /root/satellite_cert/openssl.cnf \ 2
-out /root/satellite_cert/satellite_cert_csr.pem 3

1 Path to the private key.

2 Path to the configuration file.

3 Path to the CSR to generate.

5. Send the certificate signing request to the Certificate Authority. The same Certificate Authority
must sign certificates for Satellite Server and Capsule Server.
When you submit the request, specify the lifespan of the certificate. The method for sending
the certificate request varies, so consult the Certificate Authority for the preferred method. In
response to the request, you can expect to receive a Certificate Authority bundle and a signed
certificate, in separate files.

4.12.2. Deploying a Custom SSL Certificate to Satellite Server

Use this procedure to configure your Satellite Server to use a custom SSL certificate signed by a
Certificate Authority. The katello-certs-check command validates the input certificate files and returns
the commands necessary to deploy a custom SSL certificate to Satellite Server.

Procedure

1. Validate the custom SSL certificate input files. Note that for the katello-certs-check command

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1. Validate the custom SSL certificate input files. Note that for the katello-certs-check command
to work correctly, Common Name (CN) in the certificate must match the FQDN of
Satellite Server.

# katello-certs-check \
-c /root/satellite_cert/satellite_cert.pem \ 1
-k /root/satellite_cert/satellite_cert_key.pem \ 2
-b /root/satellite_cert/ca_cert_bundle.pem 3

1 Path to Satellite Server certificate file that is signed by a Certificate Authority.

2 Path to the private key that was used to sign Capsule Server certificate.

3 Path to the Certificate Authority bundle.

If the command is successful, it returns two satellite-installer commands, one of which you
must use to deploy a certificate to Satellite Server.

Example output of katello-certs-check

Validation succeeded.

To install the Red Hat Satellite Server with the custom certificates, run:

satellite-installer --scenario satellite \

--certs-server-cert "/root/satellite_cert/satellite_cert.pem" \
--certs-server-key "/root/satellite_cert/satellite_cert_key.pem" \
--certs-server-ca-cert "/root/satellite_cert/ca_cert_bundle.pem"

To update the certificates on a currently running Red Hat Satellite installation, run:

satellite-installer --scenario satellite \

--certs-server-cert "/root/satellite_cert/satellite_cert.pem" \
--certs-server-key "/root/satellite_cert/satellite_cert_key.pem" \
--certs-server-ca-cert "/root/satellite_cert/ca_cert_bundle.pem" \
--certs-update-server --certs-update-server-ca

2. From the output of the katello-certs-check command, depending on your requirements, enter
the satellite-installer command that installs a new Satellite with custom SSL certificates or
updates certificates on a currently running Satellite.
If you are unsure which command to run, you can verify that Satellite is installed by checking if
the file /etc/foreman-installer/scenarios.d/.installed exists. If the file exists, run the second
satellite-installer command that updates certificates.

IMPORTANT

Do not delete the certificate archive file after you deploy the certificate. It is
required, for example, when upgrading Satellite Server.

3. On a computer with network access to Satellite Server, navigate to the following URL:
\https://satellite.example.com.

4. In your browser, view the certificate details to verify the deployed certificate.

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4.12.3. Deploying a Custom SSL Certificate to Hosts

After you configure Satellite Server to use a custom SSL certificate, you must also install the katello-ca-
consumer package on every host that is registered to this Satellite Server.

Procedure

On each host, install the katello-ca-consumer package:

# yum localinstall \
http://satellite.example.com/pub/katello-ca-consumer-latest.noarch.rpm

4.13. USING EXTERNAL DATABASES WITH SATELLITE

As part of the installation process for Red Hat Satellite, the satellite-installer command installs
PostgreSQL databases on the same server as Satellite. In certain Satellite deployments, using external
databases instead of the default local databases can help with the server load.

Red Hat does not provide support or tools for external database maintenance. This includes backups,
upgrades, and database tuning. You must have your own database administrator to support and
maintain external databases.

To create and use external databases for Satellite, you must complete the following procedures:

1. Section 4.13.2, “Preparing a Host for External Databases” . Prepare a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
server to host the external databases.

2. Section 4.13.3, “Installing PostgreSQL” . Prepare PostgreSQL with databases for Satellite,
Candlepin and Pulp with dedicated users owning them.

3. Section 4.13.4, “Configuring Satellite to use External Databases” . Edit the parameters of
satellite-installer to point to the new databases, and run satellite-installer.

4.13.1. PostgreSQL as an External Database Considerations

Foreman, Katello, and Candlepin use the PostgreSQL database. If you want to use PostgreSQL as an
external database, the following information can help you decide if this option is right for your Satellite
configuration. Satellite supports PostgreSQL version 12.1.

Advantages of External PostgreSQL:

Increase in free memory and free CPU on Satellite

Flexibility to set shared_buffers on the PostgreSQL database to a high number without the risk
of interfering with other services on Satellite

Flexibility to tune the PostgreSQL server’s system without adversely affecting Satellite
operations

Disadvantages of External PostgreSQL

Increase in deployment complexity that can make troubleshooting more difficult

The external PostgreSQL server is an additional system to patch and maintain

If either Satellite or the PostgreSQL database server suffers a hardware or storage failure,
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If either Satellite or the PostgreSQL database server suffers a hardware or storage failure,
Satellite is not operational

If there is latency between the Satellite server and database server, performance can suffer

If you suspect that the PostgreSQL database on your Satellite is causing performance problems, use
the information in Satellite 6: How to enable postgres query logging to detect slow running queries to
determine if you have slow queries. Queries that take longer than one second are typically caused by
performance issues with large installations, and moving to an external database might not help. If you
have slow queries, contact Red Hat Support.

4.13.2. Preparing a Host for External Databases

Install a freshly provisioned system with the latest Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 server to host the external
databases.

Subscriptions for Red Hat Software Collections and Red Hat Enterprise Linux do not provide the correct
service level agreement for using Satellite with external databases. You must also attach a Satellite
subscription to the base operating system that you want to use for the external databases.

Prerequisites

The Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 server must meet Satellite’s Storage Requirements .

Procedure

1. Use the instructions in Attaching the Satellite Infrastructure Subscription to attach a Satellite
subscription to your server.

2. Disable all repositories and enable only the following repositories:

# subscription-manager repos --disable '*'

# subscription-manager repos --enable=rhel-server-rhscl-7-rpms \
--enable=rhel-7-server-rpms --enable=rhel-7-server-satellite-6.10-rpms

4.13.3. Installing PostgreSQL

You can install only the same version of PostgreSQL that is installed with the satellite-installer tool
during an internal database installation. You can install PostgreSQL using Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Server 7 repositories or from an external source, as long as the version is supported. Satellite supports
PostgreSQL version 12.1.

Procedure

1. To install PostgreSQL, enter the following command:

# yum install rh-postgresql12-postgresql-server \

rh-postgresql12-syspaths \
rh-postgresql12-postgresql-evr

2. To initialize PostgreSQL, enter the following command:

# postgresql-setup initdb

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3. Edit the /var/opt/rh/rh-postgresql12/lib/pgsql/data/postgresql.conf file:

# vi /var/opt/rh/rh-postgresql12/lib/pgsql/data/postgresql.conf

4. Remove the # and edit to listen to inbound connections:

listen_addresses = '*'

5. Edit the /var/opt/rh/rh-postgresql12/lib/pgsql/data/pg_hba.conf file:

# vi /var/opt/rh/rh-postgresql12/lib/pgsql/data/pg_hba.conf

6. Add the following line to the file:

host all all Satellite_ip/24 md5

7. To start, and enable PostgreSQL service, enter the following commands:

# systemctl start postgresql

# systemctl enable postgresql

8. Open the postgresql port on the external PostgreSQL server:

# firewall-cmd --add-service=postgresql
# firewall-cmd --runtime-to-permanent

9. Switch to the postgres user and start the PostgreSQL client:

$ su - postgres -c psql

10. Create three databases and dedicated roles: one for Satellite, one for Candlepin, and one for
Pulp:

CREATE USER "foreman" WITH PASSWORD 'Foreman_Password';

CREATE USER "candlepin" WITH PASSWORD 'Candlepin_Password';
CREATE USER "pulp" WITH PASSWORD 'Pulpcore_Password';
CREATE DATABASE foreman OWNER foreman;
CREATE DATABASE candlepin OWNER candlepin;
CREATE DATABASE pulpcore OWNER pulp;

11. Exit the postgres user:

# \q

12. From Satellite Server, test that you can access the database. If the connection succeeds, the
commands return 1.

# PGPASSWORD='Foreman_Password' psql -h postgres.example.com -p 5432 -U foreman

-d foreman -c "SELECT 1 as ping"
# PGPASSWORD='Candlepin_Password' psql -h postgres.example.com -p 5432 -U

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candlepin -d candlepin -c "SELECT 1 as ping"

# PGPASSWORD='Pulpcore_Password' psql -h postgres.example.com -p 5432 -U pulp -d
pulpcore -c "SELECT 1 as ping"

4.13.4. Configuring Satellite to use External Databases

Use the satellite-installer command to configure Satellite to connect to an external PostgreSQL
database.

Prerequisites

You have installed and configured a PostgreSQL database on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux server.

Procedure

1. To configure the external databases for Satellite, enter the following command:

satellite-installer --scenario satellite \

--foreman-db-host postgres.example.com \
--foreman-db-password Foreman_Password \
--foreman-db-database foreman \
--foreman-db-manage false \
--katello-candlepin-db-host postgres.example.com \
--katello-candlepin-db-name candlepin \
--katello-candlepin-db-password Candlepin_Password \
--katello-candlepin-manage-db false \
--foreman-proxy-content-pulpcore-manage-postgresql false \
--foreman-proxy-content-pulpcore-postgresql-host postgres.example.com \
--foreman-proxy-content-pulpcore-postgresql-db-name pulpcore \
--foreman-proxy-content-pulpcore-postgresql-password Pulpcore_Password

To enable the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol for these external databases, add the
following options:

--foreman-db-sslmode verify-full
--foreman-db-root-cert <path_to_CA>
--katello-candlepin-db-ssl true
--katello-candlepin-db-ssl-verify true
--foreman-proxy-content-pulpcore-postgresql-ssl true
--foreman-proxy-content-pulpcore-postgresql-ssl-root-ca <path_to_CA>

4.14. TUNING SATELLITE SERVER WITH PREDEFINED PROFILES

If your Satellite deployment includes more than 5000 hosts, you can use predefined tuning profiles to
improve performance of Satellite.

Note that you cannot use tuning profiles on Capsules.

You can choose one of the profiles depending on the number of hosts your Satellite manages and
available hardware resources.

The tuning profiles are available in the /usr/share/foreman-

installer/config/foreman.hiera/tuning/sizes directory.

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When you run the satellite-installer command with the --tuning option, deployment configuration
settings are applied to Satellite in the following order:

1. The default tuning profile defined in the /usr/share/foreman-

installer/config/foreman.hiera/tuning/common.yaml file

2. The tuning profile that you want to apply to your deployment and is defined in the
/usr/share/foreman-installer/config/foreman.hiera/tuning/sizes/ directory

3. Optional: If you have configured a /etc/foreman-installer/custom-hiera.yaml file, Satellite

applies these configuration settings.

Note that the configuration settings that are defined in the /etc/foreman-installer/custom-hiera.yaml
file override the configuration settings that are defined in the tuning profiles.

Therefore, before applying a tuning profile, you must compare the configuration settings that are
defined in the default tuning profile in /usr/share/foreman-
installer/config/foreman.hiera/tuning/common.yaml, the tuning profile that you want to apply and
your /etc/foreman-installer/custom-hiera.yaml file, and remove any duplicated configuration from the
/etc/foreman-installer/custom-hiera.yaml file.

default
Number of managed hosts: 0-5000
RAM: 20G

Number of CPU cores: 4

medium
Number of managed hosts: 5001-10000
RAM: 32G

Number of CPU cores: 8

large
Number of managed hosts: 10001-20000
RAM: 64G

Number of CPU cores: 16

extra-large
Number of managed hosts: 20001-60000
RAM: 128G

Number of CPU cores: 32

extra-extra-large
Number of managed hosts: 60000+
RAM: 256G

Number of CPU cores: 48+

Procedure

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1. Optional: If you have configured the custom-hiera.yaml file on Satellite Server, back up the
/etc/foreman-installer/custom-hiera.yaml file to custom-hiera.original. You can use the
backup file to restore the /etc/foreman-installer/custom-hiera.yaml file to its original state if it
becomes corrupted:

# cp /etc/foreman-installer/custom-hiera.yaml \
/etc/foreman-installer/custom-hiera.original

2. Optional: If you have configured the custom-hiera.yaml file on Satellite Server, review the
definitions of the default tuning profile in /usr/share/foreman-
installer/config/foreman.hiera/tuning/common.yaml and the tuning profile that you want to
apply in /usr/share/foreman-installer/config/foreman.hiera/tuning/sizes/. Compare the
configuration entries against the entries in your /etc/foreman-installer/custom-hiera.yaml file
and remove any duplicated configuration settings in your /etc/foreman-installer/custom-
hiera.yaml file.

3. Enter the satellite-installer command with the --tuning option for the profile that you want to
apply. For example, to apply the medium tuning profile settings, enter the following command:

# satellite-installer --tuning medium

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CHAPTER 5. CONFIGURING SATELLITE SERVER WITH

EXTERNAL SERVICES
If you do not want to configure the DNS, DHCP, and TFTP services on Satellite Server, use this section
to configure your Satellite Server to work with external DNS, DHCP and TFTP services.

5.1. CONFIGURING SATELLITE SERVER WITH EXTERNAL DNS

You can configure Satellite Server with external DNS. Satellite Server uses the nsupdate utility to
update DNS records on the remote server.

To make any changes persistent, you must enter the satellite-installer command with the options
appropriate for your environment.

Prerequisites

You must have a configured external DNS server.

Procedure

1. Install the bind-utils package:

# yum install bind bind-utils

2. Copy the /etc/rndc.key file from the external DNS server to Satellite Server:

# scp [email protected]:/etc/rndc.key /etc/rndc.key

3. Configure the ownership, permissions, and SELinux context:

# restorecon -v /etc/rndc.key
# chown -v root:named /etc/rndc.key
# chmod -v 640 /etc/rndc.key

4. To test the nsupdate utility, add a host remotely:

# echo -e "server DNS_IP_Address\n \

update add aaa.virtual.lan 3600 IN A Host_IP_Address\n \
send\n" | nsupdate -k /etc/rndc.key
# nslookup aaa.virtual.lan DNS_IP_Address
# echo -e "server DNS_IP_Address\n \
update delete aaa.virtual.lan 3600 IN A Host_IP_Address\n \
send\n" | nsupdate -k /etc/rndc.key

5. Assign the foreman-proxy user to the named group manually. Normally, satellite-installer
ensures that the foreman-proxy user belongs to the named UNIX group, however, in this
scenario Satellite does not manage users and groups, therefore you need to assign the
foreman-proxy user to the named group manually.

# usermod -a -G named foreman-proxy

6. Enter the satellite-installer command to make the following persistent changes to the
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6. Enter the satellite-installer command to make the following persistent changes to the
/etc/foreman-proxy/settings.d/dns.yml file:

# satellite-installer --foreman-proxy-dns=true \
--foreman-proxy-dns-managed=false \
--foreman-proxy-dns-provider=nsupdate \
--foreman-proxy-dns-server="DNS_IP_Address" \
--foreman-proxy-keyfile=/etc/rndc.key \
--foreman-proxy-dns-ttl=86400

7. Restart the foreman-proxy service:

# systemctl restart foreman-proxy

8. Log in to Satellite Server web UI.

9. Navigate to Infrastructure > Capsules, locate the Satellite Server, and from the list in the
Actions column, select Refresh.

10. Associate the DNS service with the appropriate subnets and domain.

5.2. CONFIGURING SATELLITE SERVER WITH EXTERNAL DHCP

To configure Satellite Server with external DHCP, you must complete the following procedures:

1. Section 5.2.1, “Configuring an External DHCP Server to Use with Satellite Server”

2. Section 5.2.2, “Configuring Satellite Server with an External DHCP Server”

5.2.1. Configuring an External DHCP Server to Use with Satellite Server

To configure an external DHCP server to use with Satellite Server, on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux server,
you must install the ISC DHCP Service and Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND) packages. You must
also share the DHCP configuration and lease files with Satellite Server. The example in this procedure
uses the distributed Network File System (NFS) protocol to share the DHCP configuration and lease
files.

NOTE

If you use dnsmasq as an external DHCP server, enable the dhcp-no-override setting.
This is required because Satellite creates configuration files on the TFTP server under
the grub2/ subdirectory. If the dhcp-no-override setting is disabled, clients fetch the
bootloader and its configuration from the root directory, which might cause an error.

Procedure

1. On a Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server server, install the ISC DHCP Service and Berkeley Internet
Name Domain (BIND) packages:

# yum install dhcp bind

2. Generate a security token:

# dnssec-keygen -a HMAC-MD5 -b 512 -n HOST omapi_key

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As a result, a key pair that consists of two files is created in the current directory.

3. Copy the secret hash from the key:

# cat Komapi_key.+*.private |grep ^Key|cut -d ' ' -f2

4. Edit the dhcpd configuration file for all of the subnets and add the key. The following is an
example:

# cat /etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf
default-lease-time 604800;
max-lease-time 2592000;
log-facility local7;

subnet 192.168.38.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {

range 192.168.38.10 192.168.38.100;
option routers 192.168.38.1;
option subnet-mask 255.255.255.0;
option domain-search "virtual.lan";
option domain-name "virtual.lan";
option domain-name-servers 8.8.8.8;
}

omapi-port 7911;
key omapi_key {
algorithm HMAC-MD5;
secret "jNSE5YI3H1A8Oj/tkV4...A2ZOHb6zv315CkNAY7DMYYCj48Umw==";
};
omapi-key omapi_key;

Note that the option routers value is the Satellite or Capsule IP address that you want to use
with an external DHCP service.

5. Delete the two key files from the directory that they were created in.

6. On Satellite Server, define each subnet. Do not set DHCP Capsule for the defined Subnet yet.
To prevent conflicts, set up the lease and reservation ranges separately. For example, if the
lease range is 192.168.38.10 to 192.168.38.100, in the Satellite web UI define the reservation
range as 192.168.38.101 to 192.168.38.250.

7. Configure the firewall for external access to the DHCP server:

# firewall-cmd --add-service dhcp \

&& firewall-cmd --runtime-to-permanent

8. On Satellite Server, determine the UID and GID of the foreman user:

# id -u foreman
993
# id -g foreman
990

9. On the DHCP server, create the foreman user and group with the same IDs as determined in a
previous step:

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# groupadd -g 990 foreman

# useradd -u 993 -g 990 -s /sbin/nologin foreman

10. To ensure that the configuration files are accessible, restore the read and execute flags:

# chmod o+rx /etc/dhcp/

# chmod o+r /etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf
# chattr +i /etc/dhcp/ /etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf

11. Start the DHCP service:

# systemctl start dhcpd

12. Export the DHCP configuration and lease files using NFS:

# yum install nfs-utils

# systemctl enable rpcbind nfs-server
# systemctl start rpcbind nfs-server nfs-lock nfs-idmapd

13. Create directories for the DHCP configuration and lease files that you want to export using
NFS:

# mkdir -p /exports/var/lib/dhcpd /exports/etc/dhcp

14. To create mount points for the created directories, add the following line to the /etc/fstab file:

/var/lib/dhcpd /exports/var/lib/dhcpd none bind,auto 0 0

/etc/dhcp /exports/etc/dhcp none bind,auto 0 0

15. Mount the file systems in /etc/fstab:

# mount -a

16. Ensure the following lines are present in /etc/exports:

/exports 192.168.38.1(rw,async,no_root_squash,fsid=0,no_subtree_check)

/exports/etc/dhcp 192.168.38.1(ro,async,no_root_squash,no_subtree_check,nohide)

/exports/var/lib/dhcpd 192.168.38.1(ro,async,no_root_squash,no_subtree_check,nohide)

Note that the IP address that you enter is the Satellite or Capsule IP address that you want to
use with an external DHCP service.

17. Reload the NFS server:

# exportfs -rva

18. Configure the firewall for the DHCP omapi port 7911:

# firewall-cmd --add-port="7911/tcp" \
&& firewall-cmd --runtime-to-permanent

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19. Optional: Configure the firewall for external access to NFS. Clients are configured using NFSv3.

# firewall-cmd --zone public --add-service mountd \

&& firewall-cmd --zone public --add-service rpc-bind \
&& firewall-cmd --zone public --add-service nfs \
&& firewall-cmd --runtime-to-permanent

5.2.2. Configuring Satellite Server with an External DHCP Server

You can configure Satellite Server with an external DHCP server.

Prerequisite

Ensure that you have configured an external DHCP server and that you have shared the DHCP
configuration and lease files with Satellite Server. For more information, see Section 5.2.1,
“Configuring an External DHCP Server to Use with Satellite Server”.

Procedure

1. Install the nfs-utils utility:

# yum install nfs-utils

2. Create the DHCP directories for NFS:

# mkdir -p /mnt/nfs/etc/dhcp /mnt/nfs/var/lib/dhcpd

3. Change the file owner:

# chown -R foreman-proxy /mnt/nfs

4. Verify communication with the NFS server and the Remote Procedure Call (RPC)
communication paths:

# showmount -e DHCP_Server_FQDN
# rpcinfo -p DHCP_Server_FQDN

5. Add the following lines to the /etc/fstab file:

DHCP_Server_FQDN:/exports/etc/dhcp /mnt/nfs/etc/dhcp nfs

ro,vers=3,auto,nosharecache,context="system_u:object_r:dhcp_etc_t:s0" 0 0

DHCP_Server_FQDN:/exports/var/lib/dhcpd /mnt/nfs/var/lib/dhcpd nfs

ro,vers=3,auto,nosharecache,context="system_u:object_r:dhcpd_state_t:s0" 0 0

6. Mount the file systems on /etc/fstab:

# mount -a

7. To verify that the foreman-proxy user can access the files that are shared over the network,
display the DHCP configuration and lease files:

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# su foreman-proxy -s /bin/bash
bash-4.2$ cat /mnt/nfs/etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf
bash-4.2$ cat /mnt/nfs/var/lib/dhcpd/dhcpd.leases
bash-4.2$ exit

8. Enter the satellite-installer command to make the following persistent changes to the
/etc/foreman-proxy/settings.d/dhcp.yml file:

# satellite-installer --foreman-proxy-dhcp=true \
--foreman-proxy-dhcp-provider=remote_isc \
--foreman-proxy-plugin-dhcp-remote-isc-dhcp-config /mnt/nfs/etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf \
--foreman-proxy-plugin-dhcp-remote-isc-dhcp-leases /mnt/nfs/var/lib/dhcpd/dhcpd.leases \
--foreman-proxy-plugin-dhcp-remote-isc-key-name=omapi_key \
--foreman-proxy-plugin-dhcp-remote-isc-key-
secret=jNSE5YI3H1A8Oj/tkV4...A2ZOHb6zv315CkNAY7DMYYCj48Umw== \
--foreman-proxy-plugin-dhcp-remote-isc-omapi-port=7911 \
--enable-foreman-proxy-plugin-dhcp-remote-isc \
--foreman-proxy-dhcp-server=DHCP_Server_FQDN

9. Restart the foreman-proxy service:

# systemctl restart foreman-proxy

10. Log in to Satellite Server web UI.

11. Navigate to Infrastructure > Capsules, locate the Satellite Server, and from the list in the
Actions column, select Refresh.

12. Associate the DHCP service with the appropriate subnets and domain.

5.3. CONFIGURING SATELLITE SERVER WITH EXTERNAL TFTP

You can configure Satellite Server with external TFTP services.

Procedure

1. Create the TFTP directory for NFS:

# mkdir -p /mnt/nfs/var/lib/tftpboot

2. In the /etc/fstab file, add the following line:

TFTP_Server_IP_Address:/exports/var/lib/tftpboot /mnt/nfs/var/lib/tftpboot nfs

rw,vers=3,auto,nosharecache,context="system_u:object_r:tftpdir_rw_t:s0" 0 0

3. Mount the file systems in /etc/fstab:

# mount -a

4. Enter the satellite-installer command to make the following persistent changes to the
/etc/foreman-proxy/settings.d/tftp.yml file:

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# satellite-installer --foreman-proxy-tftp=true \
--foreman-proxy-tftp-root /mnt/nfs/var/lib/tftpboot

5. If the TFTP service is running on a different server than the DHCP service, update the
tftp_servername setting with the FQDN or IP address of the server that the TFTP service is
running on:

# satellite-installer --foreman-proxy-tftp-servername=TFTP_Server_FQDN

6. Log in to Satellite Server web UI.

7. Navigate to Infrastructure > Capsules, locate the Satellite Server, and from the list in the
Actions column, select Refresh.

8. Associate the TFTP service with the appropriate subnets and domain.

5.4. CONFIGURING SATELLITE SERVER WITH EXTERNAL IDM DNS

When Satellite Server adds a DNS record for a host, it first determines which Capsule is providing DNS
for that domain. It then communicates with the Capsule that is configured to provide DNS service for
your deployment and adds the record. The hosts are not involved in this process. Therefore, you must
install and configure the IdM client on the Satellite or Capsule that is currently configured to provide a
DNS service for the domain you want to manage using the IdM server.

Satellite Server can be configured to use a Red Hat Identity Management (IdM) server to provide DNS
service. For more information about Red Hat Identity Management, see the Linux Domain Identity,
Authentication, and Policy Guide.

To configure Satellite Server to use a Red Hat Identity Management (IdM) server to provide DNS
service, use one of the following procedures:

Section 5.4.1, “Configuring Dynamic DNS Update with GSS-TSIG Authentication”

Section 5.4.2, “Configuring Dynamic DNS Update with TSIG Authentication”

To revert to internal DNS service, use the following procedure:

Section 5.4.3, “Reverting to Internal DNS Service”

NOTE

You are not required to use Satellite Server to manage DNS. When you are using the
realm enrollment feature of Satellite, where provisioned hosts are enrolled automatically
to IdM, the ipa-client-install script creates DNS records for the client. Configuring
Satellite Server with external IdM DNS and realm enrollment are mutually exclusive. For
more information about configuring realm enrollment, see External Authentication for
Provisioned Hosts in Administering Red Hat Satellite .

5.4.1. Configuring Dynamic DNS Update with GSS-TSIG Authentication

You can configure the IdM server to use the generic security service algorithm for secret key transaction
(GSS-TSIG) technology defined in RFC3645. To configure the IdM server to use the GSS-TSIG
technology, you must install the IdM client on the Satellite Server base operating system.

Prerequisites

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Prerequisites

You must ensure the IdM server is deployed and the host-based firewall is configured correctly.
For more information, see Port Requirements in the Linux Domain Identity, Authentication, and
Policy Guide.

You must contact the IdM server administrator to ensure that you obtain an account on the IdM
server with permissions to create zones on the IdM server.

You must confirm whether Satellite Server or Capsule Server is configured to provide DNS
service for your deployment.

You must configure DNS, DHCP and TFTP services on the base operating system of either the
Satellite or Capsule that is managing the DNS service for your deployment.

You must create a backup of the answer file. You can use the backup to restore the answer file
to its original state if it becomes corrupted. For more information, see Configuring
Satellite Server.

Procedure
To configure dynamic DNS update with GSS-TSIG authentication, complete the following steps:

Creating a Kerberos Principal on the IdM Server

1. Obtain a Kerberos ticket for the account obtained from the IdM administrator:

# kinit idm_user

2. Create a new Kerberos principal for Satellite Server to use to authenticate on the IdM server.

# ipa service-add satellite.example.com

Installing and Configuring the IdM Client

1. On the base operating system of either the Satellite or Capsule that is managing the DNS
service for your deployment, install the ipa-client package:

# satellite-maintain packages install ipa-client

2. Configure the IdM client by running the installation script and following the on-screen prompts:

# ipa-client-install

3. Obtain a Kerberos ticket:

# kinit admin

4. Remove any preexisting keytab:

# rm /etc/foreman-proxy/dns.keytab

5. Obtain the keytab for this system:

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# ipa-getkeytab -p capsule/[email protected] \
-s idm1.example.com -k /etc/foreman-proxy/dns.keytab

NOTE

When adding a keytab to a standby system with the same host name as the
original system in service, add the r option to prevent generating new credentials
and rendering the credentials on the original system invalid.

6. For the dns.keytab file, set the group and owner to foreman-proxy:

# chown foreman-proxy:foreman-proxy /etc/foreman-proxy/dns.keytab

7. Optional: To verify that the keytab file is valid, enter the following command:

# kinit -kt /etc/foreman-proxy/dns.keytab \

capsule/[email protected]

Configuring DNS Zones in the IdM web UI

1. Create and configure the zone that you want to manage:

a. Navigate to Network Services > DNS > DNS Zones.

b. Select Add and enter the zone name. For example, example.com.

c. Click Add and Edit.

d. Click the Settings tab and in the BIND update policy box, add the following to the semi-
colon separated list:

grant capsule/[email protected] wildcard * ANY;

e. Set Dynamic update to True.

f. Enable Allow PTR sync.

g. Click Save to save the changes.

2. Create and configure the reverse zone:

a. Navigate to Network Services > DNS > DNS Zones.

b. Click Add.

c. Select Reverse zone IP network and add the network address in CIDR format to enable
reverse lookups.

d. Click Add and Edit.

e. Click the Settings tab and in the BIND update policy box, add the following to the semi-
colon separated list:

grant capsule\[email protected] wildcard * ANY;

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f. Set Dynamic update to True.

g. Click Save to save the changes.

Configuring the Satellite or Capsule Server that Manages the DNS Service for the Domain

1. Use the satellite-installer command to configure the Satellite or Capsule that manages the
DNS Service for the domain:

On Satellite, enter the following command:

satellite-installer --scenario satellite \

--foreman-proxy-dns=true \
--foreman-proxy-dns-managed=true \
--foreman-proxy-dns-provider=nsupdate_gss \
--foreman-proxy-dns-server="idm1.example.com" \
--foreman-proxy-dns-tsig-principal="capsule/[email protected]" \
--foreman-proxy-dns-tsig-keytab=/etc/foreman-proxy/dns.keytab \
--foreman-proxy-dns-reverse="55.168.192.in-addr.arpa" \
--foreman-proxy-dns-zone=example.com \
--foreman-proxy-dns-ttl=86400

On Capsule, enter the following command:

satellite-installer --scenario capsule \

--foreman-proxy-dns=true \
--foreman-proxy-dns-managed=true \
--foreman-proxy-dns-provider=nsupdate_gss \
--foreman-proxy-dns-server="idm1.example.com" \
--foreman-proxy-dns-tsig-principal="capsule/[email protected]" \
--foreman-proxy-dns-tsig-keytab=/etc/foreman-proxy/dns.keytab \
--foreman-proxy-dns-reverse="55.168.192.in-addr.arpa" \
--foreman-proxy-dns-zone=example.com \
--foreman-proxy-dns-ttl=86400

2. Restart the Satellite or Capsule’s Proxy Service.

# systemctl restart foreman-proxy

After you run the satellite-installer command to make any changes to your Capsule configuration, you
must update the configuration of each affected Capsule in the Satellite web UI.

Updating the Configuration in the Satellite web UI

1. Navigate to Infrastructure > Capsules, locate the Satellite Server, and from the list in the
Actions column, select Refresh.

2. Configure the domain:

a. Navigate to Infrastructure > Domains and select the domain name.

b. In the Domain tab, ensure DNS Capsule is set to the Capsule where the subnet is
connected.

3. Configure the subnet:

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a. Navigate to Infrastructure > Subnets and select the subnet name.

b. In the Subnet tab, set IPAM to None.

c. In the Domains tab, select the domain that you want to manage using the IdM server.

d. In the Capsules tab, ensure Reverse DNS Capsule is set to the Capsule where the subnet is
connected.

e. Click Submit to save the changes.

5.4.2. Configuring Dynamic DNS Update with TSIG Authentication

You can configure an IdM server to use the secret key transaction authentication for DNS (TSIG)
technology that uses the rndc.key key file for authentication. The TSIG protocol is defined in RFC2845.

Prerequisites

You must ensure the IdM server is deployed and the host-based firewall is configured correctly.
For more information, see Port Requirements in the Linux Domain Identity, Authentication, and
Policy Guide.

You must obtain root user access on the IdM server.

You must confirm whether Satellite Server or Capsule Server is configured to provide DNS
service for your deployment.

You must configure DNS, DHCP and TFTP services on the base operating system of either the
Satellite or Capsule that is managing the DNS service for your deployment.

You must create a backup of the answer file. You can use the backup to restore the answer file
to its original state if it becomes corrupted. For more information, see Configuring
Satellite Server.

Procedure
To configure dynamic DNS update with TSIG authentication, complete the following steps:

Enabling External Updates to the DNS Zone in the IdM Server

1. On the IdM Server, add the following to the top of the /etc/named.conf file:

########################################################################

include "/etc/rndc.key";
controls {
inet _IdM_Server_IP_Address_ port 953 allow { _Satellite_IP_Address_; } keys { "rndc-key";
};
};
########################################################################

2. Reload the named service to make the changes take effect:

# systemctl reload named

3. In the IdM web UI, navigate to Network Services > DNS > DNS Zones and click the name of the
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3. In the IdM web UI, navigate to Network Services > DNS > DNS Zones and click the name of the
zone. In the Settings tab, apply the following changes:

a. Add the following in the BIND update policy box:

grant "rndc-key" zonesub ANY;

b. Set Dynamic update to True.

c. Click Update to save the changes.

4. Copy the /etc/rndc.key file from the IdM server to the base operating system of your
Satellite Server. Enter the following command:

# scp /etc/rndc.key [email protected]:/etc/rndc.key

5. To set the correct ownership, permissions, and SELinux context for the rndc.key file, enter the
following command:

# restorecon -v /etc/rndc.key
# chown -v root:named /etc/rndc.key
# chmod -v 640 /etc/rndc.key

6. Assign the foreman-proxy user to the named group manually. Normally, satellite-installer
ensures that the foreman-proxy user belongs to the named UNIX group, however, in this
scenario Satellite does not manage users and groups, therefore you need to assign the
foreman-proxy user to the named group manually.

# usermod -a -G named foreman-proxy

7. On Satellite Server, enter the following satellite-installer command to configure Satellite to

use the external DNS server:

# satellite-installer --scenario satellite \

--foreman-proxy-dns=true \
--foreman-proxy-dns-managed=false \
--foreman-proxy-dns-provider=nsupdate \
--foreman-proxy-dns-server="IdM_Server_IP_Address" \
--foreman-proxy-keyfile=/etc/rndc.key \
--foreman-proxy-dns-ttl=86400

Testing External Updates to the DNS Zone in the IdM Server

1. Install the bind-utils utility:

# yum install bind-utils

2. Ensure that the key in the /etc/rndc.key file on Satellite Server is the same key file that is used
on the IdM server:

key "rndc-key" {
algorithm hmac-md5;
secret "secret-key==";
};

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3. On Satellite Server, create a test DNS entry for a host. For example, host test.example.com
with an A record of 192.168.25.20 on the IdM server at 192.168.25.1.

# echo -e "server 192.168.25.1\n \

update add test.example.com 3600 IN A 192.168.25.20\n \
send\n" | nsupdate -k /etc/rndc.key

4. On Satellite Server, test the DNS entry:

# nslookup test.example.com 192.168.25.1

Server: 192.168.25.1
Address: 192.168.25.1#53

Name: test.example.com
Address: 192.168.25.20

5. To view the entry in the IdM web UI, navigate to Network Services > DNS > DNS Zones. Click
the name of the zone and search for the host by name.

6. If resolved successfully, remove the test DNS entry:

# echo -e "server 192.168.25.1\n \

update delete test.example.com 3600 IN A 192.168.25.20\n \
send\n" | nsupdate -k /etc/rndc.key

7. Confirm that the DNS entry was removed:

# nslookup test.example.com 192.168.25.1

The above nslookup command fails and returns the SERVFAIL error message if the record was
successfully deleted.

5.4.3. Reverting to Internal DNS Service

You can revert to using Satellite Server and Capsule Server as your DNS providers. You can use a
backup of the answer file that was created before configuring external DNS, or you can create a backup
of the answer file. For more information about answer files, see Configuring Satellite Server.

Procedure
On the Satellite or Capsule Server that you want to configure to manage DNS service for the domain,
complete the following steps:

Configuring Satellite or Capsule as a DNS Server

If you have created a backup of the answer file before configuring external DNS, restore the
answer file and then enter the satellite-installer command:

# satellite-installer

If you do not have a suitable backup of the answer file, create a backup of the answer file now.
To configure Satellite or Capsule as DNS server without using an answer file, enter the following
satellite-installer command on Satellite and each affected Capsule:

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# satellite-installer \
--foreman-proxy-dns=true \
--foreman-proxy-dns-managed=true \
--foreman-proxy-dns-provider=nsupdate \
--foreman-proxy-dns-server="127.0.0.1" \
--foreman-proxy-dns-tsig-principal="foremanproxy/[email protected]" \
--foreman-proxy-dns-tsig-keytab=/etc/foreman-proxy/dns.keytab

For more information,see Configuring DNS, DHCP, and TFTP on Capsule Server .

After you run the satellite-installer command to make any changes to your Capsule configuration, you
must update the configuration of each affected Capsule in the Satellite web UI.

Updating the Configuration in the Satellite web UI

1. Navigate to Infrastructure > Capsules.

2. For each Capsule that you want to update, from the Actions list, select Refresh.

3. Configure the domain:

a. Navigate to Infrastructure > Domains and click the domain name that you want to
configure.

b. In the Domain tab, set DNS Capsule to the Capsule where the subnet is connected.

4. Configure the subnet:

a. Navigate to Infrastructure > Subnets and select the subnet name.

b. In the Subnet tab, set IPAM to DHCP or Internal DB.

c. In the Domains tab, select the domain that you want to manage using Satellite or Capsule.

d. In the Capsules tab, set Reverse DNS Capsule to the Capsule where the subnet is
connected.

e. Click Submit to save the changes.

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APPENDIX A. APPLYING CUSTOM CONFIGURATION TO

RED HAT SATELLITE
When you install and configure Satellite for the first time using satellite-installer, you can specify that
the DNS and DHCP configuration files are not to be managed by Puppet using the installer flags --
foreman-proxy-dns-managed=false and --foreman-proxy-dhcp-managed=false. If these flags are
not specified during the initial installer run, rerunning of the installer overwrites all manual changes, for
example, rerun for upgrade purposes. If changes are overwritten, you must run the restore procedure to
restore the manual changes. For more information, see Restoring Manual Changes Overwritten by a
Puppet Run.

To view all installer flags available for custom configuration, run satellite-installer --scenario satellite --
full-help. Some Puppet classes are not exposed to the Satellite installer. To manage them manually and
prevent the installer from overwriting their values, specify the configuration values by adding entries to
configuration file /etc/foreman-installer/custom-hiera.yaml. This configuration file is in YAML format,
consisting of one entry per line in the format of <puppet class>::<parameter name>: <value>.
Configuration values specified in this file persist across installer reruns.

Common examples include:

For Apache, to set the ServerTokens directive to only return the Product name:

apache::server_tokens: Prod

To turn off the Apache server signature entirely:

apache::server_signature: Off

The Puppet modules for the Satellite installer are stored under /usr/share/foreman-installer/modules.
Check the .pp files (for example: moduleName/manifests/example.pp) to look up the classes,
parameters, and values. Alternatively, use the grep command to do keyword searches.

Setting some values may have unintended consequences that affect the performance or functionality of
Red Hat Satellite. Consider the impact of the changes before you apply them, and test the changes in a
non-production environment first. If you do not have a non-production Satellite environment, run the
Satellite installer with the --noop and --verbose options. If your changes cause problems, remove the
offending lines from custom-hiera.yaml and rerun the Satellite installer. If you have any specific
questions about whether a particular value is safe to alter, contact Red Hat support.

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APPENDIX B. RESTORING MANUAL CHANGES OVERWRITTEN

BY A PUPPET RUN
If your manual configuration has been overwritten by a Puppet run, you can restore the files to the
previous state. The following example shows you how to restore a DHCP configuration file overwritten
by a Puppet run.

Procedure

1. Copy the file you intend to restore. This allows you to compare the files to check for any
mandatory changes required by the upgrade. This is not common for DNS or DHCP services.

# cp /etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf /etc/dhcp/dhcpd.backup

2. Check the log files to note down the md5sum of the overwritten file. For example:

# journalctl -xe
...
/Stage[main]/Dhcp/File[/etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf]: Filebucketed /etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf to puppet
with sum 622d9820b8e764ab124367c68f5fa3a1
...

3. Restore the overwritten file:

# puppet filebucket restore --local --bucket \

/var/lib/puppet/clientbucket /etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf \ 622d9820b8e764ab124367c68f5fa3a1

4. Compare the backup file and the restored file, and edit the restored file to include any
mandatory changes required by the upgrade.

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