Bug 682297

Summary:	[Intel 6.1 Bug] RHEL 6.1 Alpha, unable to read package metadata error during upgrade from 6.0 GA
Product:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6	Reporter:	Anil Garg <anil.k.garg>
Component:	distribution	Assignee:	RHEL Program Management <pm-rhel>
Status:	CLOSED NOTABUG	QA Contact:	Brock Organ <borgan>
Severity:	unspecified	Docs Contact:
Priority:	unspecified
Version:	6.1	CC:	anil.k.garg, dgregor, doug.nelson, jane.lv, jburke, jvillalo, luyu, rdoty
Target Milestone:	rc
Target Release:	6.1
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Bug Blocks:	600438

Description Anil Garg 2011-03-04 19:27:55 UTC

I downloaded RHEL 6.1 alpha from Intel ftp site (RHEL-6.1-Alpha/Server/x86_64/iso/RHEL6.1-20110224.2-Server-x86_64-DVD1.iso) and burnt an install DVD. Both SHA1SUM and SHA256SUM checkout fine. When I try to upgrade my 6.0 installation to 6.1 alpha, I get

Unable to read package metadata. This may be due to a missing repodata directory. Please ensure that your install tree has been correctly generated.
Cannot retrieve repository metadata (repomd.xml) for repository anaconda-RedHatEnterpriseLinux-201102250055.x86_64.
Please verify and try again.

Comment 2 RHEL Program Management 2011-03-04 19:58:05 UTC

This request was evaluated by Red Hat Product Management for
inclusion in the current release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Because the affected component is not scheduled to be updated
in the current release, Red Hat is unfortunately unable to
address this request at this time. Red Hat invites you to
ask your support representative to propose this request, if
appropriate and relevant, in the next release of Red Hat
Enterprise Linux. If you would like it considered as an
exception in the current release, please ask your support
representative.

Comment 3 Russell Doty 2011-03-07 19:21:55 UTC

Anil,

The RHEL 6.1 ISO is an installation ISO, not an update.

RHEL minor updates include an ISO image for installing that minor release, plus updates to the RHN channels to allow updating an existing installation. There is no need to install RHEL 6.0 and update.

Please try burning the ISO file to a DVD or using it as the target for a pxe install and report the results here.

Comment 4 Anil Garg 2011-03-15 16:42:42 UTC

(In reply to comment #3)
> Anil,
> The RHEL 6.1 ISO is an installation ISO, not an update.
> RHEL minor updates include an ISO image for installing that minor release, plus
> updates to the RHN channels to allow updating an existing installation. There
> is no need to install RHEL 6.0 and update.
> Please try burning the ISO file to a DVD or using it as the target for a pxe
> install and report the results here.

Russ,

Thanks for the clarification. An new install of 6.1 Alpha ISO worked fine.

Anil