To get the client-side tooling for the Sat5-to-Sat6 transition-tooling into customer hands, release into the RHN Tools channel(s) until the next RHEL release-cycle comes around.
VERIFIED. sat5to6-1.0.1-2.el5 python-rhsm-1.13.2-1.el5 subscription-manager-1.11.3-11.el5 subscription-manager-migration-data-2.0.10-1.el5 sat5to6-1.0.1-2.el6.noarch python-rhsm-1.13.2-1.el6.x86_64 subscription-manager-1.9.13-1.el6.x86_64 subscription-manager-migration-data-2.0.5-1.el6.noarch sat5to6-1.0.1-2.el7.noarch python-rhsm-1.13.2-1.el7.x86_64 subscription-manager-1.10.14-10.el7.x86_64 subscription-manager-migration-data-2.0.7-1.el7.noarch # sat5to6 --registration-state=purge --legacy-user=<SAT5_ADMIN> --legacy-password=<SAT5_PASS> --destination-user=admin --destination-password=changeme Unable to connect to certificate server: Invalid username or password. To create a login, please visit https://www.redhat.com/wapps/ugc/register.html. See /var/log/rhsm/rhsm.log for more details. >>> without ca certs installed no ugly traceback # yum install katello-ca-consumer-latest.noarch.rpm --nogpgcheck ... # sat5to6 --registration-state=purge --legacy-user=<SAT5_ADMIN> --legacy-password=<SAT5_PASS> --destination-user=admin --destination-password=changeme Retrieving existing legacy subscription information... +-----------------------------------------------------+ System is currently subscribed to these legacy channels: +-----------------------------------------------------+ rhel-x86_64-server-5 rhn-tools-rhel-x86_64-server-5 +-----------------------------------------------------+ Installing product certificates for these legacy channels: +-----------------------------------------------------+ rhel-x86_64-server-5 rhn-tools-rhel-x86_64-server-5 Product certificates installed successfully to /etc/pki/product. Preparing to unregister system from legacy server... System successfully unregistered from legacy server. Attempting to register system to destination server... The system has been registered with ID: 5d5cf38a-29d9-4333-99c7-7acf75a0c92e Installed Product Current Status: Product Name: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Status: Subscribed System '<CLIENT_FQDN>' successfully registered. >>> client checked-in on SAT6 side, on SAT5 side profile deleted # sat5to6 --registration-state=keep --legacy-user=<SAT5_ADMIN> --legacy-password=<SAT5_PASS> --destination-user=admin --destination-password=changeme Retrieving existing legacy subscription information... +-----------------------------------------------------+ System is currently subscribed to these legacy channels: +-----------------------------------------------------+ rhel-x86_64-server-7 rhn-tools-rhel-x86_64-server-7 +-----------------------------------------------------+ No product certificates are mapped to these legacy channels: +-----------------------------------------------------+ rhn-tools-rhel-x86_64-server-7 +-----------------------------------------------------+ Installing product certificates for these legacy channels: +-----------------------------------------------------+ rhel-x86_64-server-7 Product certificates installed successfully to /etc/pki/product. Attempting to register system to destination server... WARNING This system has already been registered with Red Hat using RHN Classic. Your system is being registered again using Red Hat Subscription Management. Red Hat recommends that customers only register once. To learn how to unregister from either service please consult this Knowledge Base Article: https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-45563 The system has been registered with ID: 164b3885-ae65-4b3e-a2d5-155f4d66f0ab Installed Product Current Status: Product Name: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Status: Subscribed System 'URI:CN=<CLIENT_FQDN>' successfully registered. >>> client checked-in on SAT6 side, on SAT5 side no changes done # sat5to6 --registration-state=unentitle --legacy-user=<SAT5_ADMIN> --legacy-password=<SAT5_PASS> --destination-user=admin --destination-password=changeme ... >>> client checked-in on SAT6 side, on SAT5 side profile unentitled # sat5to6 --legacy-user=<SAT5_ADMIN> --legacy-password=<SAT5_PASS> --destination-user=admin --destination-password=changeme This system appears to already be registered to Satellite 6. >>> successive runs give up on re-registering
Since the problem described in this bug report should be resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated files, follow the link below. If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2014-1364.html