Bug 1463746 - Satellite 5.8 Installation Guide mentions Beta and wrong rhn-upgrade pkg version
Summary: Satellite 5.8 Installation Guide mentions Beta and wrong rhn-upgrade pkg version
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Status: CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Satellite 5
Classification: Red Hat
Component: Docs Installation Guide
Version: 580
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
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Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Russell Dickenson
QA Contact: Andrew Dahms
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2017-06-21 15:58 UTC by Xixi
Modified: 2020-07-16 09:52 UTC (History)
8 users (show)

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Last Closed: 2017-06-22 04:33:04 UTC
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Red Hat Bugzilla 1465555 0 medium CLOSED Satellite 5.8 Installation Guide: document where to get rhn-upgrade pkg for disconnected customers 2021-08-30 11:52:33 UTC

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Description Xixi 2017-06-21 15:58:08 UTC
Description of problem:
https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_satellite/5.8/html-single/installation_guide/

From customer comment on the public Satellite 5.8 FAQ https://access.redhat.com/articles/3073161#comment-1188251:

"The installation guide still has references to '5.8 beta'. Is there a final version to be published?

The chapter 9 section 9.2.2 instruction reference RPMs to be installed depending on whether the system is RHEL 5 or RHEL 6.

/media/cdrom/rhn-upgrade-5.8.0.10-1.el6sat.noarch.rpm /media/cdrom/rhn-upgrade-5.8.0.10-1.el5sat.noarch.rpm

Neither of these exist in the ISO."

Several things to be fixed here:
1) "Beta" needs to be removed now that Satellite 5.8 is GA.
2) the correct rhn-upgrade package is rhn-upgrade-5.8.0.23-1.el6sat.noarch 
3) The rhn-upgrade package does not reside in the Satellite installer ISO but rather the Satellite Channel (or can also be downloaded from Customer Portal Downloads) - for example, from 5.7 install guide https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Satellite/5.7/html-single/Installation_Guide/index.html - 
"Obtain Red Hat Satellite Upgrade Package (rhn-upgrade)

    Ensure the Satellite is registered to the Red Hat Satellite Channel.
    Install the rhn-upgrade package with the following command:

    # yum install rhn-upgrade

    This package installs scripts and a comprehensive set of instructions for a Red Hat Satellite upgrade within the /etc/sysconfig/rhn/satellite-upgrade directory. "

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
5.8.0

How reproducible:
always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. visit Instalation Guide https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_satellite/5.8/html-single/installation_guide/ and grep for "Beta" and "rhn-upgrade"
2.
3.

Actual results:
stuff in several places like:
"** Subscriptions: Subscription providing 'Red Hat Satellite Beta' already attached."
"Click Red Hat Satellite Beta. "
"# yum install /media/cdrom/rhn-upgrade-5.8.0.10-1.el6sat.noarch.rpm"
"# yum install /media/cdrom/rhn-upgrade-5.8.0.10-1.el5sat.noarch.rpm"

Expected results:
no mentions of Beta, correct upgrade instructions and rhn-upgrade version

Additional info:

Comment 1 Xixi 2017-06-21 18:18:29 UTC
(updated Bug Description in-place)

This bug is actually more non-trivial since the upgrade steps are actually incorrect with respect to obtaining the rhn-upgrade package since it's not in the ISO.  Marking as urgent.

Comment 3 Andrew Dahms 2017-06-22 04:32:03 UTC
Looks good to me; moving to VERIFIED.

Comment 4 Andrew Dahms 2017-06-22 04:33:04 UTC
This content is now live on the Customer Portal.

Closing for now, but Xixi - let us know if you feel any additional changes are needed, and we can revisit this bug for you.


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