Description of problem: Looking at version .2, we need to update it a bit to include more current terminology. Name: Checks the installation number for a system and copies over the required product certificates. copies over -> installs This is used for migrating an offline system to Certificate-based Red Hat Network. Cert-based RHN -> Red Hat Subscription Management Description: install-num-migrate-to-rhsm migrates... used by Certificate-based Red Hat Network. Cert-based RHN -> Red Hat Subscription Management Background: Subscriptions are assigned to a system... -> Subscriptions are attached to a system. In the new Certificate-based Red Hat Network ... -> Red Hat Subscription Management For an offline system... to the Certificate-based Red Hat Network subscription model, managed by Subscription Manager. Certificate-based Red Hat Network -> Red Hat Subscription Management Options: -d, --dryrun This indicates what product certificates will be copied into the /usr/share/rhsm/produt directory, but does not actually copy them over. copy -> install Usage: The script copies in the product certificates that correspond to the available channels from the installation number. copies in -> installs This script does not register the system or subscribe the system to any entitlements. subscribe the system to any entitlements -> attach any subscriptions to the system. For the procedure to register an offline system with Certificate-based Red Hat Network and assign entitlements, see the RHN documentation: Certificate-based Red Hat Network -> Red Hat Subscription Management assign entitlements -> attach subscriptions Replace the current URL with: https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Customer_Portal/1/html/Red_Hat_Network_Certificate-based_Subscription_Management/managing-consumers.html#web-consumer-register Because the install-num-migrate-to-rhsm command does not register the system with Certificate-based Red Hat Network... Certificate-based Red Hat Network -> Red Hat Subscription Management Files: /var/log/rhsm/rhsm.log This contains any errors registering the system to Certificate-based Red Hat Network or with subscribing the system to entitlements. -> This contains any errors registering the system to Red Hat Subscription Management or with attaching subscriptions to the system. ------------------ We should probably look into a redirect to point the old URL to the one above in the meantime, I guess the name changed, the current URL 404s.
Checked into master: commit 0a98e047252194ec3c209fa01ffea32ea006038d
The install-num-migrate-to-rhsm tool is a RHEL5-only tool. It is not installed onto RHEL6. Changing the product to RHEL5...
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# rpm -qa | egrep "subscription-manager|python-rhsm" subscription-manager-migration-1.8.6-1.git.7.96019b0.el5 python-rhsm-1.8.9-1.git.7.214419e.el5 subscription-manager-migration-data-1.11.2.7-1.git.0.1dfd00e.el5 subscription-manager-1.8.6-1.git.7.96019b0.el5 subscription-manager-firstboot-1.8.6-1.git.7.96019b0.el5 subscription-manager-gui-1.8.6-1.git.7.96019b0.el5 # man install-num-migrate-to-rhsm Name: install-num-migrate-to-rhsm - Checks the installation number for a system and installs the required product certificates. ^^^^^^^^ This is used for migrating an offline system to Customer Portal Subscription Management. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Description: install-num-migrate-to-rhsm migrates a system...... certificates used by Customer Portal Subscription Management. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Background: Subscriptions are assigned or attached to a system...... ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ In Customer Portal Subscription Management, installed products ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ For an offline system, ....... certificate-based Customer Portal Subscription Management, managed by Subscription Manager. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Options: -d, --dryrun Performs a dry run of the script. This indicates what product certificates will be installed into the /usr/share/rhsm/product directory, ^^^^^^^^^ Usage: The script installs the product certificates that correspond to....... ^^^^^^^^ This script does not register the system or attach new.... ^^^^^^ For the procedure to register an offline system with Customer Portal Subscription Management and attach subscriptions, ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^ URL: <https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Customer_Portal/1/html/Red_Hat_Network_Certificate-based_Subscription_Management/managing-consumers.html#web-consumer-regis-ter> Because the install-num-migrate-to-rhsm command does not register the system with Customer Portal Subscription Management...... ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Files: /var/log/rhsm/rhsm.log The Subscription Manager log file.... system to Customer Portal Subscription Management or with attaching the system to subscriptions. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^ VERIFIED
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/RHBA-2013-1332.html