Setup
Add Satellite Configuration
- Login to vRA tenant
- Click on the Catalog tab
- Request the Add Satellite Configuration vRA Catalog Item
- Fill out the form accordingly (see below) and Submit
Add Satellite Configuration
Field | Value |
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Configuration label |
No spaces, periods or special characters except underscore ( Unique label DO NOT prepend with your tenant name and an underscore, e.g. mytenant_ |
Version |
Red Hat Satellite server version |
Satellite Hostname |
Red Hat Satellite server FQDN or IP address |
Create credential? |
Check the checkbox to create a new credential. |
Credential |
Shown when 'Create credential?' is not checked Select the appropriate credential from an existing list of credentials |
Credential Configuration label |
Shown when 'Create credential?' is checked No spaces, periods or special characters except underscore ( Unique label DO NOT prepend with your tenant name and an underscore, e.g. mytenant_ |
Username |
Shown when 'Create credential?' is checked Username that has necessary permissions |
Password |
Shown when 'Create credential?' is checked User's password |
Satellite Organization |
Auto-generated list based on Satellite hostname and credentials Select the desired organization to register VMs to |
Activation Key(s) names or template |
List any/all Red Hat Satellite activation keys by name This field is templatable. Click the link below to view documentation on the SovLabs Template Engine SovLabs Template Engine page |
Apply Errata? |
Select whether or not to apply Errata. This will execute a yum update on the provisioned host. |
Use Capsule Server? |
Select whether or not to use a Capsule Server |
Capsule Server |
Shown when 'Use Capsule Server?' is checked Capsule Server FQDN or IP address |
Provisioned Node Credential Configuration | |
Create credential? |
Check the checkbox to create a new credential. |
Credential |
Shown when 'Create credential?' is not checked Select the appropriate credential from an existing list of credentials |
Credential Configuration label |
Shown when 'Create credential?' is checked No spaces, periods or special characters except underscore ( Unique label DO NOT prepend with your tenant name and an underscore, e.g. mytenant_ |
SSH Key used? |
Shown when Create credential?' is checked and 'Connection method' is Check the checkbox to use an SSH Key |
Username |
Shown when 'Create credential?' is checked Username that has necessary permissions |
Password |
Shown when 'Create credential?' is checked and SSH Key used? is not checked User's password |
SSH Key |
Shown when 'Create credential?' is checked and SSH Key used? is checked SSH Key |
SSH Key Password |
Shown when 'Create credential?' is checked and SSH Key used? is checked SSH Key password, if any |