Issued:
2012-12-05
Updated:
2012-12-05

RHSA-2012:1546 - Low: RHN Satellite Server 5 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 - End Of Life

Synopsis

Low: RHN Satellite Server 5 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 - End Of Life

Type/Severity

Security Advisory Low

Topic

This is the End Of Life notification for RHN Satellite Server 5 versions released to run on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.

Description

On December 1st, 2012, per the life-cycle support policy, the following versions of Satellite and Proxy products, released on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, exited Production Phase 2 marking the end of their support by Red Hat.

RHN Satellite & RHN Proxy:

  • 5.0
  • 5.1
  • 5.2 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
  • 5.3 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4

Please reference the support policy here:

https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/satellite/

Notes:

  1. Red Hat will continue to support RHN Satellite and Proxy versions 5.2 and 5.3 running on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
  2. All versions of 5.0 and 5.1 are now EOL with this notice.

Though we are committed to the December 1st date for beginning the process of decommissioning Satellite and Proxy support listed, we recognize that our customers have woven these products very deeply into their processes and may need some time to upgrade.

For upgrade purposes, please note the following dates:

  • December 1st, 2012 - Satellite and Proxy support for listed versions running on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, ceased to be supported. Official support ended. Only Severity 1 issues and upgrade assistance will be addressed. Satellite and Proxy will continue to operate, but all customers are encouraged to upgrade in a timely manner.

  • March 1st, 2013 - Satellite and Proxy versions listed - active status will be terminated. The Satellite and Proxy versions listed will enter an inactive state. This includes no longer generating nor providing Satellite Certificates to customers requesting them for these EOL product versions.

The overview for the Satellite Upgrade process starting point is outlined here:

This content is not included.https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Network_Satellite/5.5/html-single/Installation_Guide/index.html#chap-Installation_Guide-Upgrades

For detailed instructions on upgrading Red Hat Network Satellite, please refer to the /etc/sysconfig/rhn/satellite-upgrade/README file. This can be found within the rhn-upgrade package. Before proceeding, it is important to read the complete details, contained within the most current rhn-upgrade package README file.

As with all Satellite upgrades, please ensure that known good backups are available, especially of the database.

How to proceed:

More information on Red Hat Consulting for Satellite can be found here: This content is not included.http://www.redhat.com/f/pdf/consulting/RHNSatelliteImplementation-Brochure.pdf

It is critical to ensure you have a plan to upgrade Satellite and Proxy listed versions, prior to March 1st, 2013.

Listed versions of Satellite and Proxy for this notice are:

  • 5.0
  • 5.1
  • 5.2 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
  • 5.3 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4

Solution

This erratum contains rhns-certs-tools packages for RHN Satellite 5.0, 5.1, and 5.2, and a spacewalk-certs-tools package for RHN Satellite 5.3 with updated version numbers to ensure the distribution of this notice; however, no changes have been made to the packages.

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Network Satellite 5.3 (for RHEL Server)5.3x86_64
Red Hat Network Satellite 5.3 (for RHEL Server)5.3i386
Red Hat Network Satellite 5.3 (for RHEL Mainframe)5.3s390x
Red Hat Network Satellite 5.3 (for RHEL Mainframe)5.3s390
Red Hat Network Satellite 5.2 (for RHEL Server)5.2x86_64
Red Hat Network Satellite 5.2 (for RHEL Server)5.2i386
Red Hat Network Satellite 5.2 (for RHEL Mainframe)5.2s390x
Red Hat Network Satellite 5.2 (for RHEL Mainframe)5.2s390
Red Hat Network Satellite 5.1 (for RHEL Server)5.1x86_64
Red Hat Network Satellite 5.1 (for RHEL Server)5.1i386
Red Hat Network Satellite 5.1 (for RHEL Mainframe)5.1s390x
Red Hat Network Satellite 5.1 (for RHEL Mainframe)5.1s390
Red Hat Network Satellite 4.2,5.0 (for RHEL Server)5.0i386

Updated Packages

  • rhns-certs-tools-5.0.1-3.el4_8.noarch.rpm
  • rhns-certs-tools-5.1.1-3.el4.noarch.rpm
  • rhns-certs-tools-5.2.0-5.el4.noarch.rpm
  • spacewalk-certs-tools-0.5.5-7.el4sat.noarch.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

(none)

References

Additional information