How to configure Red Hat Satellite 6 with proxy server between the Satellite server and the Internet?

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Environment

  • Red Hat Satellite 6

Issue

  • How to properly configure Satellite 6 where a proxy server sits between the satellite and internet. Also, how to list all Satellite 6 components that communicate directly to the internet ?
  • How to configure a new proxy in case of a network change for satellite ?

Resolution

See How many types of Proxy Settings are present with the Red Hat Satellite 6 to get more information on http proxy types and usage on the Satellite server.

Note For Setting the proxy is done by hammer, not by satellite-installer.

  • Satellite 6.16 and earlier:
  1. Add an HTTP proxy entry to Satellite:
# hammer http-proxy create --name=myproxy \
--url http://myproxy.example.com:8080  \
--username=proxy_username \
--password=proxy_password
  1. Configure Satellite to use this HTTP proxy by default:
# hammer settings set --name=content_default_http_proxy --value=myproxy

  • Satellite 6.17 and later:

    • Add an HTTP proxy entry to Satellite and use by default:
# hammer http-proxy create --name=myproxy \
--url http://myproxy.example.com:8080  \
--username=proxy_username \
--password=proxy_password \
--content-default-http-proxy true
  • In case of a proxy change, remember to update the /etc/rhsm/rhsm.conf file with it as well.
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