To find out the list of content hosts that requires a reboot of server on Red Hat Satellite 6.

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Environment

  • Red Hat Satellite 6.5+

Issue

  • How to view the report in Red Hat Satellite 6 to find out a list of content hosts that require a reboot of the server.
  • The mechanism for telling if a host needs to be rebooted after errata patching.

Resolution

  • An integration has been done with the Tracer tool which monitors running processes and identifies if they need to be restarted due to package updates or similar activities.

  • Execute the following command on the Red Hat Satellite CLI to get a list of client systems that require a reboot.

    # hammer host list --search "trace_status = reboot_needed"

  • Use the following filter under Hosts >> All Hosts page on Red Hat Satellite Web UI to get a list of hosts that require a reboot.

    trace_status= reboot_needed

  • To get the above information katello-host-tools-tracer package is needed to be installed on all the client systems which is provided by Red Hat Satellite Tools repository. More information can be found in the official documentation of Red Hat Satellite version 6.6 and 6.7.

    Note: katello-host-tools-tracer package is available only for RHEL 7 & 8 clients.

For more KB articles/solutions related to Red Hat Satellite 6.x hammer Issues, please refer to the Consolidated Troubleshooting Article for Red Hat Satellite 6.x hammer-related Issues

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