On Red Hat Satellite 6 Dashboard, Host Configuration Chart shows Out of Sync for hosts that no longer run puppet agent

Environment

• Red Hat Satellite 6
• Puppet

Issue

• On Red Hat Satellite 6 Dashboard, Host Configuration Chart shows Out of Sync for hosts that no longer run puppet agent.
• How to disable Satellite reporting for a host?

Resolution

Follow the steps below, to disable reporting for a host that no longer acts as a puppet agent

Red Hat Satellite webUI >> Hosts >> All Hosts >> click on Edit for the concerned Host >> Additional Information tab >> Uncheck Include this host within Satellite reporting >> Submit

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

Root Cause

Red Hat Satellite 6 reporting feature is turned on by default for all hosts in Red Hat Satellite 6.2 and above version.

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