What are various download policies offered by Red Hat Satellite 6?

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  • Red Hat Satellite 6

Issue

  • What are the download policies offered by Red Hat Satellite 6 ?
  • What download policies are supported by Red Hat Capsule Server?

Resolution

Red Hat Satellite 6 offers following download policies:

  • Immediate: Satellite Server downloads all metadata and packages during synchronization.

  • On Demand: Satellite Server only downloads the metadata during synchronization. Satellite Server only fetches and stores packages on the file system when Capsules or directly connected clients request them. This setting has no effect if you set a corresponding repository on a Capsule to Immediate because Satellite Server is forced to download all the packages.

  • Background: Satellite Server creates a background task to download all packages after the initial synchronization. Note that this policy is being deprecated since 6.7.

Red Hat Capsule offers following download policies:

  • Immediate — Capsule Server downloads all metadata and packages during synchronization. Do not use this setting if the corresponding repository on Satellite Server is set to On Demand as Satellite Server is forced to download all the packages.

  • On Demand — Capsule Server only downloads the metadata during synchronization. The Capsule only fetches and stores packages on the file system when directly connected clients request them.

  • Inherit — Capsule Server inherits the download policy for the repository from the corresponding repository on Satellite Server.

  • Streamed Download Policy — Capsule Server functions as a proxy and requests the content directly from the Satellite.

Follow Red Hat Satellite Managing Content Guide to know more about download policies offered by Red Hat Satellite 6 and Capsule servers.

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

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