How to generate a patch report for all content hosts registered to Red Hat Satellite?

Environment

• Red Hat Satellite 6

Issue

Is there any command to generate security patches pending count for all content-hosts from Red Hat Satellite's command line?

Resolution

• Use the following hammer command:

  # hammer host list --fields 'Id,Name,Operating System,Ip,Global Status,Content View,Lifecycle environment,Security,Bugfix,Enhancement'
  

• The output from the above command can be displayed in .csv format by using the --csv option as follows:

  # hammer --csv host list --fields 'Id,Name,Operating System,Ip,Global Status,Content View,Lifecycle environment,Security,Bugfix,Enhancement'
  

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

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