Getting Katello::Errors::Pulp3Error: subtask failed error while trying to upgrade Red Hat Satellite from 6.9 to 6.10 release

Solution Verified - Updated 13 Jun 2024

Environment

Red Hat Satellite 6.9

Issue

Getting Katello::Errors::Pulp3Error: subtask failed error while trying to upgrade Red Hat Satellite 6.10

Resolution

Ensure there is sufficient storage space for /var/lib/pulp/published to double in size before starting the migration process.
```
  # du -sh /var/lib/pulp/published/
```
Ensure there is sufficient storage space for /var/lib/pulp/ before migrating content from Pulp2 to Pulp3.
```
  # df -Ph /var/lib/pulp
```
For more KB articles/solutions related to Red Hat Satellite 6.x Pulp 2.0 to Pulp 3.0 Migration Issues, please refer to the Consolidated Troubleshooting Article for Red Hat Satellite 6.x Pulp 2.0 to Pulp 3.0 Migration Issues
For more KB articles/solutions related to Red Hat Satellite 6.x Installation/Upgrade/Update Issues, please refer to the Red Hat Satellite Consolidated Troubleshooting Article for Red Hat Satellite 6.x Installation/Upgrade/Update Issues.

Root Cause

Due to insufficient space in the /var/lib/pulp/ the Content Migration preparation failed.

Diagnostic Steps

Getting the below ERROR while migrating content from Pulp2 to Pulp3

  Migration failed, You will want to investigate: https://satellite.example.com/foreman_tasks/tasks/XXXX
  rake aborted!  ForemanTasks::TaskError: Task XXXX: Katello::Errors::Pulp3Error: 1 subtask(s) failed for task group /pulp/api/v3/task-groups/YYYY/. /opt/theforeman/tfm/root/usr/share/gems/gems/katello-3.18.1.46/lib/katello/tasks/pulp3_migration.rake:43:in `block (2 levels) in <top (required)>'  /opt/rh/rh-ruby25/root/usr/share/gems/gems/rake-12.3.3/exe/rake:27:in `<top (required)>'
  Tasks: TOP => katello:pulp3_migration (See full trace by running task with --trace) [FAIL]
  Failed executing preserve_output=true foreman-rake katello:pulp3_migration, exit status 1
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Scenario [Prepare content for Pulp 3] failed.
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

SBR

SysMgmt

Product(s)

Red Hat Satellite

Components

pulp

Category

Configure

Tags

upgrade

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