What is Mirroring Policy option in Red Hat Satellite 6?

Environment

• Red Hat Satellite 6.10 and newer.

Issue

• What is the mirroring policy option for repositories on Satellite 6?

Resolution

Note: Mirror_on_sync is now Mirror_policy, users now have more options to sync.

• Options for Mirroring Policy are as followed:

• Additive - Neither the content nor the repodata is mirrored. Thus, only new content added since the last synchronization is added to the local repository and nothing is removed.

• Mirror Content Only - Mirrors only content and not the repodata. Some repositories do not support metadata mirroring, in such cases you can set the mirroring policy to content only to only mirror the content.

• Complete Mirroring - Mirrors content as well as repodata. This is the fastest method. This mirroring policy is only available for Yum content.

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

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