Satellite content view import fails with error `Unable to import in to Content View specified in the metadata`

Solution Verified - Updated 4 Jul 2025

Environment

Red Hat Satellite 6.10 or later.

Issue

After exporting a Content View containing the rhel-7-server-satellite-6.11-rpms repository on a Satellite 6.10 server using the hammer export-legacy command, importing the same Content View into a disconnected Satellite 6.11 server fails.

  [root@satellite ~]# hammer content-import version --path /var/lib/pulp/imports/MYORG/CV-IMPORT/ --organization MYORG
  Could not import the archive.:
    Unable to import in to Content View specified in the metadata - 'CV-IMPORT'. The 'import_only' attribute for the content view is set to false. To mark this Content View as importable, have your system administrator run the following command on the server.
    foreman-rake katello:set_content_view_import_only ID=21

Resolution

Check the manifest in the This content is not included.Red Hat Customer Portal is set to the same version as the disconnected Satellite server.
Download the manifest and import to the disconnected Satellite server.
For steps to set the version, download and import the manifest, see This content is not included.How to Create and Use a Red Hat Satellite Manifest.

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

SBR

SysMgmt

Product(s)

Red Hat Satellite

Components

candlepin

Category

Troubleshoot

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