How to select multiple hosts in the Remote Execution Job invocation wizard on Red Hat Satellite 6.x?

Environment

• Red Hat Satellite 6.x

Issue

• What is the equivalent syntax to use in the Remote Execution Job invocation wizard to select the hosts specified by the following SLURM syntax:

  NodeName=host[3-5,12-14,24-26]
  

Resolution

• The equivalent syntax is:

  name ^ (host3, host4, host5, host12, host13, host14, host24, host25, host26)
  

• To use it, follow the steps below:

  1. In the Satellite web UI, navigate to Monitor -> Jobs.

  2. Click on the Run Job button on the top right.

  3. In the Target hosts and inputs step in the wizard, click the drop down menu labeled with a filter shape an the Hosts text, and select Search query from the list.

  4. In the text box next to the filter type, type an expression like this one to select multiple hosts:

     name ^ (host3, host4, host5, host12, host13, host14, host24, host25, host26)
     

  5. Specify the other parameters in the Job invocation wizard, and run the job.

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

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