From 1897f872a0af9dffcfd388b6427e75cf77cc2652 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Benjamin Blasco Date: Fri, 5 Jul 2024 11:23:27 +1000 Subject: [PATCH] Removed unnecessary links, added pre-reqs, fixed shorthand --- docs/rhel7_els_byos.md | 17 ++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/rhel7_els_byos.md b/docs/rhel7_els_byos.md index 275f55d..34868c8 100644 --- a/docs/rhel7_els_byos.md +++ b/docs/rhel7_els_byos.md @@ -23,17 +23,13 @@ Please refer to the links below for official information on RHEL 7 ELS from Red [How do I access Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Life Cycle Support (ELS) content after Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 transitions to Extended Life Phase?](https://access.redhat.com/articles/7026275) -The additional links below are cloud-specific. - -[Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Third Party Linux Migration with ELS](https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/pp/prodview-hviegizlv6jpu) - -[Enabling Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Life-cycle Support via Cloud Marketplaces](https://access.redhat.com/articles/rhel-7-els-on-cloud) +## Procedure -[Enabling metering for Red Hat Enterprise Linux with Extended Lifecycle Support in your cloud environment](https://access.redhat.com/articles/7061563) +### Pre-requisites -## Procedure +Please enable Simple Content Access (either per Satellite org for systems registered to Satellite or at [access.redhat.com](access.redhat.com) for all others) and Cloud Access for each cloud provider (at [console.redhat.com/settings/integrations](console.redhat.com/settings/integrations)). -### Check the starting status of our host +### Check the starting status of the host Check the status of subscription-manager. PAYG hosts are typically not registered with Red Hat, and should report status "Unknown". @@ -95,7 +91,7 @@ Finally, note the Organisation ID, as this is required for the registration comm ![Organisation ID](rhel7_els_byos_06_org_id.png) -### Register the system, enable management of repos, and add the ELS repos +### Register the system, enable management of repositories, and add the ELS repositories First, register the system using the subscription-manager command. This may not be necessary for BYOS systems already registered with Red Hat. @@ -159,6 +155,9 @@ rhel-7-server-rpms/7Server/x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Li rhui-client-config-server-7/x86_64 RHUI Client Configuration Server 7 9 ``` +Note 1: The ELS repositories contain *all* RHEL 7 server content, not just ELS content. +Note 2: There is also a rhel-7-server-els-optional-rpms repository you can enable if you were previously using the optional rpms repository + ## Conclusion This procedure lets you enable the RHEL ELS CDN repositories for your systems consuming BYOS ELS. You can now run `yum update` and continue to get security updates according to what is made available in line with the ELS support policy.