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vRA and red hat satellite

Hi

We are using vRA 8.1 advanced on our prod platform. We are looking for to register RHEL vms deployment on Satellite such as  vm fqdn, The tought is using ABX to run python script which wel talk with Red Hat satellite. This script will be triggers after the vm got static IP add.

A mi on the right trace ?`Have you see kind of integration via ABX och vRO with Satellite?

Many thanks

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evil242
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Note this is on vRA 7.5.  We set up RHEL Satellite registration as a software component attached to each RHEL VM.

The software component runs as bash, but if you have a python script saved on the template, you can run that from the software bash script.  You can pass in keys, users, and passwords through the software component saved encrypted within vRA that can be passed to your script for registration.

This sets up the full life cycle of install and uninstall.  I won't provide too many details because because this is a choose your own adventure from this point.

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Hope this helps.

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evil242
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Note this is on vRA 7.5.  We set up RHEL Satellite registration as a software component attached to each RHEL VM.

The software component runs as bash, but if you have a python script saved on the template, you can run that from the software bash script.  You can pass in keys, users, and passwords through the software component saved encrypted within vRA that can be passed to your script for registration.

This sets up the full life cycle of install and uninstall.  I won't provide too many details because because this is a choose your own adventure from this point.

Screen Shot 2020-10-28 at 8.45.29 AM.png

Screen Shot 2020-10-28 at 8.46.00 AM.png

Screen Shot 2020-10-28 at 8.50.52 AM.png

Hope this helps.

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Core IT Service Specialist * . + * . + . + . + * +
UNM – IT Platforms – VIS + . . . . . . . . .
. + . + * . + * .
* . . + . . . . + . + * + .
“You learn the job of the person above you, * + . + * @
and you teach your job to the person below you..” . * +
Safos
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Hi

Thank for the  procedure,  Do you have the  python script for VRA >8  ?

 

regards

Sofiane

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I do not.  Where would one find such a thing? 

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