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Red Hat: RHSA-2017-3086-01 Low Severity: Stand-Alone Proxy EOL

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Calendar Grey October 31, 2017
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Urgent reminder concerning the termination of lifecycle support for Red Hat 'Stand-Alone' Proxy and instructions for transition to Satellite 6.
This is the final notification for the End Of Life (EOL) of Red Hat 'Stand-Alone' Proxy

Solution

The documentation of the Satellite Proxy 5 Upgrade process is available in the Red Hat Satellite 5.7 Proxy Installation Guide, linked to in the References section.

Before the upgrade, please ensure that known good backups are available.

Summary

Red Hat Proxy ‘Stand-Alone’ (Proxy server directly connecting to the Red Hat Network): Systems registered as clients to RHN via a Red Hat Satellite Proxy server is no longer a Red Hat supported deployment, and will no longer function as required.
Access a set of instructions for moving from Proxy to Satellite 6: https://access.redhat.com/articles/2859521. This guide describes the process for a Proxy-only user to install and configure a Satellite 6 installation and migrate clients to it.
Red Hat Proxies (5.6, 5.7, and 5.8) activated against Satellite 5 will continue to be a supported scenario.

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Topics Covered

security advisory red hat low severity proxy server end of life migration guide satellite 6

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#low

Package List

Red Hat Satellite Proxy 5.4 (RHEL v.5):
Source: spacewalk-proxy-1.2.2-16.el5sat.src.rpm
noarch: spacewalk-proxy-broker-1.2.2-16.el5sat.noarch.rpm spacewalk-proxy-common-1.2.2-16.el5sat.noarch.rpm spacewalk-proxy-management-1.2.2-16.el5sat.noarch.rpm spacewalk-proxy-package-manager-1.2.2-16.el5sat.noarch.rpm spacewalk-proxy-redirect-1.2.2-16.el5sat.noarch.rpm
Red Hat Satellite Proxy 5.5 (RHEL v.5):
Source: spacewalk-proxy-1.7.12-17.el5sat.src.rpm
noarch: spacewalk-proxy-broker-1.7.12-17.el5sat.noarch.rpm spacewalk-proxy-common-1.7.12-17.el5sat.noarch.rpm spacewalk-proxy-management-1.7.12-17.el5sat.noarch.rpm spacewalk-proxy-package-manager-1.7.12-17.el5sat.noarch.rpm spacewalk-proxy-redirect-1.7.12-17.el5sat.noarch.rpm
Red Hat Satellite Proxy 5.6 (RHEL v.5):
Source: spacewalk-proxy-2.0.1-12.el5sat.src.rpm
noarch: spacewalk-proxy-broker-2.0.1-12.el5sat.noarch.rpm spacewalk-proxy-common-2.0.1-12.el5sat.noarch.rpm spacewalk-proxy-management-2.0.1-12.el5sat.noarch.rpm spacewalk-proxy-package-manager-2.0.1-12.el5sat.noarch.rpm spacewalk-proxy-redirect-2.0.1-12.el5sat.noarch.rpm
Red Hat Satellite Proxy 5.4 (RHEL v.6):
Source: spacewalk-proxy-1.2.2-16.el6sat.src.rpm
noarch: spacewalk-proxy-broker-1.2.2-16.el6sat.noarch.rpm spacewalk-proxy-common-1.2.2-16.el6sat.noarch.rpm

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Advisory ID: RHSA-2017:3086-01
Product: Red Hat Satellite Proxy
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3086
Issue date: 2017-10-31

Topic

This is the final notification for the End Of Life (EOL) of Red Hat'Stand-Alone' Proxy.Red Hat Proxy ‘Stand-Alone’ (Proxy server directly connecting to the RedHat Network): Systems registered as clients to RHN via a Red Hat SatelliteProxy server is no longer a Red Hat supported deployment, and will nolonger function as required.Access a set of instructions for moving from Proxy to Satellite 6:https://access.redhat.com/articles/2859521. This guide describes theprocess for a Proxy-only user to install and configure a Satellite 6installation and migrate clients to it.

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Topics Covered

security advisory red hat low severity proxy server end of life migration guide satellite 6

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Satellite Proxy 5.4 (RHEL v.5) - noarch

Red Hat Satellite Proxy 5.4 (RHEL v.6) - noarch

Red Hat Satellite Proxy 5.5 (RHEL v.5) - noarch

Red Hat Satellite Proxy 5.5 (RHEL v.6) - noarch

Red Hat Satellite Proxy 5.6 (RHEL v.5) - noarch

Red Hat Satellite Proxy 5.6 (RHEL v.6) - noarch

Red Hat Satellite Proxy 5.7 (RHEL v.6) - noarch

Red Hat Satellite Proxy 5.8 (RHEL v.6) - noarch

Red Hat Satellite Proxy 5.8 ELS (RHEL v.6) - noarch

Bugs Fixed

1504012 - Standalone Proxy: EOL notice erratum

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