-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 ===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Low: RHN Satellite Server 5.5 4-Month Retirement Notice Advisory ID: RHSA-2015:0065-01 Product: Red Hat Satellite Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0065.html Issue date: 2015-01-20 ===================================================================== 1. Summary: This is the four-month notification for the retirement of the following versions of Red Hat Satellite 5: * Red Hat Satellite 5.2 * Red Hat Satellite 5.3 * Red Hat Satellite 5.4 * Red Hat Satellite 5.5 2. Description: After May 29 2015, as per the life-cycle support policy for Red Hat Satellite, Red Hat will discontinue technical support services as well as software maintenance services for all Red Hat Satellite versions 5.5 or older. The listed versions will exit the existing Limited Maintenance Release phase. This means that new bug fixes, security errata, and product enhancements will no longer be provided for the above listed product versions. Please reference the support policy here: https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/satellite/ Note: 1) Red Hat will continue to support Red Hat Satellite and Proxy version 5.6 and newer 2) All versions of Satellite 5.5 and below will be retired on May 29 2015. Though we are committed to the May 29 2015 date for beginning the process of decommissioning Satellite and Proxy support listed, we recognize that our customers have woven these products very deeply into their processes and may need some time to upgrade. For upgrade purposes, please note the following date: * May 29 2015 - active status for the listed Satellite and Proxy versions will be terminated. The Satellite and Proxy versions listed will enter an inactive state. This includes no longer generating nor providing Satellite Certificates to customers requesting them for these EOL product versions. How to proceed: * All affected Satellite and Proxy users must plan to upgrade to a newer version prior to May 29, 2015. * If you have a Technical Account Manager, contact that person immediately to discuss upgrade plans. * Otherwise, contact support for assistance: https://www.redhat.com/support/ * Alternatively, Red Hat Consulting can be engaged to assist with a smooth migration: http://www.redhat.com/consulting/ More information on Red Hat Consulting for Satellite can be found here: https://redhat.com/f/pdf/consulting/RHNSatelliteImplementation-Brochure.pdf It is critical to ensure you have a plan to upgrade Red Hat Satellite and Proxy listed versions, prior to May 29 2015. The listed versions of Red Hat Satellite and Proxy for this notice are: * Red Hat Satellite 5.2 * Red Hat Satellite 5.3 * Red Hat Satellite 5.4 * Red Hat Satellite 5.5 Customers who choose to continue to deploy any of the listed Red Hat Satellite or Proxy offerings will continue to have access via Red Hat Network (RHN) to the following content as part of their active Red Hat Satellite subscription: - - Previously released bug fixes, security errata and product enhancements. - - Red Hat Knowledge Base and other content (whitepapers, reference architectures, etc) found in the Red Hat Customer Portal. - - All Red Hat Satellite documentation. Customers are strongly encouraged to take advantage of the upgrade benefits of their active Red Hat Satellite subscription and migrate to an active version of Red Hat Satellite such as version 5.6 or 5.7. Details of the Red Hat Satellite life-cycle can be found on the Red Hat website: https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/satellite/ 3. Solution: The overview for the Satellite Upgrade process starting point is outlined in the Red Hat Satellite 5.7 Installation Guide, linked to in the References section. For detailed instructions on upgrading Red Hat Satellite, please refer to the /etc/sysconfig/rhn/satellite-upgrade/README file. This can be found within the rhn-upgrade package. Before proceeding, it is important to read the complete details, contained within the most current rhn-upgrade package README file. As with all Satellite upgrades, please ensure that known good backups are available, especially of the database. 4. Bugs fixed (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/): 1182754 - Satellite 5.5 and prior end of life - 4 month warning 5. References: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#low https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Satellite/5.7/html/Installation_Guide/chap-Upgrades.html 6. Contact: The Red Hat security contact is . More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/ Copyright 2015 Red Hat, Inc. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1 iD8DBQFUv9nuXlSAg2UNWIIRAjPMAJ41EGawoUcrVgpuihTo2lL+/FIB1QCfdkS/ 9Ay/ILIYDN8ModdWYNVMREM= =mZQw -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- RHSA-announce mailing list RHSA-announce@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rhsa-announce