-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 ===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Low: Red Hat Satellite Server 5 - 30 Day End Of Life Notice Advisory ID: RHSA-2015:0917-01 Product: Red Hat Satellite Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0917.html Issue date: 2015-04-29 ===================================================================== 1. Summary: This is the 30 day notification of the End Of Life (EOL) plans for 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. Relevant releases/architectures: Red Hat Satellite 5.2 (RHEL v.5) - noarch Red Hat Satellite 5.3 (RHEL v.5) - noarch Red Hat Satellite 5.4 (RHEL v.5) - noarch Red Hat Satellite 5.4 (RHEL v.6) - noarch Red Hat Satellite 5.5 (RHEL v.5) - noarch Red Hat Satellite 5.5 (RHEL v.6) - noarch 3. 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 updates, and product enhancements will no longer be provided for the following product versions: * Red Hat Satellite 5.2 * Red Hat Satellite 5.3 * Red Hat Satellite 5.4 * Red Hat Satellite 5.5 Details of the Satellite support policy can be found at: https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/satellite/ Notes: 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 EOL on May 29 2015. Though we are committed to the May 29 2015 date for beginning the process of decommissioning support for Satellite versions listed above, 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 - The Satellite and Proxy versions listed above will enter an inactive state. After this date, Satellite Certificates will no longer be generated or provided 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. * Find an overview of various aspects for this upcoming EOL date at: https://access.redhat.com/articles/1322933 * If you have a Technical Account Manager, contact that person immediately to discuss upgrade plans. * Otherwise, contact Red Hat support for assistance at: https://www.redhat.com/en/services/support * Alternatively, Red Hat Consulting can be engaged to assist with a smooth migration, see https://www.redhat.com/en/services/consulting. More information on Red Hat Consulting for Satellite can be found in the PDF document linked to in the References section. It is critical to ensure you have a plan to upgrade Red Hat Satellite and Proxy listed versions, prior to May 29 2015. 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 updates, and product enhancements. * Red Hat Knowledgebase 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 the 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 at: https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/satellite/ 4. 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. 5. Bugs fixed (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/): 1212279 - Satellite 5.5 and prior end of life - 30 day warning 6. Package List: Red Hat Satellite 5.2 (RHEL v.5): Source: rhn-web-5.2.1-4.el5.src.rpm noarch: rhn-base-5.2.1-4.el5.noarch.rpm rhn-cypress-5.2.1-4.el5.noarch.rpm rhn-grail-5.2.1-4.el5.noarch.rpm rhn-html-5.2.1-4.el5.noarch.rpm rhn-moon-5.2.1-4.el5.noarch.rpm rhn-pxt-5.2.1-4.el5.noarch.rpm rhn-sniglets-5.2.1-4.el5.noarch.rpm Red Hat Satellite 5.3 (RHEL v.5): Source: satellite-branding-5.3.0.30-1.el5sat.src.rpm noarch: satellite-branding-5.3.0.30-1.el5sat.noarch.rpm Red Hat Satellite 5.4 (RHEL v.5): Source: satellite-branding-5.4.0.12-1.el5sat.src.rpm noarch: satellite-branding-5.4.0.12-1.el5sat.noarch.rpm Red Hat Satellite 5.5 (RHEL v.5): Source: satellite-branding-5.5.0.8-1.el5sat.src.rpm noarch: satellite-branding-5.5.0.8-1.el5sat.noarch.rpm Red Hat Satellite 5.4 (RHEL v.6): Source: satellite-branding-5.4.0.12-1.el6sat.src.rpm noarch: satellite-branding-5.4.0.12-1.el6sat.noarch.rpm Red Hat Satellite 5.5 (RHEL v.6): Source: satellite-branding-5.5.0.8-1.el6sat.src.rpm noarch: satellite-branding-5.5.0.8-1.el6sat.noarch.rpm These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and details on how to verify the signature are available from https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/ 7. References: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#low https://www.redhat.com/f/pdf/consulting/RHNSatelliteImplementation-Brochure.pdf https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Satellite/5.7/html/Installation_Guide/chap-Upgrades.html 8. 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 iD8DBQFVQQd5XlSAg2UNWIIRAi3zAJ9dOfacKqODH/YMpuANE+SPbLh5OACgiWBm TBWZeabKlM5QwvGoCoxEjk0= =TH3W -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- RHSA-announce mailing list RHSA-announce@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rhsa-announce