Inter Server Sync (ISS)

Usage

run the command for more information: inter-server-sync -h

Known limitations

• Source and target servers need to be on the same version.
• Export and import organization should have the same name.
• Export folder needs to be sync by hand to the target server.

on source server

• Create export dir: mkdir ~/export
• Run command: inter-server-sync export --serverConfig=/etc/rhn/rhn.conf --outputDir=~/export --channels=channel_label,channel_label
• Copy export directory to target server: rsync -r ~/export root@<Target_server>:~/

on target server

• **Run command: inter-server-sync import --importDir ~/export/

Database connection configuration

Database connection configuration are loaded by default from /etc/rhn/rhn.conf. File location can be overwritten. For development environments one can use a sample file in this project.

Steps to run in locally in development mode:

1. copy sample file cp rhn.conf.exaple rhn.conf
2. fill all properties in rhn.conf with the appropriated values
3. use this configuration file by specifying the config parameter: go run . -config=rhn.conf

Extra

Dot graph with schema metadata

go run . dot --serverConfig=rhn.conf | dot -Tx11

Build and release

1. Create tag

• Install uyuni-releng-tools from systemsmanagement:Uyuni:Utils
• Create a tag with the version number using tito and push it to github

tito tag --use-release=0
git push origin inter-server-sync-x.y.z-1

2. Create a github release (optional)

• On github create a new version release based on the previous tag

3. OBS: project preparation

• Projects names:
  • Uyuni: systemsmanagement:Uyuni:Master
  • Head: Devel: Galaxy:Manager:Head
  • Manager 4.3: Devel:Galaxy:Manager:4.3
• Package name: inter-server-sync

In the checked out git repo:

export OSCAPI=https://api.opensuse.org
osc -A https://api.opensuse.org branch systemsmanagement:Uyuni:Master inter-server-sync
export OBS_PROJ=home:<your_nick>:branches:systemsmanagement:Uyuni:Master
build-packages-for-obs && push-packages-to-obs

4. OBS: create submit requests

Uyuni: osc -A https://api.opensuse.org sr --no-cleanup <your_project> inter-server-sync systemsmanagement:Uyuni:Master

Manager Head: osc -A https://api.suse.de sr --no-cleanup openSUSE.org:<your_project> inter-server-sync Devel:Galaxy:Manager:Head

For each maintained SUSE Manager version, one SR in the form: iosc sr --no-cleanup openSUSE.org:<your_project> inter-server-sync Devel:Galaxy:Manager:X.Y