Extremely good at what it does
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We have several servers that require we stagger patching schedules as well as hold packages back and test. All this has to be done with no direct internet connection. Red Hat Satellite allows us this flexibility and more. It's truly been a wonderful thing for our environment.
Pros
- Patch Staging
- Customized Software Repositories
- Version Control of Repositories
Cons
- I woud love for it to provide the same functionality for non-RHEL OS's
- Containerized Installation
- Simplified workflow setup
Return on Investment
- We have been able to automate the update process to not require after-hours monitoring.
- Centralizing updates has greatly reduced the overall time servers are down and processing their individual updates.
- We are able to bring our own RPM packages in and stage them in the same deployment model as official Red Hat packages.
Usability
Other Software Used
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, Red Hat OpenShift, Kubuntu

