Improved auto-attach through System Purpose
Motivations
- Enhance the auto-attach process so that subscriptions are better matched to hosts
Proposal
- This functionality will be realized through Candlepin, one of the services within Katello
- To begin with it will be focused around Red Hat content
- There will be four attributes under the System Purpose umbrella:
- Role - Primary function of the system. Ex: Red Hat Satellite
- Service Level - Same as today, ex: Premium
- Addons - Additional layered products such as Smart Management
- Usage - Extra context on how the system is used ex Development, Production
- The attributes can be set on content hosts
- The attributes can be set on activation keys
- The Purpose attributes are not required
- Auto attach will use a weighted system in order to prioritize attachment of subscriptions having Purpose Attributes that match the ones set on the system or activation key
- Auto attach will still ultimately choose subscriptions which cover installed products
- System Purpose attributes not required, and has three possible states
- Matched
- Mismatched
- Not Specified
Tasks
- Current items are broken down under a feature in Redmine which span UI and API aspects
Future Enhancements
- Allow users to define their own purpose attributes on custom products
