To lock the RHEL OS version
Purpose
If the RHEL OS version is not locked in your RHEL subscription manager, a RHEL OS version not yet supported by the NSP may be accidentally deployed during the OS installation.
Perform the following procedure to prevent the deployment of an unsupported RHEL OS version on an NSP station.
Steps
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It is recommended that you lock the RHEL OS at the latest version that the NSP supports. The Host Environment Compatibility Reference for NSP and CLM includes a support matrix for NSP and RHEL version compatibility. Use the support matrix to identify the latest supported RHEL version for the NSP release. |
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Log in as the root user on the station that hosts the OS. |
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Open a console window. |
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Enter the following: # subscription-manager release --set=version ↵ where version is the RHEL version to lock, for example, 8.10 The version is locked. |
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Close the console window. End of steps |