Pulp 3 Integration¶

This page is meant to capture links to various resources around pulp3 integration

• Initial Integration Document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eFM4H9BteA_nTDbUkRJgEiqSttXfAtB9-51a_OuwVJw/edit?usp=sharing
• Initial Community Post: https://community.theforeman.org/t/pulp-3-migration/10474
• Youtube Videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL59WSIBtIpv7tbjnsEAWNcdiOKAmjjgqE
• Tasks List: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1PFx-VAEXlivlqDYR9INMW26AUWtuMS_XtEnwhFVP5Rc/edit?usp=sharing
• Main Tracker: https://projects.theforeman.org/issues/26987

Katello Dev environment with pulp 3¶

• Install a katello dev environment with forklift
• Install the following packages in your dev box:
  

  sudo yum -y install https://people.redhat.com/iballou/libcomps-0.1.12-1.git.0.937a666.el7.x86_64.rpm

  
  

  sudo yum -y install https://people.redhat.com/iballou/python3-libcomps-0.1.12-1.git.0.937a666.el7.x86_64.rpm

• checkout this forklift pr if its not merged: https://github.com/theforeman/forklift/pull/980
• setup ansible-pulp:
  

  cd forklift
  git clone https://github.com/pulp/ansible-pulp.git
  cd ansible-pulp
  ansible-galaxy install -r requirements.yml -p ./roles
  ansible-galaxy install pulp.pulp_rpm_prerequisites -p ./roles
  

• within forkflift run:
  

  ansible-playbook ./playbooks/katello_pulp3.yml -l centos7-katello-devel
  

• Refresh the smart proxy:

  1. login to katello/foreman
  2. navigate to infrastructure > smart proxies
  3. click 'refresh' in the list of actions beside your smart proxy
  You're now rockin' Pulp3

• Known Issue: Can't seem to use pulp3 on the box since pulp-api.service fails to start.
  

  sudo chmod -R 777 /etc/pki/pulp/
  sudo systemctl restart pulpcore-api.service
  

• Reset the Katello Pulp 3 Dev Environment
  From within the Foreman directory:
  

  bundle exec rake katello:reset

Smart Proxy Setup:¶

• Install a smart proxy to point to your pulp3_dev box
• ssh into the smart proxy
• sudo mkdir /etc/httpd/conf.d/05-foreman-ssl.d
• sudo vi /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
• Add IncludeOptional "/etc/httpd/conf.d/05-foreman-ssl.d/*.conf to the end of the file and save
• In forklift > Run ansible-playbook ./playbooks/katello_pulp3.yml -l centos7-proxy-devel

Other Resources¶

• pulp3 gap analysis wiki https://projects.theforeman.org/projects/katello/wiki/PulpV3GapAnalysis
• pulp3 gap analysis etherpad https://etherpad.net/p/pulp3_container
• pulp3 docker roadmap https://pulp.plan.io/projects/pulp/wiki/Pulp_Docker_Roadmap

Old way to deploy pulp3 on other box

• yum install vagrant-sshfs

• Checkout pulplift: https://github.com/pulp/pulplift
• Follow pulplift readme instructions, copy the centos7-pulp3-github box definition from vagrant/boxes.d/99-local.yaml.example
• vagrant up centos7-pulp3-github
• On katello dev env, edit /etc/foreman-proxy/settings.d/pulp3.yml
  • add/edit options (replacing dev.pulp3 with ip address or hostname of pulplift box):
    

    :enabled: true
    :pulp_url: http://dev.pulp3/pulp/
    

• restart foreman-proxy: systemctl restart foreman-proxy
• refresh your smart proxy, from the Infrastructure > Smart Proxies page
• Confirm that you see 'pulp3' show up in the list of features for that smart proxy

Deploying pulp3 on new dev boxes with postgres12:¶

In forklift, on branch with https://github.com/theforeman/forklift/pull/980 apply patch https://gist.github.com/sjha4/5d4189eae804bd2b3229c10870f56ac2#file-forklift-patch

cd ansible-pulp
Apply patch https://gist.github.com/sjha4/5d4189eae804bd2b3229c10870f56ac2#file-0001-psql12-patch

vagrant ssh into devel box
run
sudo ln -s /opt/rh/rh-postgresql12/root/usr/bin/pg_config /usr/sbin/pg_config
sudo ln -s /opt/rh/rh-postgresql12/root/usr/lib64/libpq.so.rh-postgresql12-5 /usr/lib64/libpq.so.rh-postgresql12-5
exit
Run the playbook.
It might fail with postmaster.pid exists. In which case, ssh into dev box.
sudo systemctl stop postgresql
find / -name postmaster.pid
rm -f ^^
re-run the playbook.

Candlepin will probably stop working at this point. To fix this:
sudo vi /var/opt/rh/rh-postgresql12/lib/pgsql/data/pg_hba.conf
in the file set all the auth from peer to trust.
sudo systemctl restart postgres

Updating of pulp client binding Gems¶

Every two weeks on a Friday, a PR should be open against katello to bump the client gems. A script is provided https://gist.githubusercontent.com/jlsherrill/836268d9ee9b33fc1fff06e9061db4f4/raw/7a1044725b00c44246fd241e9bed644c5fab6321/generate_pulp3_deps.rb to output the relevant requirements that can be put into katello.gemspec.

Example PR: https://github.com/Katello/katello/pull/8294

If there are test failures, investigate and attempt to fix them. VCR re-recording may be necessary.

If there is some expected change, this process can be done more often.

We will ask for a volunteer the thursday prior to each friday. Current Schedule:

Sept 6th
Sept 20th
Oct 4th
Oct 18th