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Satellite Health Check

Key deliverables for a health check engagement:

  1. Environment Assessment Report
    • Detailed overview of the Satellite environment, including versions, hardware resources, network configurations, and connected hosts.
    • Evaluation of the overall Satellite and Capsule server infrastructure design and architecture.
  2. Configuration and Compliance Audit
    • Analysis of Satellite configuration settings, including repository synchronisation, content view setup, and lifecycle environment configuration.
    • Assessment against Red Hat best practices for security, performance, and compliance.
  3. Performance Analysis
    • Review of Satellite performance metrics, including CPU, memory, storage, and network utilisation.
    • Recommendations for tuning to improve performance and reduce resource consumption.
  4. Repository and Content Management Review
    • Assessment of repository synchronisation settings, content views, and subscriptions.
    • Recommendations for optimising repository structure, synchronisations, and content lifecycle management.
  5. Patch and Update Compliance
    • Evaluation of patching workflows, errata management, and compliance with security updates.
    • Review of update cadence and deployment methods for systems registered with Satellite.
  6. System and Host Management Review
    • Verification of host registration, system profiles, and provisioning settings.
    • Assessment of host collections, activation keys, and templates for configuration consistency.
  7. Subscription Management Analysis
    • Review of subscription utilisation, allocation, and over/under-subscription status.
    • Recommendations for optimising subscription entitlements based on current and future usage.
  8. Security and Access Control Audit
    • Review of role-based access control (RBAC) settings and user permissions.
    • Assessment of SSL/TLS settings, auditing, and logging configurations.
  9. Backup and Disaster Recovery Review
    • Verification of backup policies and disaster recovery readiness.
    • Recommendations for ensuring data and configuration integrity in case of system failure.
  10. Documentation and Knowledge Transfer
    • Comprehensive report detailing findings, recommendations, and prioritised action items.
  11. Executive Summary and Action Plan
    • A high-level overview of the health check findings, highlighting critical issues and potential risks.
    • Prioritised Satellite architecture recommendations with an action plan for addressing each finding, including both short-term and long-term improvements to the current deployment and Satellite architecture.