Develop a plan to convert supported Linux systems to Red Hat Enterprise Linux to avoid issues and to help ensure a successful conversion process.
You can perform a conversion by running a command-line tool (convert2rhel) on each host to be converted, by using Red Hat Satellite, or by using Red Hat Insights.
You can convert a system that is in a disconnected environment by pre-registering the system to a local Red Hat Satellite Server.
You can convert a system that is registered to Red Hat Satellite by using separate activation keys to provide the RHEL repositories.
Before performing a conversion, use the convert2rhel analyze command to examine the system, and to test for possible problems that might cause the conversion process to fail.
Review the report that is generated by the convert2rhel analyze command, address the potential issues that it reports, and repeat the analysis until you resolve all issues.
After converting a system to Red Hat Enterprise Linux, verify that the operating system loads the new kernel and that your applications continue to function as expected.
The Red Hat Satellite method of conversion is useful if you have many systems to convert at the same time.
An Ansible Role (redhat.satellite.convert2rhel) helps you to prepare your Satellite Server to manage conversions to Red Hat Enterprise Linux.