Restarting the Air-gapped Repository

Describes how to restart an air-gapped repository.

About this task

Run restart on the local mirror host to restart an existing air-gapped repository container.

NOTE
The following command does not synchronize with the upstream product repository.
The air-gapped repository starts and is available to download packages for installation of HPE Data Fabric.

Command Syntax

./airgap-repository restart [--runtime auto|docker|podman] [--container-name NAME] [--advertise-host HOST] [--port PORT] [--dry-run]

Command Help

./airgap-repository restart --help
./airgap-repository restart -h

Command Parameters

Table 1. airgap-repository restart command parameters
Parameter Required? Description
--runtime auto|docker|podman No The runtime selection. Default: auto. Use docker or podman explicitly when required.
--container-name NAME No The managed container name. Default: mapr-airgap-repository.
--advertise-host HOST Recommended Client-reachable hostname or IP printed in the repository URL.
--port PORT No

The port number. Default: 8080
--dry-run No Use the option to preview the operation without restart of the repository container.
-h, --help No Use the option to view command help.

Procedure

Run the airgap-repository start binary on the command line of the local mirror host: 
./airgap-repository restart \
  --runtime docker \
  --advertise-host mirror.example.test

Results

You should see an output similar to the following:
NFO: Using container runtime: docker
mapr-airgap-repository
Air-gap repository URL: http://mirror.example.test:8080

After the readiness check succeeds, the published packages are available over HTTP. The command does not download or update product packages.