1. Proposed title of this feature request

[RFE] Add option to make sync plans single-threaded

3. What is the nature and description of the request?

When creating or editing a sync plan, the customer would like the option to force the sync plan to sync one repository at a time.

4. Why does the customer need this? (List the business requirements here)

Despite tuning their system, the customer has been encountering OOM killer errors on their Satellite server since upgrading to version 6.10, and they do not want to add additional memory or CPUs.

5. How would the customer like to achieve this? (List the functional requirements here)

method 1:

• Content > Sync Plans

• "Create Sync Plan"

• include a check-mark box for "Sync repositories one at a time"

method 2:

• Content > Sync Plans

• click on an existing sync plan

• include an editable field for "Sync repositories one at a time"

6. For each functional requirement listed, specify how Red Hat and the customer can test to confirm the requirement is successfully implemented.

• install a patch
• create a sync plan with multiple repositories, and enable the new option
• at the time of the sync, go to Content > Sync Status and observe whether one repository at a time syncs
• edit an existing sync plan that has multiple repositories, and enable the new option
• at the time of the sync, go to Content > Sync Status and observe whether one repository at a time syncs

7. Is there already an existing RFE upstream or in Red Hat Bugzilla?

no

8. Does the customer have any specific time-line dependencies and which release would they like to target (i.e. RHEL5, RHEL6)?

no

9. Is the sales team involved in this request and do they have any additional input?

no

10. List any affected packages or components.

foreman, pulp

11. Would the customer be able to assist in testing this functionality if implemented?

no