Included in Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Platform
Critical technologies in a single solution. Fully integrated. Ready to go. No need to purchase additional products from multiple vendors.
- Unlimited virtualised guests. Multiple operating systems, multiple versions, multiple performance and security settings, all running on the same server using Red Hat's virtualisation technology.
- Storage virtualization. Multiple guests, running on the same or different servers, access and share logical storage volumes and file systems. Reap the full benefits of server virtualization with shared storage.
- High availability clustering and failover. Application and guest operating system failover.
- Management. Includes comprehensive management capabilities.
Integrated server and storage virtualisation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Platform provides a complete, integrated virtualisation solution by including the Red Hat clustering support.
- For enhanced availability, failover at either the application or virtual machine level is provided by Cluster Suite.
- Global File System and Cluster Logical Volume Manager technology allows application data to be securely accessed and shared by any guest from any system.
Please note that with the release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Advanced Platform, Red Hat Cluster Suite and Global File System are now included in the subscription offering.
Virtualization capabilities
Supported para-virtualized guests
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 5 (x86 and x86-64 only)
Supported fully-virtualised guests
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
Hardware and application certification
All Red Hat Enterprise Linux OEM and ISV partner certifications are valid for virtualised and non-virtualised environments except where noted
Para-virtualised guest processor hardware requirements
x86 with PAE
x86-64
Itanium2 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 1 only)
Fully-virtualised guest processor hardware requirements
Intel Virtualisation Technology or AMD-V
Virtualised guest memory requirements
Each active guest requires the same physical memory that it would require in a non-virtualized environment. The minimum recommended physical memory per active guest is 512MB.
Architecture support for virtualisation
Supported at product release: x86, x86-64
Itanium2 is fully supported on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Platform
The premier Red Hat computing environment. Red Hat Enterprise Linux functionality with extended, industry leading, server and storage virtualisation combined with high availability clustering capabilities. Excellent scalability. Enables optimal resource utilisation in environments with multiple servers.
- Databases, ERP, CRM, SOA environments, large web servers, etc.
- Grid deployments; blade/rack server consolidation and high availability
- Corporate/enterprise applications
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Classic Red Hat Enterprise Linux functionality with limited virtualisation and scalability. Suitable for small/medium, fixed-function server environments.
- Departmental and network applications, file/print serving, small web servers, etc.
Comparison of Red Hat Enterprise Linux server to
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Platform
Number of supported guest operating systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux server: 4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Platform: Unlimited
Manageability
Red Hat Enterprise Linux server: Red Hat Network, virt-manager – GUI, libvirt/virsh - scriptable library and shell
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Platform: All the above and Conga cluster/storage GUI
Cluster Suite failover
Red Hat Enterprise Linux server: No
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Platform: Yes
Distributed Lock Management, Global File System, Logical Volume Management
Red Hat Enterprise Linux server: Operates within a single virtualized guest or physical system
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Platform: Operates fully distributed across multiple virtualized guests and physical systems
Maximum supported server size
Red Hat Enterprise Linux server: Up to 2 CPU sockets
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Platform: Unlimited