The Red Hat Enterprise Linux family is the industry's most comprehensive suite of Linux operating systems--designed for mission-critical enterprise computing and certified by top enterprise software vendors. It delivers the highest levels of performance and value--combining the innovation of open source technology with the stability of a true enterprise-class platform. Now you can deploy Linux in the most demanding environments, from the desktop to the datacenter. Red Hat Enterprise Linux products are delivered through an annual subscription with one year of support services and access to Red Hat Enterprise Network. This ensures your systems stay reliable and secure.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux is available in two versions for servers. A base Red Hat Enterprise Linux server is designed for small deployments while Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Platform is designed for mainstream customers and provides the most cost-effective, flexible, and scalable environment. Both versions are based on common core technology. Both include a comprehensive suite of open source server applications and virtualisation capabilities.
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Benefits
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Stability - 12-18 month release cycle and five years of support for every version.
Performance - With multiple kernel performance enhancements and the audited industry-standard benchmark results to prove it.
Manageability - Red Hat Enterprise Network is included. Provides industry-leading patch/security management and delivery, and optional system monitoring.
Applications - Rapid adoption of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux family by ISVs means the applications you need to run your business, from vendors such as Oracle, VERITAS, BEA, CA, and IBM, are available and fully certified. Even better, because all Red Hat Enterprise Linux family members are based on the same core operating system foundation, when an application is certified on one family member it is automatically certified on them all.
Certified hardware - Major hardware OEMs, including Dell, HP, and IBM, have certified their systems to run with Red Hat Enterprise Linux products.
Editions
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For Intel X86 compatible systems
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS - Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (formerly Red Hat Linux Advanced Server) is the top-of-the-line enterprise Linux solution. Supporting the largest X86-compatible servers and available with the highest levels of support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS is the ultimate solution for large departmental and datacenter server deployments.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS supports up to 16 processors and 64 gigabytes of memory.
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES - Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES is the perfect server operating system solution for the majority of today's business computing needs--suitable for systems ranging from the edge-of-network to medium-scale departmental deployments.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES supports up to 2 processors and 8 gigabytes of memory.
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS - Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS is the desktop/client partner for Enterprise Linux AS and Enterprise Linux ES. Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS is ideal for client-server deployments, S/W development environments, and specialized ISV client applications.
For Intel Itanium 2 systems
- Red Hat Linux Advanced Server for the Itanium Processor - Provides the same functionality as Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS for servers using Intel's Itanium 2 processor.
- Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation for the Itanium Processor - Provides the same functionality as Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS for workstations using Intel's Itanium 2 processor.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- Departmental amd network applications, file/print serving, small web servers, etc.
Classic Red Hat Enterprise Linux functionality with limited virtualisation and scalability. Equivalent to earlier ES products. Suitable for small/medium, fixed-function server environments.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Platform
- Databases, ERP, CRM, SOA environments, large web servers, etc.
- Grid deployments; blade/rack server consolidation and high availability
- Corporate/enterprise applications.
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.
Seamless upgrade from previous AS releases. Excellent scalability. Enables optimal resource utilization in environments with multiple servers. Ideal for dynamic and growing server configurations, offering maximum operational control and flexibility. Use in environments where continuous operation, plentiful resources, and the highest levels of flexibility are required.
Subscriptions
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux products are delivered through an annual subscription with one year of support services and access to Red Hat Enterprise Network. This ensures your systems stay reliable and secure.
To make sure you get your subscription benefits, you will need to take 2 to 3 steps.
1. Go to the Red Hat web site https://www.redhat.com/
(or direct to https://www.redhat.com/apps/user/login.html )
and select the ACCOUNT option at the very top of the screen. If you do NOT already have an account then you will need to 'Become a member'. Users already registered may go direct to step 2.
(There are two tabs under the 'red' heading strip. Ensure that REDHAT.COM is selected.)
2. Click on the 'Support & Docs' tab
(or go direct to https://www.redhat.com/apps/support/ )
Complete the 'Activate an Entitlement' entry if not already activated.
3. Select the REDHAT NETWORK.COM tab just under the 'red' heading strip (or go direct to https://rhn.redhat.com/ ) - Sign In to RHN. Access will then be given to relevant upgrades etc.
Basic Support Subscriptions only include installation support.
Standard Support Subscriptions include installation support and business hours telephone support.
Please Note:
With multipack licences, subscriptions are all activated at the same time with a single subscription key. All subscriptions are activated at this one time regardless of when you choose to roll-out each licence, which may affect subscription length with staggered roll-outs.