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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Beta – одновременно со всем миром

Открываем Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Beta – одновременно со всем миром!

И прежде, чем мы перейдем к представлению важных изменений и новых возможностей, скажем главное – разработчики могут начать тестировать наше новое чудо при помощи Red Hat Developer Program.

Linux-контейнеры, Kubernetes, искусственный интеллект, блокчейн и целый ряд других громких технологических прорывов последних лет имеют одно общее – Linux. Тот самый Linux, который уже почти два десятилетия является рабочей лошадкой для критически важных продакшн-систем. Сегодня мы представляем свое видение Linux как основы для инноваций, расширяющих границы и преобразующих корпоративные ИТ-системы на пути в будущее. Встречайте, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Beta.

Создавая Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Beta, мы серьезно поработали над тем, чтобы сделать ее универсальным базисом для традиционных вычислительных сред и новаторских ИТ-инфраструктур. Новое поколение нашей корпоративной Linux-платформы призвано помочь в реализации стратегий цифровой трансформации в гибридных облачных средах, которые позволяют организациям эффективно применять Linux-контейнеры, Kubernetes и другие технические инновации для вывода на рынок уникальных продуктов и услуг. Одновременно с этим, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Beta поможет ИТ-специалистам оптимизировать и повысить эффективность уже имеющихся ИТ-систем, а также обеспечить стабильность и продуктивность при внедрении инноваций.

За четыре года, прошедших с момента выхода нашей ОС Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, мир ИТ-технологий сильно изменился – мы вместе с ним. Сегодня Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Beta в очередной раз задает новый стандарт операционной системы как фундамента для ИТ-инновации. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Beta получила сотни усовершенствований и десятки новых функций, в том числе и такие, что позволяют эффективно применять эту платформу для цифровой трансформации и перехода на технологии гибридных облачных вычислений, не жертвую стабильностью уже имеющихся ИТ-систем.

Оп! Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Beta вводит концепцию потоков приложений Application Streams, которые обеспечивают более простую и гибкую доставку пакетов userspace. Компоненты userspace теперь могут обновляться чаще, чем основные пакеты ОС, т.е. это можно делать, не дожидаясь выхода новой версии операционной системы. Также появляется возможность устанавливать различные версии одного и того же пакета, например, языка программирования или СУБД, что повышает гибкость настройки и кастомизации Red Hat Enterprise Linux при сохранении общей стабильности и надежности платформы.

Идем дальше, помимо обновленной архитектуры ядра, в Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Beta появились и другие серьезные усовершенствования и новшества.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Beta поддерживает IPVLAN и позволяет контейнерам на виртуальных машинах взаимодействовать с сетевыми хостами с минимальными издержками в плане пропускной способности и задержек сети. Новый стек TCP/IP с механизмом отслеживания перегрузок Bandwidth and Round-trip propagation time (BBR) повышает производительность, минимизирует задержки и снижает потери пакетов при организации потокового видеовещания, облачного хранения данных и других подобных интернет-сервисов.

Безопасность

Продолжая традиции предыдущих версий, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Beta предлагает усиленный код, регулярные security fixes и свой обширный опыт в области создания безопасного ПО. Одна из наших главных целей при выпуске Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 — повысить безопасность гибридных облачных сред, предоставив операционную систему, безопасную by default.

Благодаря поддержке OpenSSL 1.1.1 и TLS 1.3, серверные приложения на платформе Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Beta теперь могут применять новейшие стандарты для зашиты данных. Общесистемные криптографические политики System-wide Cryptographic Policies упрощают соблюдение нормативов и требований по защите данных, позволяя реализовать их централизованно, а не путем настройки или доработки отдельных приложений.

Linux-контейнеры

Мы встроили поддержку Linux-контейнеров в Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, а сегодня контейнеры – один из важнейших компонентом пресловутой цифровой трансформации, открывающий дорогу ко всем этим more portable и flexible enterprise applications.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Beta полностью поддерживает и включает в себя легковесный и построенный на базе открытых стандартов инструментарий Red Hat для работы с контейнерами, куда входят такие средства, как Buildah (сборка контейнеров), Podman (запуск контейнеров) и Skopeo (поиск и совместная использование контейнеров). Благодаря распределенной архитектуре и отказу от использования программ-демонов (daemonless nature), эти инструменты помогают разработчикам выполнять поиск, запуск, сборку и обмен контейнерами быстрее и эффективнее.

Системное управление

С усилением роли Linux в корпоративных дата-центрах возрастает потребность в более простых и доступных средствах управления, помогающих системным начинающим администраторам эффективно работать с гибридными средами и выполнять другие непривычные для себя задачи. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Beta призвана упростить жизнь администратору любой квалификации, прежде всего, за счет унифицированной консоли управления Red Hat Enterprise Linux Web Console, чей простой и понятный интерфейс позволяет эффективно управлять серверами Red Hat Enterprise Linux как в локальном, так и в удаленном режиме, в том числе на виртуальных машинах.

Инструмент Composer поможет как новичкам, так и опытным пользователям Red Hat Enterprise Linux создавать и развертывать образы ОС в гибридном облаке, в том числе в физических и виртуализированных средах, частных и общедоступных облаках. Простой и понятный графический интерфейс Composer упрощает доступ к пакетам и сборку развертываемых образов, помогая быстрее и проще конфигурировать Red Hat Enterprise Linux под требования конкретной задачи, будь минимизация размера образа или создание специализированной конфигурации, а также под целевую среду развертывания, включая виртуальные машины и облачные среды.

Yum 4, новая версия штатного менеджера пакетов Red Hat Enterprise Linux, предлагает больше производительности, меньше зависимостей при установке и больше выбора при работе с версиями пакетов.

Файловые системы и хранилища данных

Еще одна новинка Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Beta – это Stratis, файловая система, ориентированная на управление томами. Stratis позволяет администратору абстрагироваться от технических деталей реализации хранилища благодаря использованию API и быстро создавать простые в управлении и эффективные файловые системы.

Снимки файловой системы File System Snapshots значительно ускоряют выполнение задач на уровне файлов, типа клонирования виртуальных машин, а также помогают экономить дисковое пространство за счет записи в хранилище только при изменении данных. Поддержка LUKSv2 для шифрования данных на диске в сочетании Network-Bound Disk Encryption (NBDE) повышает защищенность и упрощает доступ к зашифрованным данным.

Будущее уже готово к тестированию

В этой статье мы не просто хотели рассказать, почему Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Beta – это фундамент корпоративных ИТ-систем будущего. Мы очень хотим, чтобы вы познакомились с ней лично. Мы приглашаем всех наших заказчиков начать тестирование Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Beta и на практике оценить ее возможности в плане повышения гибкости, надежности и управляемости при развертывании приложений. Что касается разработчиков ПО, то они тоже могут увидеть будущее ведущей Linux-платформы корпоративного класса, воспользовавшись программой Red Hat Developer Program.

Ну а если вы еще не знакомы с Red Hat Enterprise Linux, заходите сюда Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Public Beta, смотрите README file на предмет инструкций и приступайте.

Стефани Чирас (Stefanie Chiras), англ.

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Life Cycle

Overview

Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions 6 and 7

Red Hat offers subscription services for each major release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux throughout four life-cycle phases—called Full Support, Maintenance Support 1, Maintenance Support 2, and an Extended Life Phase.

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions 6, and 7 each deliver ten years of support (unless otherwise noted below under Exceptions) in Full Support, Maintenance Support 1 and Maintenance Support 2 Phases followed by an Extended Life Phase. In addition, for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, customers may purchase annual Add-on subscriptions called Extended Life-cycle Support (ELS) to extend limited subscription services beyond the Maintenance Support 2 Phase.

Exception

• During the life of Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 7, Red Hat only offers subscription services for each release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM, Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power LE (POWER9) and Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM System z (Structure A) for Full Support Phase (Not Maintenance Support 1 or 2 Phases) support followed by an Extended Life Phase.
• During the life of Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 7, Red Hat only offers subscription services for each release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Atomic Host for the Full Support Phase and Maintenance Support 1 Phase (Not Maintenance Support 2 Phase) followed by an Extended Life Phase.

Life Cycle viii :

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 8

Red Hat understands the importance of life cycle planning for our customers, partners, ISVs, and the Red Hat Enterprise Linux ecosystem. With the introduction of Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 8, Red Hat is simplifying the RHEL product phases from four to three: Full Support, Maintenance Support, and Extended Life Phase. We are also providing information on anticipated release dates and minor releases that will offer extended support.

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 8 delivers a ten year life cycle in Full Support and Maintenance Support Phases followed by an Extended Life Phase. In addition, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, customers may purchase annual Add-on subscriptions called Extended Life-cycle Support (ELS) to extend limited subscription services beyond the Maintenance Support Phase.

Life Cycle viii :

The Red Hat Enterprise Linux life cycle phases are designed to reduce the level of change within each major release i over time and make release availability and content more predictable. ii

Details

During the life cycle for each major version, software changes to Red Hat Enterprise Linux are delivered via individual updates known as errata advisories through the Red Hat Customer Portal iii or other authorized Red Hat portals. Errata advisories may be released individually on an as-needed basis or aggregated as a minor release. Errata advisories may contain security fixes (Red Hat Security Advisories or RHSAs), bug fixes (Red Hat Bug Fix Advisories or RHBAs), or feature enhancements (Red Hat Enhancement Advisories or RHEAs). Errata advisories are tested and qualified against the active Red Hat Enterprise Linux major release. (For example, a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 RHSA will be applied cumulatively to the latest Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 version and patch set.) Released errata advisories remain accessible to active subscribers for the entire Red Hat Enterprise Linux life cycle. Within each major release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, any errata advisory (including one released as part of a minor release) will be applied cumulatively to the latest release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, including any patch sets.

During the life cycle of a major Red Hat Enterprise Linux release, Red Hat makes commercially reasonable efforts to maintain binary compatibility for the core runtime environment across all minor releases and errata advisories. If necessary, Red Hat may make exceptions to this compatibility goal for Critical impact security or other significant issues. Furthermore, major releases of Red Hat Enterprise Linux contain a limited set of backward-compatible libraries included in previous major releases to allow for the easy migration of applications. Typically, Red Hat applies changes in such a way as to minimize the amount of change and to maintain binary compatibility. Exceptions may apply for controlled package re-bases under certain circumstances. The binary compatibility goal is extended to Red Hat Enterprise Linux for use in an application container. However, this is not extended to Red Hat Enterprise Linux Atomic Host or application containers that may run on top of the host since both may include packages or package versions not shipped as part of the latest version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Additional details can be found in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7: Application Compatibility Guide or the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8: Application Compatibility Guide.

The following table details the subscription services, including support and software maintenance, performed during each phase of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux life cycle:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Life Cycle

Description	Full Support	Maintenance Support 1 (RHEL 6, & 7) 12	Maintenance Support (RHEL 8) 13 Maintenance Support 2 (RHEL 6, & 7) 12	Extended Life Phase 7	Extended Life Cycle Support (ELS) Add-On 8	Extended Update Support (EUS) Add-On 8
Access to Previously Released Content through the Red Hat Customer Portal	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Self-help through the Red Hat Customer Portal	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Technical Support 1	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited	Limited 9	Unlimited	Unlimited
Asynchronous Security Errata (RHSA) 1011	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes 8	Yes 8
Asynchronous Bug Fix Errata (RHBA) 211	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Minor Releases	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Refreshed Hardware Enablement 3	Native	Limited 4 Native	Using Virtualization	Using Virtualization	Using Virtualization	Using Virtualization
Software Enhancements 5	Yes 6	No	No	No	No	No
Updated Installation Images	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No

1. Technical Support access depends on the Service Level included in your Red Hat Enterprise Linux Subscription.
2. Red Hat may choose, as a temporary measure, to address those catastrophic issues with a significant customer business impact with a Hotfix while the Bug Fix errata advisory (RHBA) is being created.
3. Native hardware enablement is provided by backporting hardware drivers, etc., to the relevant version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Hardware enablement using virtualization is achieved by running an earlier version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux as a virtual guest on a newer version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux. See the Virtualization description below for details. NOTE: Hardware certification (including the associated hardware limits) applies to the version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux that is being used as the host.
4. Native hardware enablement in the Maintenance Support 1 Phase is limited to hardware enablement that does not require substantial software changes. See the Maintenance Support 1 description below for details.
5. Software enhancements are additions of new functionality beyond correcting defects or enabling previously existing functionality on a new hardware generation.
6. Major releases are the primary vehicle for significant software enhancements, although low-impact software enhancement may also be delivered in minor releases.
7. See the Extended Life Phase description below.
8. Extended Update Support (EUS) and Extended Life-cycle Support (ELS) are available as optional add-ons. See the EUS and ELS descriptions below.
9. For existing installations only. See details below for other limitations.
10. See the Issue Severity Classification page for security severity classifications.
11. All errata provided at Red Hat’s discretion.
12. Applies to RHEL major versions 6, and 7; does not apply to RHEL 8.
13. Maintenance Support for RHEL 8 is the equivalent of Maintenance Support 2 for the entire maintenance phase.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Production Phases

Full Support Phase iv :

During the Full Support Phase, Red Hat defined Critical and Important Security errata advisories (RHSAs) and Urgent and Selected (at Red Hat discretion) High Priority Bug Fix errata advisories (RHBAs) may be released as they become available. Other errata advisories may be delivered as appropriate.

If available, new or improved hardware enablement and select enhanced software functionality may be provided at the discretion of Red Hat, generally in minor releases. Hardware enablement that does not require substantial software changes may be provided independent from minor releases at Red Hat’s discretion.

Minor releases will also include available and qualified errata advisories (RHSAs, RHBAs, and RHEAs). Minor releases are cumulative and include the contents of previously released updates. The focus for minor releases during this phase lies on resolving defects of medium or higher priority.

Updated installation images will be provided for minor releases during the Full Support Phase.

Maintenance Support 1 Phase v :

During the Maintenance Support 1 Phase, Red Hat defined Critical and Important Security errata advisories (RHSAs) and Urgent and Selected (at Red Hat discretion) High Priority Bug Fix errata advisories (RHBAs) may be released as they become available. Other errata advisories may be delivered as appropriate.

If available, hardware enablement that does not require substantial software changes may be provided at the discretion of Red Hat, generally in minor releases. New software functionality is not available during this phase.

Minor releases will also include all available and qualified errata. Minor releases are cumulative and thus include the contents of previously released minor releases and errata advisories, including those from Full Support Phase. The focus for minor releases during this phase lies on resolving urgent- or high-priority bugs.

Updated installation images will be provided at Red Hat’s discretion for minor releases during the Maintenance Support 1 Phase only if required because of installer changes.

Maintenance Support Phase (RHEL 8) Phase / Maintenance Support 2 Phase (RHEL 6, 7) vi :

During the Maintenance Support Phase for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 8 and Maintenance Support 2 Phase for Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 6, and 7, Red Hat defined Critical and Important ix impact Security Advisories (RHSAs) and selected (at Red Hat discretion) Urgent Priority Bug Fix Advisories (RHBAs) may be released as they become available. Other errata advisories may be delivered as appropriate.

New functionality and new hardware enablement are not planned for availability in the Maintenance Support (RHEL 8) Phase and Maintenance Support 2 (RHEL 6, 7) Phase. Minor releases with updated installation images may be made available in this Phase.

Extended Life Phase:

During the Extended Life Phase, a Red Hat Enterprise Linux subscription provides continued access to previously released content on the Red Hat Customer Portal, as well as other content such as documentation and the Red Hat Knowledgebase. Advice for migrating to currently supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions may also be provided.

For versions of products in the Extended Life Phase, Red Hat will provide limited ongoing technical support. No bug fixes, security fixes, hardware enablement or root-cause analysis will be available during this phase, and support will be provided on existing installations only.

Red Hat reserves the right to terminate the ongoing support in the Extended Life Phase for a particular version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux at any time.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Life Cycle

Red Hat is providing further predictability for Red Hat Enterprise Linux customers, partners, and ISVs. The below map provides details on when minor releases are planned, and which minor releases will include Extended Update Support and Update Services for SAP Solutions. Minor releases are planned for release every six months through the Full Support phase.

RHEL 8 Planning Guide viii

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Application Streams Life Cycle

The vast majority of packages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 8, including most Application Streams, will be maintained for the full 10 year Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 life cycle. Specified life cycle components, however, will be maintained for less than 10 years, with a specified life cycle often matching the upstream life of the component.

Application Streams will adhere to the errata criteria for the Production Phase of the major release. For example, errata released for an Application Stream for RHEL 8 during the Maintenance Support Phase will be confined to Red Hat defined Critical and Important ix impact Security Advisories (RHSAs) and selected (at Red Hat discretion) Urgent Priority Bug Fix Advisories (RHBAs). Similarly, no new Application Stream will be released during the Maintenance Support Phase and Extended Life Phase since Software Enhancements 5 are not permitted during these phases. However, to achieve the 10 years support criteria for RHEL, one version of each Application Stream will be identified at the start of the Maintenance Support Phase and that version will receive maintenance as described by the support phases.

For example, most databases are supported upstream for 5 years and maintenance of their module stream in RHEL 8 will align with their upstream support. There will be overlapping PostgreSQL module streams in RHEL 8, with each stream maintained for 5 years. Customers may select the module stream that best meets their needs. They can install an older version, install a newer version and stay on it for the full 5 years, or update to the latest stream with each release, whatever best fits their use case. Customers never have to update, they can update at their own convenience. If a customer asks for support beyond the specified life of a module stream, they may be asked to move to a newer module stream to take advantage of bug fixes and CVE advisories.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extended Maintenance

Extended Update Support Add-on vii

Red Hat offers the Extended Update Support (EUS) Add-On to a Red Hat Enterprise Linux subscription for those customers who wish to standardize on a specific minor release for an extended period of time. The EUS Add-On allows customers the flexibility to decide when to take advantage of new Red Hat Enterprise Linux features, including new hardware enablement.

Under a Red Hat Enterprise Linux subscription, all available RHSAs and RHBAs are provided for the current active minor release until the availability of the next minor release. By contrast, EUS —for a specific minor release—an independent, extended stream of those Red Hat defined Critical and Important ix impact RHSAs and selected (at Red Hat discretion) Urgent Priority RHBAs that are available after that specific minor release and in parallel to subsequent minor releases. See the list of packages included for RHEL 7 here. Please reference the RHEL 8 EUS Support Maintenance Policy below.

Each Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS stream is available for 24 months from the availability of the minor release.

EUS is not offered on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 for ARM, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 for Power LE (POWER9), or Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM System z (Structure A).

Note: EUS is included with x86-64 Red Enterprise Linux Server Premium subscriptions. EUS may be purchased as an Add-on to x86-64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server standard subscriptions, Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM Power LE, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems subscriptions. RHEL Server Self-Support, RHEL Desktop, and RHEL Workstation subscriptions are not eligible for the EUS Add-on.

In Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, EUS is available for the following releases:

• 7.1 (ended March 31, 2017)
• 7.2 (ended November 30, 2017)
• 7.3 (ended November 30, 2018)
• 7.4 (ended August 31, 2019)
• 7.5 (ended April 30, 2020)
• 7.6 (ended May 31, 2021)
• 7.7 (ends August 30, 2021; Final RHEL 7 EUS Release)

Note: RHEL 7.9 is the final RHEL 7 release and maintenance is defined by the Maintenance Support 2 Phase policy above.

In Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, EUS is planned for RHEL 8.1, 8.2, 8.4, 8.6, and 8.8 (see above chart).

• 8.1 (ends November 30, 2021)
• 8.2 (ends April 30, 2022)
• 8.4 (ends May 30, 2023)

Please see this Knowledgebase Article for more details on EUS.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Extended Update Support Maintenance Policy

Red Hat’s Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Extended Update Support maintenance policy consists of addressing (a) security related issues for active software packages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 8 and (b) Urgent bugs for a specified list of packages as detailed below.

Security Maintenance

• Red Hat may provide security fixes for Red Hat defined Critical and Important CVEs for packages within Red Hat Enterprise Linux as long as the package is not in end of life.
• Packages within RHEL 8 Application Streams may have a shorter life cycle than a specific RHEL minor release
  • Please refer to the Application Streams life cycle section for more details
• The policy applies ONLY on current active minor releases per the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Life Cycle policy
• Definition of Critical and Important Impact CVEs is defined by the Red Hat Security Policy

Bug Fix Maintenance

• The inclusions list below is a minimum set of packages that apply to Urgent bug fixes.
  • bind, bash, chrony, grub2, grubby, glibc, gnutls, httpd, kernel, libgcrypt, libvirt, nss, openssh, openssl, python 3.6, qemu-kvm, rpm, sudo, systemd, wget, yum / dnf
• Urgent bugs not on the list may be addressed at Red Hat discretion.
• The policy applies ONLY on current active minor releases per the Red Hat Enterprise LInux Life Cycle Policy.

Note: Active minor releases refers to the period of time a specific minor release is maintained. For example, RHEL 8.1 with EUS is active for 24 months from general availability.

Update Services for SAP Solutions

Red Hat offers Update Services for SAP Solutions on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP Solutions subscription for those customers who wish to standardize on a specific minor release for an extended period of time. The Update Services for SAP Solutions allows customers the flexibility to decide when to take advantage of new Red Hat Enterprise Linux features, including new hardware enablement.

Under a Red Hat Enterprise Linux subscription, all available RHSAs and RHBAs are provided for the current active minor release until the availability of the next minor release. By contrast, EUS and Update Services for SAP Solutions deliver—for a specific minor release—an independent, extended stream of those Red Hat defined Critical and Important ix impact RHSAs and selected (at Red Hat discretion) Urgent Priority RHBAs that are available after that specific minor release and in parallel to subsequent minor releases. For EUS and Update Services for SAP Solutions subscribers, Red Hat generally will continue to proactively provide Red Hat defined Critical and Important ix impact RHSAs independent of customer requests if and when available. See the list of packages included for RHEL 7 here. Please reference the RHEL 8 EUS Support Maintenance Policy above.

Each Red Hat Enterprise Linux Update Services for SAP Solutions stream is available for 48 months from the availability of the minor release.

Note: Update Services for SAP Solutions on RHEL 8.0 is available through December 31, 2020 to enable customers to more easily migrate to a later version of RHEL 8 for SAP Solutions.

For Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP Solutions, on RHEL 7, Update Services for SAP Solutions is available for the following releases:

• 7.2 (ended November 30, 2019)
• 7.3 (ended November 30, 2020)
• 7.4 (ends August 31, 2021)
• 7.6 (ends October 31, 2022)
• 7.7 (ends August 30, 2023; Final RHEL 7 Update Services for SAP Solutions Release)

Note: RHEL 7.9 is the final RHEL 7 release and maintenance is defined by the Maintenance Support 2 Phase policy above.

For Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP Solutions on RHEL 8, Update Services for SAP Solutions is available for the following releases:

• 8.0 (ended December 31, 2020)
• 8.1 (ends November 30, 2023)
• 8.2 (ends April 30, 2024)
• 8.4 (ends May 30, 2025)

In Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Update Services for SAP Solutions is planned for RHEL 8.1, 8.2, 8.4, 8.6, and 8.8 (see above chart).

Extended Life-cycle Support Add-On:

Extended Life-cycle Support (ELS) is an optional Add-On subscription for certain Red Hat Enterprise Linux subscriptions. The ELS Add-on is available during the Extended Life Phase for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 ELS delivers certain Red Hat defined Critical and Important security fixes and selected (at Red Hat discretion) urgent priority bug fixes and troubleshooting for the last minor release.

• RHEL 6 ELS Inclusion List.

For Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, the ELS Add-On covers the IBM z Systems and the x86 architecture, both 32-bit and 64-bit variants. Add-Ons are not covered by ELS.

For guidance on how to best modernize your Red Hat infrastructure with a solution that meets your business needs, contact Red Hat Consulting.

Note: Only Standard or Premium subscriptions to RHEL Server are eligible for ELS Support. RHEL Desktop or RHEL Workstation subscriptions are not eligible for ELS

Virtualization

Virtualization provides hardware abstraction for guest operating systems. Abstraction allows a guest that is running an older version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux that does not support the latest server hardware to be easily deployed on a virtualization host that does. In this way, a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 guest can be hosted by Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 on a latest-generation processor.

Red Hat intends to support those versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux that are still within the Production or Extended Life Phase when run as virtualized guests on later versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

The Red Hat Enterprise Linux virtualization support matrix provides details on the supported combinations of operating systems, versions, and hardware architectures.

Life-cycle Dates

All future dates mentioned for «End of Full Support» and «End of Maintenance Support 1» are close approximations, non definitive, and subject to change.

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