Red Hat Enterprise Linux - Top Support Policies

The following pages supplement the Red Hat Enterprise Linux life cycle page, which may not have full details in regard to support policies, or frequently asked questions. This list only aggregates the most viewed or requested articles and may not represent all support policies listed in the Red Hat Knowledgebase.

Information on Major Releases

• What's the difference between a major, minor, and asynchronous release?

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Compared

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop and Workstation Compared

• Technology Capabilities and Limits

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Life Cycle Extended to Ten Years

• How do I upgrade Red Hat Enterprise Linux to the next major release?

• What are the file and file system size limitations for Red Hat Enterprise Linux?

• Do retired (EOL) products require a RHEL subscription?

• Guidelines for a Successful Support Engagement

• What does Beta mean in Red Hat Enterprise Linux and can I upgrade a RHEL Beta installation to a General Availability (GA) release?

Information on Minor Releases

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Updates and Related Kernel Versions

• How am I supported on a specific RHEL release?

• How does Red Hat support scripting frameworks?

• What does a "Technology Preview" feature mean?

• Can I install/run packages from different versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux?

• Does Red Hat re-base driver versions in older minor product releases?

Certification and Compatibility

• Does Red Hat have a ABI stability/compatibility policy? How does Red Hat upgrade packages within a minor release or within a major release?

• How does Red Hat Global Support Services handle non-Red Hat software, drivers, and uncertified hardware/hypervisors?

• Cloudforms Support for non-Red Hat Virtual and Cloud Infrastructures

• Intel CPUs and Supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Versions

• Support Policy for the Red Hat Driver Update Program

Red Hat Network and Subscription Management

• Where can I activate a subscription?

• How can a Red Hat Enterprise Linux Self-Support Subscription be used?

• What's the difference between RHN Classic and Certificate-based RHN?

• What is the EPEL (Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux) repository on Red Hat Network?

• How can I tell if I have a 2013 or 2010 (or older) RHEL SKU?

Add-Ons

• How are Red Hat Enterprise Linux Add-ons supported?

Extended Update Support (EUS) Add-On

• What's the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extended Update Support (EUS) Add-On?

• Extended Update Support (EUS) Standard Operating Environment (SOE) Guide

• Is Extended Update Support (EUS) included with RHEL?

Extended Life Cycle Support (ELS) Add-On

• FAQ: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Extended Life Cycle Support (ELS) Add-On

• Extended Life Cycle Support (ELS) Package Exclusions

High Availability / Resilient Storage Add-On

• Support Policies for RHEL High Availability Clusters

• Support Policies for RHEL Resilient Storage

High Performance Network (HPN) Add-On

• Does Red Hat support running an LVS director and a realserver on the same system?

• High Performance Network (HPN) Add-On Retirement

Virtualization

• FAQ – Red Hat Certified Hypervisor Platforms

• Virtualization Limits for Red Hat Enterpirse Linux Hypervisors with KVM

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Certified Hypervisors Virtualization Matrix

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Guest Virtualization Support Matrix for KVM

• Virtualization Support for High Availability

• Can I use a custom Openstack module with Red Hat Enterprise Linux - Openstack Platform?

• How are the virtio drivers supported in Red Hat products?

• How are Red Hat Products certified as part of Microsoft’s Server Virtualization Validation Program (SVVP)?

Identity Management

• Support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client/Server Standard Protocols

• Samba Support in Red Hat Enterprise Linux

• What is the support status of the LDAP servers shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux?

• Stand-alone use of the ctdb service has been deprecated

• What is the support status of Network Information Service (NIS)?

• SSSD version of libwbclient has been deprecated

Java

• OpenJDK Life Cycle and Support Policy

• Oracle Java SE 6 - Notification of End of Public Updates and suggested alternatives

• Accessing Oracle Java SE software - change in download location

Red Hat Software Collections (RHSCL) and Red Hat Developer Toolset (DTS)

• Is Red Hat Software Collections or Developer Toolset Included with RHEL?

• How do I access and download Red Hat Software Collections (RHSCL) and/or Red Hat Developer Toolset (DTS)?

• Developer Toolset, Software Collections Package Manifest

• How are included databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, and MongoDB supported by Red Hat?

Optional and Supplementary Channels

• How are packages in the Optional and Supplementary Channels supported

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras Product Life Cycle

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Container and Orchestration Support

• Red Hat Container Support Policy
• How are container orchestration tools supported with Red Hat Enterprise Linux?

Red Hat Enterprise Linux System Roles

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) System Roles overview and availability