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Select a Red Hat product to learn how to use it on Microsoft Azure—in a way that fits your needs.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Three ways to deploy Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server on Microsoft Azure
Use Red Hat gold images
Deploy pre-built, certified Red Hat gold images directly from your Azure CLI or console.
Red Hat offers specific gold images for Generation 2 VMs. Learn more
Get startedBuild and upload images
Build or migrate your own custom images into Microsoft Azure using Red Hat Image Builder with RHEL 8 or your own manual processes.
Purchase hourly images from Microsoft Azure
Microsoft offers pay-as-you-go, on-demand images at flat, hourly rates.
Microsoft Azure provides support for Red Hat products purchased on-demand from Microsoft. Learn more
These instances do not consume Red Hat Subscriptions, and they should not be registered with Red Hat Subscription Management or Red Hat Satellite.
Explore the Azure MarketplaceHow many entitlements should I enable for Cloud Access?
Deploying a Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server subscription on Microsoft Azure entitles two virtual nodes. See subscription eligibility and entitlement unit conversion for Cloud Access to learn more.
Explore Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server on Azure in the Ecosystem CatalogRed Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP Solutions
Three ways to deploy Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP Solutions on Microsoft Azure
Use Red Hat gold images
Deploy pre-built, certified Red Hat gold images directly from your Azure CLI or console.
Red Hat offers specific gold images for Generation 2 VMs. Learn more
Get startedBuild and upload images
Build or migrate your own custom images into Microsoft Azure using Red Hat Image Builder with RHEL 8 or your own manual processes.
Purchase hourly images from Microsoft Azure
Microsoft offers pay-as-you-go, on-demand images at flat, hourly rates.
Microsoft Azure provides support for Red Hat products purchased on-demand from Microsoft. Learn more
This image is named Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP with HA and US.
These instances do not consume Red Hat Subscriptions, and they should not be registered with Red Hat Subscription Management or Red Hat Satellite.
Explore the Azure MarketplaceIf you are using Red Hat Cloud Access to deploy, note that there is no official ISO for Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP Solutions. You can use a Red Hat gold image or an image you build yourself as a base, but you'll need to enable SAP-specific repositories. See this guide on getting started with SAP Solutions on Red Hat Enterprise Linux for more information.
How many entitlements should I enable for Cloud Access?
Deploying a Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP Solutions subscription on Microsoft Azure entitles two virtual nodes. See subscription eligibility and entitlement unit conversion for Cloud Access to learn more.
Explore Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP Solutions on Azure in the Ecosystem CatalogRed Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP Applications
Two ways to deploy Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP Applications on Microsoft Azure
Use Red Hat gold images
Deploy pre-built, certified Red Hat gold images directly from your Azure CLI or console.
Red Hat offers specific gold images for Generation 2 VMs. Learn more
Get startedBuild and upload images
Build or migrate your own custom images into Microsoft Azure using Red Hat Image Builder with RHEL 8 or your own manual processes.
There is no official ISO for Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP Applications. You can use a Red Hat gold image or an image you build yourself as a base, but you'll need to enable SAP-specific repositories. See this overview of Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP Applications for more information.
How many entitlements should I enable for Cloud Access?
Deploying a Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP Applications subscription on Microsoft Azure entitles two virtual nodes. See subscription eligibility and entitlement unit conversion for Cloud Access to learn more.
Explore Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP Applications on Azure in the Ecosystem CatalogRed Hat OpenShift Container Platform
Two ways to use Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform on Microsoft Azure
Build and upload images
Build or migrate your own custom images into Microsoft Azure using Red Hat Image Builder with RHEL 8 or your own manual processes.
Azure Red Hat OpenShift
Fully managed OpenShift service, jointly operated with Microsoft Azure
Maintain regulatory compliance and focus on your application development, while your master, infrastructure, and application nodes are patched, updated, and monitored by Microsoft and Red Hat.
This offering is billed through Microsoft Azure and does not consume Red Hat subscriptions.
Learn moreHow many entitlements should I enable for Cloud Access?
Deploying a Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform subscription on Microsoft Azure entitles two virtual nodes. See subscription eligibility and entitlement unit conversion for Cloud Access to learn more.
Explore Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform on Azure in the Ecosystem CatalogRed Hat Middleware
Build and upload images of Red Hat Middleware
Build or migrate your own custom images into Microsoft Azure using Red Hat Image Builder with RHEL 8 or your own manual processes.
Get started Download imageHow many entitlements should I enable for Cloud Access?
Deploying a JBoss Middleware subscription on Azure entitles one virtual core up to the maximum number of cores in the core band, except for Azure instance sizing that is determined based on physical hardware specifications, in which case the cloud “unit” shall be one physical core. See subscription eligibility and entitlement unit conversion for Cloud Access to learn more.
Explore Red Hat Middleware on Azure in the Ecosystem CatalogRed Hat Gluster Storage
Build and upload images of Red Hat Gluster Storage
Build or migrate your own custom images into Microsoft Azure using Red Hat Image Builder with RHEL 8 or your own manual processes.
Get started Download imageHow many entitlements should I enable for Cloud Access?
Deploying a Red Hat Gluster Storage for Public Cloud subscription on Azure entitles one virtual guest. See subscription eligibility and entitlement unit conversion for Cloud Access to learn more.
Explore Red Hat Gluster Storage in the Ecosystem CatalogRed Hat Satellite
Build and upload images of Red Hat Satellite on Microsoft Azure
Build or migrate your own custom images into Microsoft Azure using Red Hat Image Builder with RHEL 8 or your own manual processes.
How many entitlements should I enable for Cloud Access?
Deploying a Red Hat Satellite subscription on Azure entitles two virtual nodes. See subscription eligibility and entitlement unit conversion for Cloud Access to learn more.
Explore Red Hat Satellite on Azure in the Ecosystem CatalogSupport
There are two primary support methods for an Azure-hosted system.
Cloud Access-enabled subscriptions purchased from Red Hat
Red Hat provides first-line support for customers running Cloud Access-enabled Standard or Premium subscriptions on Microsoft Azure.
Red Hat Support works closely with Microsoft Support when necessary to resolve customer issues.
On-demand images purchased through Microsoft Azure
Customers can purchase support from Azure when they run on-demand images.
Microsoft Azure Support collaborates with Red Hat Support on your behalf when necessary to resolve the issue.
Are Red Hat solutions supported on Azure VMware Solution?
Microsoft and Red Hat share an integrated, co-located support team that provides a unified contact point for Red Hat ecosystems running on the Azure platform. Like other Azure platform services that work with Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Azure VMWare Solution (AVS) falls under the Cloud Access and integrated support umbrella, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux is supported for running on top of AVS within Azure.