Answers to Common RHEL 7 Extended Lifecycle Support Questions
Issue
- What is the current support being provided on RHEL 7? Need detailed information about RHEL 7 Extended Lifecycle Support
- Does ELS for RHEL 7.9 provide security updates? If so, what security levels (e.g. critical, important, etc)?
- Is the RHEL 7 ELS inclusion list known at this time? If so, can the list be provided?
- What are the cons to moving into ELS for RHEL7 as opposed to upgrading to RHEL8 or RHEL9?
- When can ELS support be obtained/purchased for our RHEL 7.9 subscription? How to add ELS Add-On Subscription in the account.
- Will the
rhel-7-server-rpmsrepository need to be enabled to supplement therhel-7-server-els-rpmsrepository with older packages? - Does a RHEL ELS entitlement cover over add-on products?
- During the RHEL7 ELS period, which repositories will offer the openjdk-java-11 errata RPM?
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7
- Extended Lifecycle Support (ELS)
- Advanced Update Service (AUS)
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