When do updates stop for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5?

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Environment

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.1

Issue

When do updates stop for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.1

Resolution

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 was made available on March 15, 2007. Full support for the product, including hardware updates, will last for the duration of March 15, 2007 to March 31, 2011. Deployment support will be available from April 1, 2011 to February 29, 2012.

Maintenance support will be available upto March 31, 2014 as per Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5's 7 year product support life cycle.

Updated ISO images are available on Red Hat Network (RHN).

Information on Red Hat Enterprise Linux product lifecycles can be found on: http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/

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