How is a system defined as a server or a workstation?

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Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation

Issue

  • How is a system defined as a server or a workstation vis-a-vis this process?

  • Is it possible that a registered system is being treated as a server?

  • If so, then is there a way to convert these entitlements to workstation entitlements?

Resolution

  • The system will be recognized by the RHEL ISO it is installed with.

    • If a system is installed with a RHEL Server disc, then it will consume RHEL Server entitlement during registration

    • If it is installed with RHEL Workstation/Desktop then it will consume RHEL Workstation/Desktop during registration.

  • The release information is also in the /etc/redhat-release file

    • The entitlement is consumed according to its redhat-release.

    • Example: "Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 6.4 (Santiago)"

  • Conversion from one Workstation/Server/Any-version from one to another is not supported:

Diagnostic Steps

  • The current release of the system can be found in the /etc/redhat-release file:

    $ cat /etc/redhat-release 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 6.3 (Santiago)

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