Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

Purchasing Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Red Hat Enterprise Linux is offered on a fully-inclusive, per-system, annual subscription basis. So it's simple to purchase.

  1. Select the processor socket capacity of the server for servers with up to 2 processor sockets.
  2. Select the desired level of support: Basic, Standard or Premium.
    • Basic support is only available for servers with up to 2 processor sockets.

Purchasing Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Platform

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Platform supports servers of any size.
  • Select the desired level of support: Standard or Premium.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Platform
  • Supports servers of any size
  • Available for 32/64-bit x86, Itanium2, IBM POWER
  • Available with Standard or Premium support
  • Supports unlimited virtual guests and storage virtualization
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Supports servers with up to 2 processor sockets
  • Available for 32/64-bit x86, Itanium2, IBM POWER
  • Available with Basic, Standard or Premium support
  • Supports 4 virtual guests
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for HPC Compute Nodes
  • 2 and 4 processor socket variants available
  • Available with Basic support
  • No virtualization
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM eSeries zServer and S/390
  • Available with Standard or Premium support
  • Per IFL subscriptions
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop
  • Supports 32/64-bit x86
  • Supports clients with 1 processor socket and 4 GB memory
  • Available with Basic support
  • No virtualization
  • Workstation option adds support for 2 processor sockets unlimited memory
  • Workstation option available with Standard support
  • Multi OS option adds support for 4 virtual guests

Deployment Comparison

Planned deployment Server capacity Appropriate product
databases
ERP
CRM
SOA environments
large web servers
grid deployments
blade/rack server consolidation and high availability
corporate/enterprise applications

The premier Red Hat computing environment. Red Hat Enterprise Linux functionality with extended, industry leading, server and storage virtualization (unlimited guests) combined with high availability clustering capabilities. Seamless upgrade from previous AS releases. Excellent scalability; enables optimal resource utilization in environments with multiple servers. Ideal for dynamic and growing server configurations, offering maximum operational control and flexibility. Use in environments where continuous operation, plentiful resources and the highest levels of flexibility are required.

Small, medium, and large; multiple systems (unlimited processor sockets) Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Platform
departmental and network applications
file/print serving
small web servers

Classic Red Hat Enterprise Linux functionality with limited virtualization (up to 4 guests) and scalability. Equivalent to earlier ES products. Suitable for small/medium, fixed-function server environments.

Small and medium (up to 2 processor sockets) Red Hat Enterprise Linux