Operating Platforms.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
The world's leading open source Operating Platform
On one certified platform, Red Hat Enterprise Linux offers your choice of:
- Applications – Thousands of certified ISV applications
- Deployment – Including standalone or virtual servers, cloud computing, or software appliances
- Hardware – Wide range of platforms from the world's leading hardware vendors
This gives IT departments unprecedented levels of operational flexibility. And it give ISVs unprecedented market reach when delivering applications. Certify once, deploy anywhere. All while providing world-class performance, security, and stability. This is why Red Hat is the platform of choice.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux products
Red Hat Enterprise Linux product range is easy to understand and purchase. There are two primary product categories, Server and Desktop.
Server
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Platform – provides Enterprise Linux complete with fully integrated server and storage virtualization. It’s ideal for multi-system deployments.
- Download the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Platform Datasheet here! - Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server – a subset of the Advanced Platform – Is designed for the full range of server deployments, from small point solutions to the largest enterprise applications. Running on servers of two sockets or less, it includes a comprehensive suite of open source server applications and virtualization capabilities.
- Download the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Datasheet here!
Comparison of Red Hat Enterprise Linux server to Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Platform:
Features | Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Platform | Red Hat Enterprise Linux server |
Number of supported guest operating systems | Unlimited | 4 |
Manageability | Red Hat Network | |
Conga cluster/storage GUI | N/A | |
Cluster Suite failover | Yes | No |
Distributed Lock Management | Operates fully distributed across multiple virtualized guests and physical systems | Operates within a single virtualized guest or physical system |
Global File System | ||
Logical Volume Management | ||
Maximum supported server size | Unlimited | Up to 2 CPU sockets |
Desktop
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop – a full featured client, quick to deploy and easy to use. It provides the graphic, multimedia, wireless, and laptop features required by today’s mobile business user. Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop provides two upgrade options: workstation and multi-OS.
- Download the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Datasheet here!
Notes
The AS, ES and WS variants provided by prior releases of Red Hat Enterprise Linux are not available for version 5. Direct replacements for all these products are provided with version 5. The following table shows the translation for the major products and subscription levels:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4 | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES, Basic | Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Basic |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES, Standard | Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Standard |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES, Premium | Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Premium |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS, Standard | Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Platform, Standard |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS, Premium | Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Platform, Premium |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS, Basic | Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop + Workstation option, Basic |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS, Standard | Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop + Workstation option, Standard |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS HPC Compute Node (2) | Red Hat Enterprise Linux for HPC Compute Nodes, Basic (Up to 2 sockets) |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS HPC Compute Node (4) | Red Hat Enterprise Linux for HPC Compute Nodes, Basic (Up to 4 sockets) |
To view the RHEL version comparison chart, please click here:
http://www.europe.redhat.com/rhel/compare/
