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Choosing the Right Red Hat Linux Edition
There are several Red Hat Enterprise Linux editions to choose from. Your choice depends on your application workload, hardware, and support requirements. Selecting the appropriate edition involves answering some simple questions:
1. Are you looking for a client or server solution? What size system are you considering?
The table below helps you select the suitable Red Hat software for your environment. With two server-focused products and two client-focused products, there's a Red Hat Enterprise Linux solution for the majority of applications. Supported environments range from small Intel x86-based systems to the largest mainframe.
2. For the edition you've selected, what level of support services do you require?
The table below identifies the available support options. For further details on how to purchase the subscription, please contact HP Software Licensing & Management Solutions at 1-800-597-4622.
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Server applications |
Client applications |
| I am using Linux, UNIX or Windows for: |
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Large databases |
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Enterprise applications |
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24x7 mission critical environments | |
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Edge-of- network applications |
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Small office or departmental servers | |
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Technical workstation applications |
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Desktop productivity |
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High performance computing (multinode clusters) applications | |
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Corporate, departmental, or small business client systems |
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Multi-user deployments (10 or more systems) |
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Personal productivity | |
| Recommended product: |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS |
Red Hat Desktop |
| Applications and Usages |
Common usages |
Databases; ERP, CRM applications |
Small-medium web, file, and print configurations |
Technical, virtualization, trading, power user |
Personal productivity: mail, document processing, browsing, instant messaging; software development |
| Includes desktop applications |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Supported by leading ISV applications |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Certified on leading OEM hardware |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Includes Apache, Samba, NFS |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Includes dedicated server packages |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Service and Support Levels |
Available in Premium Edition
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Web and phone-based comprehensive support |
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24x7 |
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1 hour response |
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Unlimited incidents |
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1 year Red Hat Network 2 | |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Available in Standard Edition
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Web and phone-based comprehensive support |
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5x121 |
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4 hour response |
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Unlimited incidents |
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1 year Red Hat Network2 | |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Available in Basic Edition
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30 Days Installation and Basic Configuration Phone Support |
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1 year Installation and Basic Configuration Web Support |
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1 year Red Hat Network2 | |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
n/a |
| Covered under the Open Source Assurance program |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Hardware Specifications |
Supports X86 systems (Intel Pentium Pro, AMD Athlon, or compatible), Intel EM64T, and AMD64 systems |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Supports Itanium systems |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Supports IBM zSeries, POWER series, and S/390 series systems |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
| Maximum CPUs supported 3 |
– 4 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
| Maximum memory supported |
– 4 |
16GB |
– 4 |
4GB |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux products are based on a common core kernel, libraries, and utilities, and also share the same major package sets. However, because Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS and Red Hat Desktop are not designed for use in server environments, there are some differences between family members in terms of their server package sets.
Packages that are not in Enterprise Linux WS or Red Hat Desktop include: amanda-server, arptables jf, bind, caching-nameserver, dhcp, freeradius, inews, inn, krb5-server, netdump-server, openldap-servers, pxe, quagga, radvd, rarpd, redhat-config-bind, redhat-config-netboot, tftp-server, tux, vsftpd, and ypserv.
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- USA: Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-9 p.m.; Rest of World: Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-5 p.m. For detailed information on included support and service levels, see Red Hat's Service Level Agreements at http://www.redhat.com/support/techsupport/production/RHEL_main.html
- Red Hat Network Update Module, a service that provides access to an intuitive graphical interface for managing system updates and errata, priority errata email notifications, dependency checking, and optional auto-update.
- A CPU chip containing multiple hyper-threaded or multi-core processing elements is counted as a single CPU.
- Entries marked '–' will have upper limits defined by hardware, software, or architectural capabilities.
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