Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ( RHEL )

Overview

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is a premier, open-source Linux distribution developed by Red Hat, Inc., offering a robust and secure foundation for diverse computing environments. It provides unparalleled flexibility and stability, ensuring a consistent and high-performance experience for deploying critical applications and workloads across various platforms, including physical, virtual, private cloud, public cloud, and edge deployments.

RHEL on Azure Virtual Machines

RHEL on Azure Virtual Machines enhances performance, strengthens security, and improves container support. It also comes with updated development tools, making it an ideal choice for a wide range of enterprise needs.

RHEL's comprehensive capabilities extend to supporting and powering advanced software and technologies for automation, cloud-native development, containers, middleware, storage solutions, application development, microservices architectures, virtualization, and comprehensive IT management.

By combining the reliability and security inherent in a leading commercial Linux distribution with the flexibility and innovation of open-source communities, RHEL empowers businesses to build and scale their operations effectively on Azure.

What’s New in RHEL 7.9

🧠 Kernel

Kernel Version: 3.10.0-1160
New Parameter – page_owner: Enables detailed kernel memory tracking for debugging memory leaks
Intel ICX EDAC Support: Error reporting support for Intel ICX systems
Intel OPA Support: Full support for Intel® Omni-Path Architecture (OPA) host software
Mellanox ConnectX-6 Dx: Fully supported via mlx5_core driver

⏱ Real-Time Kernel

Updated Kernel-RT Sources: Aligned with latest RHEL 7 tree for improved performance

🌐 Networking

Unbound in chroot: DNS service can be configured to run in a chroot jail on systems without SELinux

🔒 Security Enhancements

SCAP Security Guide Updates:

New profile aligned with CIS RHEL 7 Benchmark v2.2.0
Correct service masking behavior to prevent accidental startup
Updated DISA STIG profile to version V3R1
Support for DISA STIG v3r3 and GUI profile
New ANSSI-BP-028 High hardening level profile
Improved alignment of RHEL 7 STIG profile with DISA content
New audit log buffer warning for large systems using audit_rules_for_ospp

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