Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)

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 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
• 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.

Key Features of RHEL 8.4

🔹 Container Management Enhancements

• Upgraded to Podman 3 – A standards-based container engine for hybrid environments.
• Automatic container image updates – System can auto-check and pull newer container images from registries.
• Support for Docker volumes – Allows seamless migration from Docker to Podman for persistent storage.
• Smaller Universal Base Image (UBI) – Micro:
  • Size: 20–40 MB
  • Benefits: Reduced maintenance, lower bandwidth use, smaller attack surface.

🔹 Installation & Image Management

• Enhanced Image Builder – Can now create custom OS images for bare metal deployments.
• Improved support for disconnected edge environments – Ensures consistent OS foundation across such setups.

🔹 Update & Reboot Optimization

• Tracer utility integrated into RHEL 8.4
• Identifies whether a full system reboot is needed after updates.
• Offers smarter post-update recommendations.
• Usable via GUI and command line.

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