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Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 9.4 (Gen2)

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 9.4 (Gen2)

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Secure & Scalable RHEL 9.4 Trusted Launch VM – Preinstalled, up-to-date, and ready for instant deployment, packaged by Cloudvoult.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 9.4
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
  • 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.

RHEL 9.4 – Key Highlights

Installer & Security

  • Custom SCAP profiles in blueprints
  • Containerized Keylime for remote attestation
  • Updated crypto libraries: GnuTLS, OpenSSL FIPS, p11-kit
  • Expanded SELinux policies

Networking

  • Support for nft reset and switchdev
  • MACsec and VPN improvements
  • Bonding priorities added
  • Updated firewall tools: iptables, nftables, firewalld

Storage & Kernel

  • NVMe-FC boot support
  • Auto-resize of storage volumes
  • LV-to-thin volume conversion
  • Full support for Intel SGX/DSA
  • Kernel: 5.14.0-427.13.1, eBPF rebased to 6.6

Development Tools & Languages

  • Python 3.12
  • PHP 8.2
  • PostgreSQL 16
  • Go 1.21
  • LLVM 17
  • grafana-selinux
  • maven-openjdk21

Identity & Edge

  • Passwordless FIDO2 authentication
  • Support for external IdPs like Keycloak and Azure AD
  • FIPS-enabled Edge image builds

Disclaimer - This VM contains free, open-source software. Trademarks are for identification only.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux, RHEL, and CentOS are trademarks or registered trademarks of Red Hat, Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Red Hat, Inc.