Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 is out, at long last. Also IMHO lot of Code come from Fedora 13 not from Fedora 12 also there are lot of Kernel features from 2.6.32 until 2.6.34. The Release is pretty good beside some Problems with the Cluster we found ( it’s running but not really ready for Production ), hope they fix that very soon. Also certification is not there from the Major ISV’s.
Over 3.5 Years after RHEL5, RHEL6 came out. For me I think Red Hat will get into bigger Problems with the Major Releasecycle sooner or later. If they don’t Release a Major Release every 2 -max. 3! Years they don’t get the necessary Hardware update into they’re Kernel. From my side I don’t understand that they wait so long. So at the End the Releaseschedule for RHEL is complete not plannable from outside.Means also the ISV will have some Problems.
Also the Subscriptions have change significant ! http://www.redhat.com/rhel/purchasing_guide.html
Now you have to Subscribe per two – sockel ! also there are 3 diffrent Version for Virtual Guest inclusion. Then more or less all important packages are separate als Add-On ( don’t really understand what is where included )
–> conclusion we are back to RHEL 4 Times
Also the Add-On EUS has two variants EUS and ELS, where EUS extend the Lifecycle of a minor Release the ELS extend the Lifecycle of a Major Release ! BUT the exclusions are Big if you go to Site:
http://www.redhat.com/rhel/server/extended_lifecycle_support/exclusions/
http://www.redhat.com/f/pdf/RH_ELS_CustomerDatasheet.pdf
then you found out that Cluster and GFS for RHEL4 are not supported anyway –> How should buy such a ELS ? For which Server do I need a ELS ? Not for a Single Server, this I could maybe migrate.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server is sold on a per-socket-pair basis. This means the following prices are for every two populated sockets in the server. For example a 2-socket server with up to 1 guest and Premium support would cost $1,299/year, while a 4-socket server would cost twice that or $2,598.
| 1 year | 3 year | |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Self-support (up to 1 guest) |
$349/socket-pair | $995/socket-pair |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Standard (up to 1 guest) |
$799/socket-pair | $2,277/socket-pair |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Premium (up to 1 guest) |
$1,299/socket-pair | $3,702/socket-pair |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Standard (up to 4 guests) |
$1,199/socket-pair | $3,417/socket-pair |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Premium (up to 4 guests) |
$1,949/socket-pair | $5,555/socket-pair |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Standard (unlimited guests) |
$1,999/socket-pair | $5,697/socket-pair |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Premium (unlimited guests) |
$3,249/socket-pair | $9,260/socket-pair |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM System z® Standard |
$15,000/IFL | $42,750/IFL |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM System z® Premium |
$18,000/IFL | $51,300/IFL |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM POWER® Standard |
$2,700/socket-pair | $7,695/socket-pair |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM POWER® Premium |
$4,300/socket-pair | $12,255/socket-pair |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for HPC Compute Node Self-support |
$79/socket-pair | $225/socket-pair |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for HPC Head Node (1) Standard (up to 1 guest) |
$1,598/socket-pair | $4,554/socket-pair |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for HPC Head Node (1) Premium (up to 1 guest) |
$2,598/socket-pair | $7,404/socket-pair |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP applications Premium (unlimited guests) |
$3,249/socket-pair | $9,260/socket-pair |
1 Head node support level is inherited by all the compute nodes in the high-performance cluster.
Add-On Functionality
Optional functionality can be added to a Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server subscription. The following prices are in addition to the price of the underlying Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server subscription. The Add-On inherits the support of the underlying Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server subscription.
| 1 year | 3 year | |
|---|---|---|
| High Availability | $399/socket-pair | $1,137/socket-pair |
| Load Balancer | $199/socket-pair | $567/socket-pair |
| Resilient Storage | $799/socket-pair | $2,277/socket-pair |
| Scalable File System | $199/socket-pair (1) $29/socket-pair (2) |
$567/socket-pair (1) $83/socket-pair (2) |
| High Performance Network | $199/socket-pair | $567/socket-pair |
| Smart Management | $192 (3) $288 (4) $576 (5) |
$547 (3) $821 (4) $1,642 (5) |
1 If attached to a Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server subscription or a Red Hat Enterprise Linux for HPC Head Node
2 If attached to a Red Hat Enterprise Linux for HPC Compute Nodes subscription
3 If attached to a Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (up to 1 guest) subscription
4 If attached to a Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (up to 4 guests) subscription
5 If attached to a Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (unlimited guests) subscription