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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.8 released
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Red Hat is the eighth update of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 released, which brings better hardware support, minor software updates and corrections. In addition, the new version includes all previously released security updates to.
The latest update to the company’s distribution from Red Hat is on an extended kernel 2.6.18 on. Some of the new features in Red Hat Enterprise Linux was (RHEL) 5.8 in RHEL 6 introduced and integrated into the older version. Thus, the support of virtualized environments on RHEL 5 has been expanded. Virtualized guest under KVM can use immediately from now instead of 128 to 256 cores. In addition, the Spice client only supports the recently released Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3.0, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 systems. The company also has improved support for virtualization in hardware timer, which according to statement from Red Hat to lead to, among other things one at a quicker start and accelerated environments. Xen environments, however, the log information and the system can donated to change the size of virtual hard disks also switched hosts.
With the release of version 5.8, the manufacturer has the support of devices further. Sun RHEL 5.8 is now also able to work with PCI-e 3.0 cards.Also new is support for Power Management Quality of Service, which should lead to a better scalability of the systems. In addition, the configuration of IP over InfiniBand (IPoIB) is cards now carried out directly in the system installer. Almost obligatory Red Hat has also updated many drivers. Thus supports the distribution, among other things, the first appearing in the course of next-generation Intel processor Ivy Bridge.Other new features of RHEL 8.5 also includes enhancements to OpenSCAP (Open Security Content Automation Protocol), which is now 1.1 supports SCAP (Security Content Automation Protocol). A list of all the changes available in the Changelog of the current publication.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 was released five years ago and offered over the two years previously released Version 4 new features such as virtualization, enhanced performance and security, and improved interoperability with MS Windows and UNIX. The system is made according to a recent announcement of Red Hat for a period of at least five years, supplied with updates , the changes will be limited from mid-year on corrections, and only sporadic updates of drivers. In the final phase “Production 3,” the middle of next year, should be heralded, Red Hat will be limited to security updates and bug fixes.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.8 is now available for Red Hat customers available and can be purchased directly from the management tool. In addition, are now available in the software channel RHEL ISO files for the platforms IA-32, IA-64, PowerPC, s390x and x86_64 ready to purchase. Those who do not contract with Red Hat would like to conclude, must wait until the derivatives Scientific Linux, CentOS Linux and Oracle have refills.
Tags: Enterprise, hardware, Linux 5.8, Red Hat, Support, virtualization