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What is end of life date of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6?
November 30, 2020
End of maintenance
| Version | General availability | Extended life cycle support (ELS) add-on ends |
|---|---|---|
| 7 (POWER9) | November 13, 2017 | Not Applicable |
| 6 | November 10, 2010 | June 30, 2024 |
| 5 | March 15, 2007 | November 30, 2020 |
| 4 | February 14, 2005 | March 31, 2017 |
What is RHEL extended support?
Extended Life Cycle Support is an add-on that delivers certain Red Hat defined Critical and Important security fixes and selected (at Red Hat discretion) urgent priority bug fixes and troubleshooting for the last minor release of RHEL 6; RHEL 6.10. This add-on is available from December 1, 2020 through June 30, 2024.
What is the EOL for RHEL 7?
Current releases
| Release | Release date | End of life |
|---|---|---|
| RHEL 8 | May, 2019 | May, 2029 |
| RHEL 7 | June 10, 2014 | June 30, 2024 |
Can I still use CentOS 6?
Although CentOS releases have exceptionally long life cycles, version 6 reaches its own by the end of November 2020. Therefore, continuing to use CentOS 6 after November could pose a significant security risk. That is why it is advisable never to use EOL operating systems.
How much is RHEL extended support?
Configure your Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extended Update Support Add-On
| Order summary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Item | Quantity | Price |
| Extended Update Support RH00030 | Quantity 1 | Price US$249 |
| Subtotal: US$249 |
Is CentOS 6 end of life?
Warning: CentOS 6 operating system version will reach end-of-life (EOL) on November 30th, 2020.
When does RHEL6 end its maintenance support phase?
RHEL6 ends its “Maintenance Support” development phase on Nov 30 2020, and enters what we call the “Extended Life Phase” (ELP). During the extended life phase, security and bugfix errata are no longer provided, and technical support is “limited” to usage/config questions and to existing installs where we already know the problem.
When does Red Hat Linux 6 end of maintenance support II?
Those using CentOS 6 and requiring more than 1 year of the end of Maintenance Support II are encouraged to investigate the RH extended support program although that will require a migration to RHEL 6 as it does not apply to CentOS 6. ADDED Oct 28, 2020 There is a very unsupported method with much risk to go from RHEL 5 to RHEL 7 at this link
When is the last release of Red Hat RHEL 6?
Extended Life Cycle Support is an add-on that delivers certain Red Hat defined Critical and Important security fixes and selected (at Red Hat discretion) urgent priority bug fixes and troubleshooting for the last minor release of RHEL 6; RHEL 6.10. This add-on is available from December 1, 2020 through June 30, 2024.
Do you need an ELS subscription for RHEL 6?
Yes. To have access to the RHEL 6 ELS content you will need an active RHEL ELS Add-On subscription. This is true even after the Extended Life Cycle Support (ELS) Add-on end date is reached for RHEL 6 as documented in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Life Cycle.