Is your RHEL installation getting old? Here's what to do

Is your RHEL installation getting old? Here's what to do Understanding the RHEL Lifecycle Special scenarios Extended update support (EUS) Extended and enhanced update support Extended lifecycle support (ELS) and the long life add-on RHEL Ssecurity Sselect Add-On The importance of keeping your systems up to date Your upgrade options LEAPP (in-place upgrade) Redeploy (clean install) Automation for updates and upgrades How Red Hat can help Red Hat Enterprise Linux | Product trial About the author Alessandro Rossi More like this Blog post Blog post Blog post Keep exploring Browse by channel Automation Artificial intelligence Open hybrid cloud Security Edge computing Infrastructure Applications Virtualization Share Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is the enterprise platform for mission-critical workloads and it allows companies across the globe to run their businesses in a secure, reliable and supported way. But running an outdated version of any operating system can expose your organization to security risks and prevent you from leveraging the latest features and performance improvements. We know it can sometimes be challenging and time-consuming to stay updated, so in this article I explain the RHEL lifecycle , the importance of staying current, and your options for upgrading. Every version of RHEL has a lifecycle that defines the level of support it receives over time. We can easily summarize its lifecycle as divided into three main phases: Full support phase: During this phase, your RHEL system receives all security updates, bug fixes, and new features. This is the ideal phase for your production systems to be in. Maintenance support phase: In this phase, Red Hat provides critical and important security updates and urgent bug fixes. However, during maintenance support, no new features or hardware enablement are provided. Extended life phase (ELP): After the maintenance support phase, your RHEL version enters the extended life phase. During this time, you have access to a limited set of software maintenance services. RHEL is used in a diverse range of environments, asd sometimes there are specific scenarios that require special attention. For example, you may be involved with: Third-party software vendors certifying and supporting specific RHEL minor versions.