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RED HAT EnTERPRISE LInux 6
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Security
Security for Red Hat Enterprise Linux begins with a core feature known as Security-Enhanced
Linux (SELinux). Co-developed between Red Hat and the u.S. government’s national Security
Agency (NSA), SELinux delivers a strong and flexible MAC framework to enforce role-based
access control and multi-level security. SELinux support has been woven into all parts of the
platform, including virtualization, to provide critical guest separation regardless of the guest
operating system. With extensive application policies and a complete review of system privi-
leges, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 makes using SELinux easier than ever.
In addition to SELinux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux includes system firewalls, audit capabilities,
and system package and file integrity verification tools for a complete security architecture
that covers deployment models ranging from Internet-facing servers to trusted computers.
Backing up the core technology is the Red Hat Security Response Team, recognized as industry
leaders for addressing security vulnerabilities. In summary, Red Hat Enterprise Linux provides
an unmatched security environment for customers and their applications.
Agility across physical, virtual, and cloud
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 allows businesses to deploy physical, virtual, and cloud computing
within their datacenters. With KVM integrated directly into the kernel, Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 6 technologies span all environments, reducing complexity, increasing efficiency, and
minimizing administration overhead while leveraging operating platform skills. Integrated vir-
tualization enables interoperable physical and virtual deployments, while fine-grained control
of compute resources (CPu, memory, networking, and I/O) allow businesses to manage applica-
tion or guest service-level agreements (SLAs). In addition, power management enhancements
reduce system carbon footprints.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Add-Ons
Add-Ons to Red Hat Enterprise Linux allow you to tailor your application environment
with workload extensions to suit your particular computing requirements.
Availability
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High Availability Add-On: Provides an infrastructure for improving application availability
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Resilient Storage Add-On: Provides support for cache-coherent clustered file systems
and includes the High Availability Add-On
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Load Balancer Add-On: Supports TCP and UDP traffic balancing
scalability
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Scalable File System Add-On: Provides support for file systems up to 100 terabytes
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High Performance network Add-On: Supports RDMA operations over 10-gigabit Ethernet,
also known as RoCE
Management
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Smart Management Add-On: Offers Red Hat network management and provisioning
capabilities
Lifecycle management
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Extended update Support Add-On: Extends the support period of an update for 18 months
and delivers overlapping release support to give enterprise customers more flexibility
