Migrate from CentOS Linux to Red Hat Enterprise Linux

A cost-effective subscription designed for a smooth transition from CentOS Linux. It offers simplified conversion to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 with security updates for up to four years past CentOS EOL. And it’s available on major cloud marketplaces.

A specialized, cost-effective subscription for Microsoft SQL Server users transitioning from CentOS Linux. Includes tools for smooth configuration and management on Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

No-cost Red Hat Enterprise Linux for development use within existing Red Hat customer organizations. Includes support resources and management tools.

Similar user experience, more value.

Because CentOS Linux was derived from Red Hat Enterprise Linux sources, users migrating to Red Hat can continue to use many of the same techniques and elements with minimal training, while also gaining more features, tools, support, and value.

Open hybrid cloud

Red Hat Enterprise Linux provides consistency across open hybrid cloud environments, whether organizations are deploying new applications, moving existing workloads and applications from the datacenter to the cloud, or migrating from another Linux distribution.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux has a lower total cost of ownership (TCO) over time, streamlining conversion, maintenance, and overall management for your IT team. According to IDC, organizations that purchase Red Hat Enterprise Linux subscriptions versus using a free, unsupported OS see a greater return on investment, with a 540% three-year ROI.

If your instances are in the public cloud, take advantage of committed spend programs with AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud. Qualifying organizations can also benefit from the Red Hat Hybrid Committed Spend program, which spans multiple cloud partners and includes on-premise deployments.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux is one of only two OS options certified for integration with SAP S/4HANA®. It provides the secure, scalable, and reliable OS foundation you need to support the specific requirements of SAP business critical workloads.

The Red Hat migration tool, Convert2RHEL, enables a streamlined migration by automatically determining the conversion path based on the CentOS Linux version. It prepares the system for conversion and replaces CentOS Linux packages with Red Hat Enterprise Linux equivalents while maintaining your customizations, configurations, and preferences.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux includes built-in analytics, automation, and other tools that increase efficiency and performance. Red Hat Insights is included in your subscription and continuously analyzes platforms and applications to predict risk, recommend actions, and track subscriptions so enterprises can better manage hybrid cloud environments.

Security features like kernel live patching, security profiles, security standards certification, and a trusted software supply chain help you meet today’s high security and compliance expectations.

Long-term lifecycle support with up to 10 years of support for major releases and two years of support for minor releases. 

Extensive partner ecosystem with 5,000+ certified third-party hardware vendors, 4,500+ certified third-party software vendors, and 1,400+ certified cloud and service providers.

Portability with the ability to move existing Red Hat Enterprise Linux subscriptions to the cloud environment of your choice via Red Hat Cloud Access.

Convert2RHEL is a command line utility that converts a RPM-based Linux OS,  like CentOS Linux 7, to a fully supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux OS (in this case, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7).

The do-it-yourself tool provides an automated way to convert to Red Hat Enterprise Linux—instead of manually redeploying all your workloads. Convert2RHEL minimizes the need for costly redeployment projects and reduces administrative burden by maintaining existing OS customizations, configurations, and preferences during the conversion.

Check out our interactive lab for a step-by-step demonstration of how Convert2RHEL works.

After your systems have migrated to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, users can either upgrade to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (which can be done in-place), or explore our Extended Lifecycle Support (ELS) subscription.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Third Party Linux Migration helps users maintain continuity now that CentOS Linux 7 has reached end of life (EOL). This offering includes tooling and best practices to convert in-place instances of CentOS Linux 7 to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. It also allows users to receive software updates and patches for four additional years after the EOL date of June 30, 2024.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Third Party Linux Migration is available on the AWS Marketplace and Azure Marketplace.

It’s no secret that moving from one Linux distribution to another can be a complex task, but there are steps that can make the process and outcomes more predictable and reduce risk. Organizations migrating to Red Hat Enterprise Linux from CentOS Linux 7 now have a simpler way to convert using Red Hat Insights:

1. Register CentOS Linux 7 systems to display in the Insights inventory list.
2. Initiate a pre-conversion analysis of selected CentOS Linux 7 systems and receive remediation advice to help address issues that could complicate or prevent conversion to Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

Complete your conversion to Red Hat Enterprise Linux directly from Red Hat Insights after you resolve any issues identified in the pre-conversion analysis. Watch this process in action.