Overview
Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® 7 reached the end of its maintenance support 2 phase on June 30, 2024. Upgrade now to the latest versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux to extend your systems’ support and stability and take full advantage of the newest features and benefits.
Not ready to upgrade? Extended Life Cycle Support (ELS) for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 provides up to 4 additional years of maintenance support for certain critical-impact security fixes, selected urgent priority bug fixes, and troubleshooting for the last minor release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (7.9) until June 30, 2028.
EOM vs. EOL
End of Maintenance (EOM) support means that you will lose access to critical and important impact security advisories (RHSAs) and urgent priority bug fix advisories (RHBAs).
Although Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 reached end of maintenance on June 30, 2024, it is not reaching End of Life. End of Life (EOL) occurs when a product or service is discontinued. Organizations that use the product will have to migrate to a new solution to continue receiving full support, updates, and security fixes.
Additionally, CentOS Linux 7 reached End of Life (EOL) on June 30, 2024. If you are still running CentOS Linux, you will need to migrate to protect your organization from unpatched vulnerabilities and potential security breaches. Users who migrate to Red Hat will convert their systems to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. From there, they can either upgrade to a newer version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, or you can take advantage of Extended Lifecycle Support (ELS).
Why upgrade Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7?
Upgrading to a newer version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux will not only offer stability years into the future, but give you access to features that you have yet to encounter. It is also an effective way to defend against security breaches and satisfy compliance requirements with the latest security patches and fixes.
With a 10-year major release life cycle and our commitment to preserve application stability with each minor release, Red Hat can help your organization achieve a critical balance between accessing the latest technologies, frameworks, and programming languages while maintaining a stable platform to run your business.
As technology expands to the cloud and the edge, you also need an infrastructure that will support growth and innovation. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 EOM presents the opportunity to modernize and scale your infrastructure.
How to upgrade
If you’re running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 after its EOM date (June 30, 2024), you’re missing out on the latest features and capabilities—and the support and stability you need to protect your critical workloads.
Extended Lifecycle Support (ELS) for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 delivers up to 4 additional years of maintenance support for the last minor release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 until June 30, 2028. With ELS, you can revise and execute your migration plans on your schedule, while continuing to receive the support you need to protect your critical workloads.
When you’re ready to upgrade from Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7—or any other version—Red Hat is here to help. Red Hat has the resources, tools, and consulting offerings you need to keep your systems running and keep up with the latest benefits that Red Hat Enterprise Linux has to offer. Get started by:
- Determining which version is best for you
- Outlining steps for your upgrade project
- Keeping track of important dates
- Finding resources to ease your transition.
