[rhelv6-list] Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 Beta Now Available for Testing
Engineering Partner Management
eng-partner-management at redhat.com
Thu Dec 11 23:07:26 UTC 2014
In June, we announced the general availability of Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 7, effectively raising the bar for enterprise IT infrastructure.
Today, we are pleased to build on the successful launch of Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 7 with the beta availability of Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 7.1. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 beta delivers a number of
enhancements and improvements, with an emphasis on ease-of-use, improved
manageability, security, and performance.
Ease-of-Use and Improved Manageability
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.0 streamlined system administration and
system configuration through the introduction of OpenLMI. Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 7.1 beta enhances OpenLMI by adding new capabilities
for managing storage and introducing support for thin provisioning in
LVM (Logical Volume Manager). In addition, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1
beta makes it easy for system administrators to access Ceph block
storage devices “out-of-the-box” thanks to the inclusion of Ceph
userspace components and the Ceph RADOS Block Devices (RBD) kernel
module. And, for environments where Red Hat Enterprise Linux and
Microsoft Windows live under the same roof, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1
beta also includes improved interoperability through the integration of
Common Internet File System (CIFS) with SSSD, providing native access to
Microsoft Windows file and print services without relying on Winbind.
Security
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 beta includes additional Identity
Management (IdM) functionality through the provision of strong one-time
password (OTP) authentication via LDAP and Kerberos protocols leveraging
software tokens provided by FreeOTP (an open source alternative to
Google Authenticator) and various hardware tokens (e.g. Yubico). The
beta also introduces a new Certificate Authority (CA) management tool
which makes it easy for customers using IdM to change a CA certificate
and alter the trust chain.
Additional Application Deployment Options
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.0 enhanced application development, delivery,
portability and isolation through increased Linux containers
functionality, including Docker, across physical, virtual and cloud
deployments as well as development, test, and production environments.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 beta bolsters these capabilities by
ensuring that customers have access to the latest Docker package
(version 1.2) and Red Hat Enterprise Linux platform images available
through the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extras channel and Red Hat
Customer Portal, respectively.
Performance
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 beta builds on a host of “out-of-the-box”
performance management features and capabilities, like tuned and
performance profiles. In addition, new locking mechanisms have been
implemented in the kernel that improve processor efficiency for large
systems with sizable NUMA nodes.
Additional Offerings
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 beta provides access to new real-time
technology for workloads that require very precise and deterministic
processing times. This capability is delivered via enhancements to the
Linux kernel and additional userspace packages that can be overlayed on
top of a stock Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 beta installation.
Finally, for customers using the IBM Power Systems platform as part of
their datacenter infrastructure, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 beta now
includes support for POWER8 on IBM Power Systems (based on little
endian). Running in little endian mode accelerates innovation on the
Power platform by removing an application portability barrier and
allowing customers utilizing the latest IBM Power Systems to leverage
the existing ecosystem of Linux applications as developed for the x86
architecture.
For access to the documentation for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 Beta,
including the release notes, please visit:
https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/
RED HAT ENTERPRISE LINUX 7.1 BETA AVAILABILITY
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 beta is now available in the Red Hat
Customer Portal to all customers with an active Red Hat Enterprise Linux
subscription. To access and download Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 beta,
please visit:
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/69/ver=/rhel---7/7.1%20Beta/x86_64/product-downloads
Sincerely,
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux Team
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