HPE Red Hat Enterprise Linux Virtualization DC 2 Socket 3 Year 9x5 Software Subscription
This HPE Red Hat Enterprise Linux subscription provides essential software licensing for virtualized data centers, ensuring compliance and access to critical features for three years.
- License Entitlement: Access to Red Hat Enterprise Linux for virtualized environments with 2 socket coverage.
- Subscription Term: Enjoy 3 years of software access and support, billed as a subscription.
- Support Coverage: 9x5 support ensures timely assistance for your critical business operations.
- Digital Delivery: Electronic license entitlement (E-LTU) for quick and efficient deployment.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This offering is an electronic license entitlement (E-LTU) for HPE Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Virtualization, specifically designed for data centers with 2 socket configurations. It provides a 3-year subscription with 9x5 support, ensuring your virtualized infrastructure is licensed, supported, and compliant.
Ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies, this subscription fits into environments running virtualized workloads on HPE hardware. It ensures that your virtual machines and the underlying host systems are running a supported and feature-rich operating system, crucial for maintaining operational stability and security.
- Core Operating System: Provides the foundational Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system for virtualized deployments.
- Virtualization Optimization: Tailored for virtualized environments, enhancing performance and resource management.
- Extended Support: 3-year subscription term with 9x5 support ensures continuous operation and access to assistance.
- Compliance Assurance: Maintains licensing compliance for your virtualized server infrastructure.
- Feature Access: Unlocks RHEL features and updates necessary for modern business applications.
This HPE RHEL subscription is the right choice for SMB and mid-market teams needing reliable, supported, and compliant operating systems for their virtualized data centers.
What This Enables
Enable Secure Virtualized Workloads
Enable teams to deploy and manage critical business applications within a secure and supported virtualized environment. Streamline operations by ensuring all virtual machines run on a compliant and up-to-date operating system.
on-premises data centers, virtual machine deployments, server consolidation projects, hybrid cloud environments
Maintain Software Licensing Compliance
Automate the process of maintaining software license compliance for your virtualized server infrastructure. Protect your business from potential audits and penalties by ensuring all RHEL instances are properly licensed.
regulated industries, IT asset management, risk mitigation strategies, infrastructure modernization
Access Essential RHEL Features
Streamline access to the latest features, security patches, and performance enhancements available in Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Ensure your virtualized environment benefits from ongoing innovation and stability.
application hosting, database servers, development and testing environments, business continuity planning
Key Features
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Virtualization
Provides a stable, secure, and high-performance operating system foundation for your virtual machines.
2 Socket Coverage
Licenses the operating system for servers with up to two physical sockets, suitable for many mid-range deployments.
3-Year Subscription Term
Offers long-term operational certainty and predictable budgeting for your core infrastructure.
9x5 Support
Ensures access to technical assistance during standard business hours, minimizing downtime and resolving issues promptly.
Electronic License Entitlement (E-LTU)
Facilitates quick deployment and easy management of software licenses without physical media.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
This sector requires high availability and strict compliance with regulations like PCI DSS and SOX, making a supported and secure RHEL environment critical for financial operations and data protection.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must adhere to HIPAA regulations for patient data privacy, necessitating robust security and reliable infrastructure provided by a supported RHEL platform for electronic health records and medical systems.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments often rely on stable, long-term operating systems for critical control systems and data processing, where RHEL provides the necessary reliability and performance for operational technology.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services companies handle sensitive client data and require secure, compliant IT infrastructure to protect confidential information and maintain client trust.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is an E-LTU license?
An E-LTU (Electronic License Entitlement) is a digital license that is delivered electronically. It allows for quick activation and management of software without the need for physical media, simplifying deployment for businesses.
What does '9x5 support' mean?
9x5 support means that technical assistance is available during standard business hours, typically Monday through Friday, from 9 AM to 5 PM in the relevant time zone. This ensures you can get help when you need it during your operational week.
Can this license be used on non-HPE hardware?
While this is an HPE branded offering, Red Hat Enterprise Linux itself is designed to run on a wide variety of hardware. However, for optimal performance and support, it is recommended to use it on certified hardware configurations.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
Medium — IT-assisted
Fulfillment
Digital Delivery
License keys / portal provisioning
Support Model
Zent Networks Managed
Renewal, add-license, and lifecycle management included
Subscription Terms
Cancellation
Cancel anytime — no charge on next cycle
You may cancel this subscription at any time. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period. You will not be charged for the following billing cycle. Access remains active through the end of the paid term.
Returns
Subscription licenses are non-refundable
Digital software licenses and SaaS subscriptions cannot be returned once activated or provisioned. Contact a Zent Networks account manager if you have questions before purchasing.