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===Virtualization=== | ===Virtualization=== | ||
Users can run virtual machines within RHEL 7 using its built-in [https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/7/html/virtualization_getting_started_guide/chap-virtualization_getting_started-products Kernel-based Virtual Machine], or KVM. UMIACS also supports the use of [https://www.sylabs.io/docs/ Singularity], a container application that is | Users can run virtual machines within RHEL 7 using its built-in [https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/7/html/virtualization_getting_started_guide/chap-virtualization_getting_started-products Kernel-based Virtual Machine], or KVM. UMIACS also supports the use of [https://www.sylabs.io/docs/ Singularity], a container application that is an alternative to Docker. | ||
=== File System Capabilities=== | === File System Capabilities=== | ||
* | The default file system is now XFS. Here is an overview of the supported file systems in RHEL7. Most of the information in section section is taken from [https://access.redhat.com/articles/796293 this Redhat page]. | ||
* XFS | |||
===Security=== | ===Security=== | ||
Revision as of 14:08, 10 May 2019
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 is an operating system published by Red Hat, Inc., which is currently a subsidiary of IBM.
Features
A summary of important improvements are listed below.
Kernel and Performance
- Based on Linux 3.10.0-957 kernel.
- Initial process is changed to systemd.
- Includes Security-Enhanced Linux.
Virtualization
Users can run virtual machines within RHEL 7 using its built-in Kernel-based Virtual Machine, or KVM. UMIACS also supports the use of Singularity, a container application that is an alternative to Docker.
File System Capabilities
The default file system is now XFS. Here is an overview of the supported file systems in RHEL7. Most of the information in section section is taken from this Redhat page.
- XFS