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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 7.0 Release Notes

Release Notes for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

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Abstract
The Release No tes do cuments the majo r features and enhancements implemented in Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 7 and the kno wn issues in this 7.0 release. Fo r detailed info rmatio n regarding
the changes between Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and 7, co nsult the Migratio n Planning Guide.
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Linux 7.
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⁠S up p o rt fo r LSI Sync ro 13
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⁠N UMA-Aware Sc hed uling and Memo ry Allo c atio n 16
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⁠vmc p Built in the Kernel 16
⁠H ard ware Erro r Rep o rting Mec hanis m 16
⁠Full DynTic k Sup p o rt 17
⁠B lac klis ting kernel Mo d ules 17
⁠d m-era Targ et 17
⁠C ⁠ o nc urrent flas h MCL up d ates 17
⁠l ib hug etlb fs Sup p o rt fo r IBM Sys tem z 17
⁠A MD Mic ro c o d e and AMD O p tero n Sup p o rt 17
⁠A vailab le Memo ry fo r /p ro c /meminfo 18
⁠O p en vSwitc h Kernel Mo d ule 18
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⁠7 .2. Ad vantag es o f Us ing Do c ker 25
⁠7 .3. Co mp aris o n with Virtual Mac hines 25
⁠7 .4. Us ing Do c ker o n Red Hat Enterp ris e Linux 7 26

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⁠S up p o rt fo r 40 G ig ab it NICs 38
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Introduction
Red Hat is pleased to announce the availability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, the next generation of
Red Hat's comprehensive suite of operating systems, designed for mission-critical enterprise
computing and certified by top enterprise software and hardware vendors.

In this release, Red Hat brings together improvements across the server, systems, and the overall Red
Hat open source experience. Among others, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 introduces:

XFS as the default file system;

a new boot loader and a fully redesigned graphical installer;

the syst emd system and service manager;

the kernel patching utility, kp at ch , Technology Preview, which allows users to patch the kernel
without rebooting;

the D o cker environment that allows users to deploy any application as a lightweight and
portable container;

the Hardware Event Report Mechanism (HERM) that refactors the Error D etection and Correction
(ED AC) mechanism of dual in-line memory module (D IMM) error reporting;

the O p en LMI project providing a common infrastructure for the management of Linux systems.

For detailed information about new features, see the respective categories in Part I, “ New Features” .
Known problems are listed in Part II, “ Known Issues” .

If you are upgrading from Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, consult the
Migration Planning Guide for assistance with the migration process.

Capabilities and limits of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 as compared to the previous versions of the
system are available in the following Knowledge Base article:

https://access.redhat.com/site/articles/rhel-limits

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