Red Hat Linux on Campus

ITS maintains a license with Red Hat that provides the University with a limited number of licenses to install and maintain various Red Hat operating systems. While the operating system itself is a free open-source Linux distribution, obtaining current patches and updates can only be done through a Red Hat subscription. ITS is capable of providing this service and tracking our licenses via the Red Hat Satellite service. Campus Satellite is available to TSCs to register, manage, and apply Red Hat provided updates to University-owned hosts on campus networks at no charge.

If you have questions about this, contact us at: campus-rhns@utlists.utexas.edu

To request service, please contact campus-rhns@utlists.utexas.edu.

Frequently Asked Questions

Available Entitlements

Note: Support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 ended on November 30, 2020. Support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 ends on June 30, 2024.  Please upgrade to a supported Red Hat Operating System like RHEL 8 or 9.

The following entitlements (and thus updates) are available via the Campus Satellite Service:

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Server (x64)
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Workstation (x64)
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (x64)
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 (x64)

Available Installation Media

The following ISOs are provided.

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Server (x64)
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Workstation (x64)
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (x64)
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 (x64)

Additional versions for which there are entitlements may be provided upon request. ISOs for the latest distributions of 64-bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) (client, server, and workstation) can be obtained here: https://satellite.its.utexas.edu/pub/isos

Console Access

Web console access and a department group can be provided to departments with 10 or more Red Hat Linux hosts. Logins to the console will be EID-based. Accounts will be disabled after a 90-day period of inactivity on the Web Console.

Maintenance Schedule

The Satellite Service will have a scheduled maintenance on the Second and Fourth Tuesday of every month. Maintenance will begin at Noon and should last no more than one hour.