Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 end of support
Is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 still supported?
No Support ended
Support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 ended on November 30, 2020. Paid Extended Life Cycle Support (ELS) add-on is listed until June 30, 2024.
Key dates Secondary source
| Release date | November 10, 2010 |
|---|---|
| Mainstream support ends | May 10, 2016 |
| Extended support ends | November 30, 2020 |
| Extended Life Cycle Support (ELS) add-on (paid) | June 30, 2024 |
Source quality: Dates from endoflife.date (secondary source, MIT licence), not yet cross-checked against the vendor page by us.
What the end of support means
- Mainstream support usually includes bug fixes, security updates and (for ERP) regulatory and tax updates. When it ends, non-security fixes and new features stop.
- Extended support usually means security updates only. Exact terms differ by vendor and may require a support contract.
- After the final end date the software keeps running, but the vendor no longer ships fixes or security patches. Known vulnerabilities stay open, and compliance or cyber-insurance requirements may treat it as unsupported software.
- Extended Life Cycle Support (ELS) add-on extends security fixes for a limited time for a fee. Treat it as a bridge to an upgrade.
Upgrade paths
Upgrade to a supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux version
Staying on the same product usually means the least retraining. Check the upgrade path and system requirements in the vendor documentation; some upgrades must go through an intermediate version.
Buy more time
Extended Life Cycle Support (ELS) add-on is listed for this version (paid). It typically covers security fixes only and is meant as a bridge, not a destination.
Sources
- endoflife-date/endoflife.date: products/rhel.md(secondary: endoflife.date)
- endoflife.date/rhel(secondary: endoflife.date)
Vendor lifecycle page for the product: https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata
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