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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Platform provides dramatic capabilities beyond basic Enterprise Linux 5 and is Stacks choice for its own data centre. Integrated server and storage virtualization technologies in a single, easily managed product with a complete and highly functional environment.

Red Hat provides virtualization that has the capabilities an IT organization needs:

easy to deploy
simple to manage
flexible
available

Included in Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Platform

Critical technologies in a single solution. Fully integrated. Ready to go. No need to purchase additional products from multiple vendors.

Unlimited virtualized guests. Multiple operating systems, multiple versions, multiple performance and security settings, all running on the same server using Red Hat's virtualization technology.

Storage virtualization. Multiple guests, running on the same or different servers, access and share logical storage volumes and file systems. Reap the full benefits of server virtualization with shared storage.

High availability clustering and failover. Application and guest operating system failover.

Management. Includes comprehensive management capabilities.

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Integrated server and storage virtualization

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Platform provides a complete, integrated virtualization solution by including the Red Hat clustering support.

For enhanced availability, failover at either the application or virtual machine level is provided by Cluster Suite.

Global File System and Cluster Logical Volume Manager technology allows application data to be securely accessed and shared by any guest from any system.

GFS and Cluster Suite

Automated failover and recovery of virtualized guests in Advanced Platform

Please note that with the release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Advanced Platform, Red Hat Cluster Suite and Global File System are now included in the subscription offering.

Red Hat Cluster Suite and Global File System are still available as layered offerings for Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions 3 and 4.

Red Hat Global File System

Red Hat Cluster Suite

Designed for the mainstream market, Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Platform provides the industry's most complete and effective virtualized environment.

Advanced Platform eliminates the need for third party high availability, cluster file system, and logical volume management products, providing a single integrated solution.