Oracle Linux 7.9

## Oracle Linux 7.9 on Azure by cloudimg

Enterprise grade Oracle Linux 7.9 virtual machine image, purpose built for Microsoft Azure and maintained by cloudimg. The long term support release for legacy enterprise workloads requiring RHEL 7 or CentOS 7 compatibility.

Why Choose cloudimg?

* 24/7 Expert Support with guaranteed 24 hour response for all requests and one hour average for critical issues. Contact support@cloudimg.co.uk

* Production Ready from Launch Pre configured, security patched, and validated

* Azure Native Integration Built with Azure Linux Agent, cloud init, Gen2 Hyper V support

* CentOS 7 EOL Replacement Drop in replacement for CentOS 7 which reached end of life June 2024

What's Included

* Oracle Enterprise Linux 7.9 with latest security patches

* Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel (UEK) for enhanced performance

* Azure Linux Agent (waagent) for cloud integration

* Chronyd for NTP time synchronisation

* SELinux in enforcing mode

* Gen2 Hyper V virtual machine support

RHEL 7 and CentOS 7 Compatibility

Oracle Linux 7.9 is 100% binary compatible with RHEL 7 and CentOS 7. With CentOS 7 reaching end of life in June 2024, Oracle Linux 7.9 provides continued security patches and long term support for legacy applications that cannot yet be migrated to newer versions.

Use Cases

* Legacy Oracle Database hosting (11g, 12c, 18c, 19c)

* Enterprise applications requiring RHEL 7 compatibility

* CentOS 7 end of life migration to a supported platform

* Legacy middleware and Java application hosting

* Long term stable infrastructure for compliance workloads

Technical Specifications

* Operating System: Oracle Enterprise Linux 7.9

* Kernel: Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel (UEK) (x86_64)

* VM Generation: Hyper V Gen2

* Package Manager: yum

* Default User: azureuser (sudo enabled)

* Security: SELinux enforcing, firewalld enabled

Support

cloudimg provides 24/7/365 expert technical support. Guaranteed response within 24 hours, one hour average for critical issues. Contact support@cloudimg.co.uk.

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