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This product has charges associated with it for preinstalled GPU drivers, toolkits, and associated enhancements for AI workloads and for included access to CIQ basic support for general product information and provisioning.
Overview
This is a repackaged open source software product wherein additional charges apply for the inclusion and pre-configuration of GPU drivers, software toolkits, and associated AI tools and libraries and for access to CIQ support for basic support engagements via email or ticket. RLC Pro AI (Rocky Linux from CIQ Pro - AI) is CIQs Enterprise Linux distribution specializing in a streamlined experience for deploying and managing AI, machine learning, and high-performance computing (HPC) workloads. RLC Pro AI provides an optimized, pre-validated environment that significantly reduces the complexity typically associated with setting up compute-intensive infrastructure. RLC Pro AI includes the upstream long-term stable Linux kernel paired with the familiar userspace of Rocky Linux 9 from CIQ, offering enhanced hardware compatibility and better GPU utilization than available on a classic Enterprise Linux platform. In addition, RLC Pro AI includes NVIDIA GPU drivers and the CUDA Toolkit out of the box saving installation and setup time, and includes DOCA-OFED networking so it is cluster-ready for the most demanding workloads. CIQ has also provided optimized builds of common libraries such as PyTorch so you can immediately deploy your accelerated workloads. This offer includes Basic Support from CIQ. See the Support Details for information on the available scope of support and how to access our support team, and review the CIQ Support Overview under Learning Resources for more information on the scope of this included support product. CIQ offers SLA-backed Standard and Premium support tiers which are available via Private Offer. View the CIQ Support Overview under Learning Resources to learn more and contact us to request a personalized quote.
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- RLC Pro AI includes NVIDIA GPU drivers and the CUDA Toolkit out of the box
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64-bit (Arm) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
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OtherLinux 9.8
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Pricing is based on actual usage, with charges varying according to how much you consume. Subscriptions have no end date and may be canceled any time.
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Dimension | Cost/hour |
|---|---|
c6g.xlarge Recommended | $0.05 |
a1.2xlarge | $0.09 |
a1.4xlarge | $0.14 |
a1.large | $0.02 |
a1.medium | $0.01 |
a1.metal | $0.14 |
a1.xlarge | $0.05 |
c6g.12xlarge | $0.41 |
c6g.16xlarge | $0.55 |
c6g.2xlarge | $0.09 |
Dimensions summary
You pay by the hour for this AI-tuned Rocky Linux operating system, billed per running Arm64 (aarch64) instance. Pricing is organized entirely by EC2 instance type, with hundreds of options spanning general-purpose, compute, memory, storage, GPU, and high-performance computing families. Each instance size, from small shared types up to bare-metal, carries its own hourly rate. Larger instances with more CPU, memory, or accelerators cost more per hour. You add AWS infrastructure charges on top. Your total scales with instance size and how many hours each instance runs, so you only pay for actual usage.
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You are billed per running EC2 instance, per hour. Each instance you launch with this operating system counts separately. The hourly software rate depends on the instance type you choose. Only Arm64 (aarch64) instance families appear here. You pay for every hour an instance runs, regardless of workload activity inside it.
The software charge meters running hours only. A fully stopped instance does not accrue the hourly software rate. You may still pay AWS for attached storage and other resources tied to that stopped instance. Charges resume when you start the instance again.
Each instance runs an AI-tuned Rocky Linux build. It bundles the vendor's Linux kernel tracking the current long-term release, a validated GPU toolkit, GPU drivers, and AI frameworks, tested together. Container tiers ship alongside the host. One hourly rate covers the software per instance.
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64-bit (Arm) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
An AMI is a virtual image that provides the information required to launch an instance. Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) instances are virtual servers on which you can run your applications and workloads, offering varying combinations of CPU, memory, storage, and networking resources. You can launch as many instances from as many different AMIs as you need.
Version release notes
Updated to the latest security patches and package updates as of October 14, 2026.
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Usage instructions
Connect to the instance over SSH using the instance public IP, with username "rocky" and the private key generated when you launched the instance.
Example command: $ ssh -i ./ssh-private-key.pem rocky@PublicIPAddress
When you are logged in as "rocky", you can use the sudo command to run administrative tasks. Note that the specific command you use to connect to the instance may vary depending on the operating system and ssh client you are using on your end. By default, the instance is secured by AWS network security configuration; you may optionally install your choice of a local firewall such as firewalld after launch.
Support
Vendor support
This Rocky Linux AMI provided by CIQ includes access to repositories for dnf/rpm updates and is regularly refreshed. This offer includes Basic Support from CIQ, which offers ticket and email-based support covering user accounts, product inquiries, bug reports, onboarding, and basic installation and configuration assistance. More comprehensive SLA-backed Enterprise Support plans at the Standard or Premium level are available from CIQ for additional charges. See the CIQ Support Overview under Learning Resources for full details, or contact us for further information. Contact support@ciq.com for further information. CIQ is committed to providing a working image which meets the highest quality standards. If you have a question or encounter a problem related to deploying the software in this listing into your cloud environment, a question regarding the EULA, or if you are in interested in adding an enterprise support agreement via private offer for help managing your Rocky Linux operating system, contact CIQ Cloud Marketplace Support at cloudmarketplace@ciq.com
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