Overview
This is a repackaged open source software product wherein additional charges apply for technical support and maintenance provided by ProComputers.
This is a ready to use minimal RedHat Enterprise Linux RHEL 8 image, based on the official RHEL 8.4 Binary DVD ISO image.
Login using 'ec2-user' and ssh public key authentication. Root login is disabled.
Integrated with RedHat Update Infrastructure (RHUI) in all AWS regions. This allows the installation of new RPM packages and updates without the need of a RedHat8 subscription.
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Highlights
- This image is built using RHEL8 'Minimal Install' group of packages. It contains just enough packages to run within AWS, bring up an SSH Server and allow users to login. Cloud-init is included as well.
- In this RedHat 8 AMI, root partition and filesystem extends automatically during boot if instance volume is bigger than the default 10 GiB one. Using GPT (GUID Partition Table) that allows instance volumes bigger than 2 TiB.
- Within all our RHEL 8 images, the Enhanced Networking using ENA (i.e., Elastic Network Adapter) is enabled. SELinux is enabled as well. All security updates available at the release date are included.
Details
Typical total price
$0.088/hour
Pricing
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Instance type | Product cost/hour | EC2 cost/hour | Total/hour |
|---|---|---|---|
t2.micro AWS Free Tier | $0.05 | $0.026 | $0.076 |
t2.small Recommended | $0.05 | $0.038 | $0.088 |
t2.medium | $0.10 | $0.075 | $0.175 |
t2.large | $0.10 | $0.122 | $0.222 |
t2.xlarge | $0.20 | $0.243 | $0.443 |
t2.2xlarge | $0.40 | $0.486 | $0.886 |
t3.micro AWS Free Tier | $0.05 | $0.039 | $0.089 |
t3.small | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.10 |
t3.medium | $0.10 | $0.07 | $0.17 |
t3.large | $0.10 | $0.112 | $0.212 |
Additional AWS infrastructure costs
Type | Cost |
|---|---|
EBS General Purpose SSD (gp2) volumes | $0.10/per GB/month of provisioned storage |
Vendor refund policy
The instance can be terminated at anytime to stop incurring charges. No refund available.
Legal
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Delivery details
64-bit (x86) 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
- Repackaged on a 10 GiB volume using RHEL 8 'Minimal Install' group of packages.- Based on the official RHEL 8.4 Binary DVD ISO image. The following has been changed:- polkit package has been upgraded to newer polkit-0.115-13.el8_5.2 version due to CVE-2021-4115.- Missing space character has been added for the xen drivers in the dracut configuration file.- pcspkr kernel module has been blacklisted.- EPEL repo has been enabled.
Additional details
Usage instructions
Ssh to the instance public IP and login as 'ec2-user' using the key specified at launch time. Use 'sudo su -' in order to get a root prompt. For more information please visit the links below:
- Connect to your Linux instance from Windows using PuTTY: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/putty.html
- Connect to your Linux instance using SSH: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/AccessingInstancesLinux.html
Support
Vendor support
For support and maintenance issues related to all AMIs bundled by ProComputers.com, please visit https://www.procomputers.com/support.html . Please do not hesitate to contact us in case you notice any AMI related issues.
AWS infrastructure support
AWS Support is a one-on-one, fast-response support channel that is staffed 24x7x365 with experienced and technical support engineers. The service helps customers of all sizes and technical abilities to successfully utilize the products and features provided by Amazon Web Services.
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