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Your Enterprise Linux workloads run unchanged on Rocky Linux from CIQ Pro 9. Enhancements, bug fixes, and timely CVE backports.
Overview
Teams standardizing on Rocky Linux from CIQ Pro 9 (x86_64) get a production-ready Enterprise Linux that is 100% Enterprise Linux binary compatible, so existing tooling works without changes.
Highlights
- GPU-READY (NVIDIA): Ships the NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit, matched datacenter GPU drivers, and DOCA/OFED networking pre-integrated, so accelerated workloads run at first boot. Rocky Linux is among NVIDIA's supported Enterprise Linux distributions. CUDA Toolkit tracks the latest CUDA release.
- 100% Enterprise Linux binary compatible; existing tooling works unchanged, Enterprise Support available via Private Offer, IP indemnification included
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64-bit (x86) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
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OtherLinux 9.8
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Dimension | Cost/hour |
|---|---|
t3.large Recommended | $0.02 |
t2.micro | $0.01 |
t3.micro | $0.02 |
c5a.12xlarge | $0.36 |
c5a.16xlarge | $0.48 |
c5a.24xlarge | $0.73 |
c5a.2xlarge | $0.08 |
c5a.4xlarge | $0.12 |
c5a.8xlarge | $0.24 |
c5a.large | $0.02 |
Dimensions summary
You pay by the hour for each running instance, with no upfront commitment. The rate you pay depends on the AWS EC2 instance type you launch. Each instance family and size carries its own hourly software rate, so pricing scales with the compute, memory, storage, or GPU capacity you choose. Larger instances within a family cost more per hour than smaller ones. The catalog spans general-purpose, compute-, memory-, storage-, and accelerated GPU-optimized families. You are billed only for the hours each instance runs, and this software fee is separate from AWS infrastructure charges.
Top-of-mind questions for buyers
The software fee meters running instance-hours only. A stopped or terminated instance stops accruing this software charge. You pay only for the hours each instance actually runs. Note that AWS may still bill separately for attached storage on stopped instances, but the software license itself meters running time.
Each hourly rate covers the Rocky Linux from CIQ Pro operating system running on that instance type. The image ships with the CIQ Linux Kernel, NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit, DOCA-OFED, and GPU drivers pre-integrated and validated. Larger GPU instances carry more compute and memory, so their hourly software rate is set accordingly.
No. The hourly rate shown is the software license fee for the operating system only. AWS bills the underlying EC2 compute, storage, and network usage separately. Your total cost for each instance combines the CIQ software rate plus the standard AWS infrastructure charges for that instance type.
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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
This version of Rocky Linux 9 from CIQ Pro for NVIDIA GPUs (x86_64) with CIQ Support is up-to-date with the latest security patches and software updates as of 07/22/2026.
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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.
CIQ Support information is available under Learning Resources or at support@ciq.com .
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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