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This is a repackaged software product wherein additional charges apply for a pre-hardened, SI Core STIG Hardened image and seller support. Oracle Linux 9 offers a robust and secure environment, ideal for enterprises seeking high performance and reliability in their cloud applications. With the Oracle Linux 9 AMI, users benefit from enhanced security features, optimized kernel performance, and seamless integration with Oracle Cloud services. Designed for critical applications, Oracle Linux 9 also supports a wide range of workloads, making it an excellent choice for developers and system administrators alike. Leverage Oracle Linux 9 to accelerate deployment times, improve system management, and ensure compliance with industry standards.
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Overview
Oracle Linux 9 is a robust and flexible operating system designed to deliver high performance and stability in enterprise environments. Built on the foundation of the latest Linux kernel, Oracle Linux 9 includes advanced features and enhancements that ensure optimized functionality for both cloud and on-premises deployments.
With Oracle Linux 9, users benefit from improved security features, including the latest kernel updates and comprehensive security policies to protect sensitive data. The enhanced support for modern hardware and software frameworks delivers seamless integration with enterprise applications, making Oracle Linux 9 an excellent choice for businesses looking to modernize their IT infrastructure.
The product is ideal for running mission-critical applications, hosting databases, and supporting development environments. With its compatibility with existing applications and tools, Oracle Linux 9 enables organizations to transition smoothly to a more advanced operating system without disruption.
Additionally, Oracle Linux 9 is bundled with Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel (UEK) for increased performance and reliability, while offering straightforward management tools that simplify system maintenance and updates. Users can leverage these tools to automate their workflows, enhancing productivity and reducing operational overhead.
Choose Oracle Linux 9 to harness the power of a modern operating system designed for the demands of today's enterprise workloads. Whether you are deploying cloud-native applications or managing large-scale data processing, Oracle Linux 9 provides the reliable and scalable foundation necessary for success.
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This is a repackaged software product wherein additional charges apply for a pre-hardened, Supported Images Core STIG Hardened image and seller support. Additional detailed information on our hardening process can be found in the Core STIG Hardening for Linux Guide or the Core STIG Hardening for Windows Guide
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Highlights
- Oracle Linux 9 (oel 9) provides a robust and secure enterprise-grade operating environment, optimized for cloud deployment. With enhanced support for modern hardware and cloud infrastructure, it delivers high performance and reliability. Users benefit from a streamlined installation process and improved system management tools, making it easier to deploy and maintain applications in the AWS cloud environment, ultimately reducing operational overhead.
- This AMI offers full compatibility with a wide array of software applications, including Oracle's own suite of solutions. Organizations can leverage Oracle Linux 9 for running mission-critical workloads, database applications, and middleware solutions in the cloud. Its support for DTrace and other advanced diagnostics tools empowers developers and system administrators to efficiently troubleshoot and optimize application performance.
- Security is paramount with Oracle Linux 9 (oel 9), featuring advanced security enhancements such as Ksplice for zero-downtime patching. This AMI is designed to meet the demands of enterprises prioritizing compliance. Additionally, its exceptional scalability allows businesses to easily adapt their cloud resources to changing workloads, making it an ideal choice for dynamic environments that require flexibility and rapid deployment capabilities.
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Dimension | Cost/hour |
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m5a.xlarge Recommended | $0.28 |
t2.micro | $0.21 |
t3.micro | $0.07 |
m3.medium | $0.14 |
m3.large | $0.14 |
m3.xlarge | $0.28 |
m3.2xlarge | $0.56 |
m4.large | $0.14 |
m4.xlarge | $0.28 |
m4.2xlarge | $0.56 |
Dimensions summary
You pay by the hour for this hardened Oracle Linux 9 image, billed per running EC2 instance. Pricing has no upfront commitment; you are charged only for the hours you run. Each dimension maps to a specific EC2 instance type, so your rate depends on the instance you choose. Options span general-purpose (m-series, t-series), compute-optimized (c-series), memory-optimized (r-, x-, z-series), storage-optimized (d-, h-, i-series), accelerated computing (g-, p-, f-, inf-, trn-series), and high-memory (u-series) families. Larger instances carry higher hourly rates. Bare-metal and flex variants are also available.
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One unit is one hour that a single EC2 instance runs this image. Each running instance meters its own hours at the rate for its instance type. Running two instances bills two separate hourly charges. Partial hours follow standard AWS EC2 hourly metering for that instance family.
The software charge meters running time only. A stopped or paused instance does not accrue the hourly software fee. You may still pay underlying AWS fees, such as storage for attached volumes, but those come from AWS, not from this image's hourly rate.
Your rate is tied to the instance type you run, not set once at purchase. Moving to a larger instance changes the hourly rate to that type's rate immediately. There is no upfront commitment, so you can change instance types and your bill adjusts per running hour.
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Once the instance is running, connect to it using a Secure Shell (SSH) client with the configured SSH key. The default username is 'ec2-user'.
OS commands via SSH: SSH as user 'ec2-user' to the running instance and use sudo to run commands requiring root access.
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Kernel and Performance Optimization
Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel (UEK) bundled for increased performance and reliability with optimized kernel performance
Security Hardening and Patching
Core STIG Hardened image with Ksplice technology enabling zero-downtime patching and advanced security enhancements
Advanced Diagnostics and Troubleshooting
Support for DTrace and advanced diagnostics tools for application performance optimization and troubleshooting
Enterprise Application Compatibility
Full compatibility with Oracle Cloud services and Oracle's suite of solutions, supporting mission-critical applications, databases, and middleware
System Management and Automation
Straightforward management tools for system maintenance, updates, and workflow automation to reduce operational overhead
SELinux Enforcement
SELinux enforcement enabled by default for mandatory access control and security policy enforcement
Cloud-Init Integration
Built-in cloud-init automation support for automated provisioning workflows and instance configuration during deployment
ENA Networking Support
ENA (Elastic Network Adapter) networking enabled for optimized network performance on AWS EC2 instances
Automated Security Updates
System synchronizes with upstream repositories at first boot to install newest security updates and package revisions
SSH Public Key Authentication
SSH public key authentication configured with ec2-user login and root login disabled by default
In-Place Linux Distribution Conversion
Convert2RHEL tooling enables in-place conversion of instances running on rpm-based Linux distributions to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 while preserving existing customizations, configurations, and preferences.
Extended Security Support
Extended Life Cycle Support (ELS) provides access to security patches and updates until June 2029, extending support five years beyond the CentOS Linux 7 end-of-life date.
High Availability Support
High Availability tooling and capabilities included for configuring and managing highly available infrastructure and applications.
System Observability and Management
Red Hat Insights integration provides monitoring, analysis, and remediation capabilities for security, stability, and performance issues across workloads, applications, and platforms.
Cross-Infrastructure Consistency
Unified operating foundation supporting consistent management and deployment across physical, virtual, private cloud, public cloud, and edge environments.
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Md Al-Amin
Optimized database workloads have run securely and reduced licensing costs through virtualization
Reviewed on Sep 08, 2026
Review provided by PeerSpot
What is our primary use case?
The major use case for Oracle Linux 9 | Support by SupportedImages that I have is basically confirmed.
Most of the cases I have used Oracle Linux 9 | Support by SupportedImages is for the Oracle database, as it is more suitable for the Oracle database because Oracle has customized it for Oracle database and Oracle software. The major use cases are Oracle database, followed by a few Oracle WebLogic servers and some BI servers, which are now analytical servers.
Oracle database packages have a tie-up with this specific kernel whenever they release. The performance of memory consumption, CPU consumption, and SQL performance all depend on the kernel performance. Whenever this Unbreakable Kernel performance is integrated with the database, Oracle RAC, and WebLogic, the performance is very high and stable. The main thing is that it is very stable and does not cause hanging, lagging, and other issues. The main use case for customers is that whenever they use the operating system, it should not have bottlenecks such as lagging, memory leaking, and other issues, which Oracle Linux 9 | Support by SupportedImages overcomes. Previously it had memory leakages in versions 7 and 6, but that problem has resolved in 8 and 9. In that scenario, using it in Oracle Linux 9 | Support by SupportedImages environment with free software, customers prefer Oracle Linux 9 | Support by SupportedImages.
I have worked with Oracle Linux 9 | Support by SupportedImages KVM in many customer environments whenever they want to comply with the Oracle license policy, because Oracle licensing requires a full core of the server. Many people use hard partitioning of Oracle Linux 9 | Support by SupportedImages with the KVM. In that scenario, customers can minimize their license requirement and purchase also for Oracle.
The virtualization features of Oracle Linux 9 | Support by SupportedImages is a modified kernel of Red Hat Linux. Red Hat KVM is now becoming Oracle KVM. The KVM feature is stable and many customers state that VMware has a new policy for licensing, and their VMware licensing policy is very high. In that scenario, people prefer Oracle Linux 9 | Support by SupportedImages KVM for cost minimization. The KVM in Oracle Linux 9 | Support by SupportedImages is free if I do not require support, so I can use the KVM in a small or large environment. I mostly work in the banking sector, where most of the core banking systems run on high-end servers and other applications run in Oracle Linux 9 | Support by SupportedImages. Sometimes when customers want to optimize hardware utilization, they go for Oracle Linux 9 | Support by SupportedImages KVM to run multiple applications on a single server with network, hardware, and operation segregation. This helps to highly utilize existing hardware in the production environment.
What is most valuable?
The major advantage of Oracle Linux 9 | Support by SupportedImages is that the update is free. Not just the patching and other things, but the update, some classes and other things, and some packages which I get free updates. If someone wants to use it, the license is free. If someone needs support, they can purchase the support. If someone does not purchase the support, there are free updates from Oracle. This is the major advantage to the customer, as they say that they are getting updates free. With Red Hat Linux, I have to purchase the support, otherwise I cannot get the update. Customers prefer that they are using it free and getting the update, and if they need support, they can purchase it anytime. The other part is that Oracle database runs well on Oracle Linux 9 | Support by SupportedImages. Whenever there are Intel servers in customer places and customers want to run Oracle database, they prefer Oracle Linux 9 | Support by SupportedImages.
Oracle Linux 9 | Support by SupportedImages has very better security, but a few of the packages of Oracle still are not compatible with Oracle 9. So still in database perspective and grid perspective, I prefer 8. The feature is that it is very stable, memory consumption is low, and no additional service runs in the background. I can minimize the additional services if I want to stop it, it will stop. It is basically Red Hat Linux modified kernel, so those who know Red Hat Linux earlier can easily use Oracle Linux 9 | Support by SupportedImages. The other thing is that whenever I require, I can use the KVM of Oracle Linux 9 | Support by SupportedImages free of cost for virtualization.
The Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel is a valuable feature.
Security part differs, as it is built by the security team and the operating system team must enforce it. However, installation is very easy. Anyone can install it within twenty minutes without issues.
What needs improvement?
The management feature still has some limitations. The graphical management is not yet up to the mark compared to Red Hat Linux. Built-in KVM management in Oracle Linux 9 | Support by SupportedImages is also lacking compared to VMware and other virtualization solutions, which offer proper graphical interfaces. This indicates an improvement area for the management of the virtualization environment within Linux.
For how long have I used the solution?
I am working with IBM and Oracle products today and I am still working with IBM and Oracle products.
What was our ROI?
It is definitely value for money. When you run your data center in Oracle Linux 9 | Support by SupportedImages and use Oracle KVM, the value of your ROI is a maximum of two years.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
If you compare them, the open-source model becomes Red Hat Enterprise, and then Red Hat Enterprise becomes Oracle Linux 9 | Support by SupportedImages. In comparison with Red Hat Linux and Oracle, they are basically the same. Oracle just changes the kernel and publishes it under their name. There are advanced features in SUSE Linux and Ubuntu. However, in my opinion, I always prefer Red Hat Linux or Oracle Linux 9 | Support by SupportedImages. If it is an Oracle product such as Oracle database, I suggest going for Oracle Linux 9 | Support by SupportedImages. If it is other applications developed by a bank team, I recommend Red Hat Linux if applicable.
What other advice do I have?
Basically, compatibility with third-party applications depends on the application the customer is using. A few applications built in ASP.net must run on Windows, and nowadays, people are moving from ASP.net to other languages such as Java and PHP, which run on Linux. Customers understand that Linux security is superior to others, so integration and multiple developments are smooth in Oracle Linux 9 | Support by SupportedImages or Red Hat Linux as opposed to Windows servers. Integration is efficient due to the in-built security. I can use KVM for virtualization. Most applications operate through TCP/IP, so there is typically no issue in integration. For application-to-application communication, customers frequently use APIs such as Open API, WSO2, and IBM API Connect, making integration over API gateways more preferred than direct server-to-server connections.
Oracle Linux 9 | Support by SupportedImages is affordable. There are two types of licensing. A single server license may be costly, but in a virtualization environment, there is a data center edition for Red Hat Linux, whereas Oracle offers unlimited KVM with premium plus support. The overall license price is generally lower.
Security has to be built and it is not in the product, I have to build it. In that scenario, customers say that Oracle Linux 9 | Support by SupportedImages has very strict security. I do not find anyone saying that there are security issues. The security part is maintained by the customer's security team. I just advise on the requirements, and they maintain it. My knowledge in this area is not vast, but I can say that the security feature is good based on customer feedback. I would rate this review an eight out of ten.