Support dates, patching and upgrades for RHEL, Red Hat Satellite and the Ansible Automation Platform lifecycle. It is for Linux teams that run RHEL servers and need to know what is out of support, how to patch the fleet with Satellite and in what order to upgrade. Every date links to its source, and each article states the versions it was checked against.
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AAP 2.4 end of maintenance: what to do now
AAP 2.4 left maintenance on 30 June 2026. What changes, what your options are (upgrade to 2.6 or extend with ELS) and what to check first.
Satellite and AAP: what to check before patching a RHEL fleet
What to check before patching a RHEL fleet with Red Hat Satellite 6.18 and AAP 2.6: requirements, installable errata, remote execution, batches and inventory.
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RHEL and AAP lifecycle review
Versions, end of support, patching and playbooks.