Review · RHEL · Ansible Automation Platform
RHEL and Ansible Automation Platform lifecycle review.
In three days you will know what is out of support, what gets patched and what does not, and what to upgrade first.
The review at a glance
- Time
- 3 working days, over 1 to 2 weeks
- Output
- Prioritised report, 90-day plan and a one-hour session
- Access
- Read-only to Ansible Automation Platform and the inventory
- Price
- €1,500excl. VAT
Context
Dates that have passed or are close
- AAP 2.4 left maintenance on 30 June 2026. Red Hat recommends moving to AAP 2.6, and RHEL 8 hosts must move to RHEL 9 first. RPM installs end after 2.6, so deployments move to containers. Red Hat announcement.
- RHEL 7 left maintenance on 30 June 2024. Extended Life-cycle Support (ELS) runs to 31 May 2029 and covers only critical vulnerabilities (CVSS 7 or higher). Red Hat FAQ.
Scope
What I review
- RHEL and AAP versions and their end-of-support dates.
- Patching strategy and status, including Red Hat Satellite if it is part of the estate.
- AAP inventories, credentials and execution environments.
- Playbook quality: idempotency, secrets handling and testing.
- Risks of moving to AAP 2.6 and RHEL 9.
What you receive
If you then want the plan carried out, we do it as an Ansible sprint with a fixed scope.
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Who it is for
Linux teams with RHEL 7 or 8 servers or AAP 2.4 or 2.5 who need an order of priorities and a realistic plan, not a hundred-page audit.
I don't offer on-call or day-to-day administration: the review ends with a plan that your team or a separate sprint carries out.
Blog
Articles on this topic
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.
AAP vs AWX: when to choose each one
AWX is the community project that Ansible Automation Platform builds on. What changes in support, lifecycle and upgrades, and when AWX is enough.
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.
Shall we talk?
Tell me which versions you run and I will confirm on a free 30-minute call whether the review is useful to you.