RHEL Server — Socket-pair per Physical Node or 2 Virtual Nodes
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- Product Appendix 1 (NA English, February 2026 Version) Exhibit 1.A Table: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (Physical or Virtual Nodes) — Unit of Measure Physical Node or Virtual Nodes; Capacity “Socket-pair for each Physical Node or 2 Virtual Nodes.” Red Hat Enterprise Linux subscription guide (4 November 2025): “Based on socket-pairs for each physical node or 2 virtual nodes”; “Each Red Hat Enterprise Linux subscription for physical and virtual servers entitles a customer to use that subscription on a physical node with up to 2 sockets or 2 virtual nodes regardless of” virtual sockets presented. Where the guides conflict, Appendix 1 capacity applies.
- Applies when
- Purchasing or consuming Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (Physical or Virtual Nodes) Subscriptions under Appendix 1 Exhibit 1.A.
- Applies to
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (Physical or Virtual Nodes), including related RHEL Use Case / SAP Use Case rows that share the same Socket-pair or 2 Virtual Nodes capacity pattern in Exhibit 1.A. Not RHEL for Virtual Datacenters unlimited guests (separate Virtualization row).
- Aliases
- RHEL Server capacity; Socket-pair or 2 Virtual Nodes; physical or virtual nodes
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