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Red Hat

6 articles and 295 catalog rows, each traced to the vendor’s own documents.

6Articles·52Products·86SKUs·30Metrics·6Programs·78Rules·78Evidence·17Sources

Encyclopedia Articles

Red Hat Enterprise Linux and OpenShift subscription licensingCited · Edited 2026-09-26

Red Hat Enterprise Linux subscription variantsCited · Edited 2026-09-26

Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform and Satellite managed-node licensingCited · Edited 2026-09-26

Red Hat OpenShift editions, node roles and core countingCited · Edited 2026-09-26

Red Hat Enterprise Agreement, Appendix 1 terms and support levelsCited · Edited 2026-09-26

Red Hat Cloud Access and pay-as-you-go cloud subscriptionsCited · Edited 2026-09-26

Archive

Archived LICENSEWARE Wiki white papers and galleries for Red Hat, kept as sources. They are not cited encyclopedia articles.

How do you determine the right sub for a Red Hat server?Edited 2024-08-23
How to check if your Red Hat server is licensedEdited 2024-08-23
Middleware White PaperEdited 2024-12-20
Paid and free alternatives to Red Hat Enterprise LinuxEdited 2024-08-23
Red Hat White PapersEdited 2024-12-17
RHEL White PaperEdited 2024-12-20
The Advantages of Red Hat’s Socket-based Licensing MetricEdited 2024-08-23
Understanding Red Hat Agreement TypesEdited 2024-08-23
Understanding Red Hat’s Licensing ModelEdited 2024-08-23

SKUs

Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes (Bare Metal Node)Cited Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes (Core Band)Cited Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for VirtualizationCited Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes (Bare Metal Node)Cited Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes (Core Band)Cited Red Hat AI AcceleratorCited Red Hat AI EnterpriseCited Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform (Managed Node)Cited

Metrics

AI AcceleratorProcessor Bare Metal NodeOther CertificateOther Control plane hourOther CoreCore Core hourCore Core-pairCore CPUProcessor

Programs

Cloud AccessCloud policy Open Source Assurance ProgramIntellectual property protection Pay-as-you-go On-Demand subscriptionsCloud marketplace consumption Red Hat Enterprise AgreementEnterprise agreement Small-Market Customer Assessment for Red Hat Enterprise Linux EvaluationSubscription assessment Subscription Education and Awareness ProgramCompliance program

Rules

A control plane node that hosts applications needs subscriptions for all coresCounting A host reached through several access paths counts onceCounting Add-On Subscriptions require an active Standard or Premium base subscriptionPrerequisite Additional Units must be reported promptly with the dates of useCommercial AI Accelerator subscriptions count physical devices, not virtual GPUsCounting Ansible Automation Platform counts every node managed during the termCounting Ansible Automation Platform includes RHEL or OpenShift to run the platformUse rights Ansible does not reset automated host countsCounting

Evidence

A control plane node that hosts applications needs subscriptions for all coresQuote A host reached through several access paths counts onceQuote Add-On Subscriptions require an active Standard or Premium base subscriptionQuote Additional Units must be reported promptly with the dates of useQuote AI Accelerator subscriptions count physical devices, not virtual GPUsQuote Ansible Automation Platform counts every node managed during the termQuote Ansible Automation Platform includes RHEL or OpenShift to run the platformQuote Ansible does not reset automated host countsQuote

Sources

Deduplication of hosts in metrics-utility reports (Ansible Automation Platform 2.6)Product documentation Getting started with RHEL system registrationProduct documentation Getting started with the subscriptions serviceProduct documentation How are "managed nodes" defined as part of the Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform offering?Knowledgebase article How does Red Hat define standard business hours?Knowledgebase article Keep subscriptions for managed hosts in compliance (Ansible Automation Platform 2.6)Product documentation Node counting in subscriptions (Ansible Automation Platform 2.6)Product documentation Product Appendix 1 — Software and Support Subscriptions (NA English, February 2026)Contract