Also Makes Ksplice Zero-Downtime Updates Available for Oracle’s Red Hat Compatible Kernel
Redwood Shores, Calif. – February 22, 2012
News Facts
Oracle today introduced a 30-day free trial of Oracle’s
Ksplice zero-downtime kernel update technology for Red Hat Enterprise Linux
customers.
Oracle is the only enterprise Linux provider that can
offer zero-downtime updates that enable customers to apply security updates,
diagnostic patches and critical bug fixes without rebooting.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux customers can experience the
benefit of Ksplice zero-downtime kernel updates for the kernels they have
installed today without any system reconfiguration.
Access the 30-day free Ksplice trial here. Terms,
conditions and restrictions apply.
Oracle also announced that Ksplice zero-downtime kernel
updates for Oracle’s Red Hat Compatible Kernel are now available to Oracle Linux Premier Support
customers. Zero-downtime updates for Oracle’s Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel have
been available since September 2011.
Additionally, Oracle extended the support lifecycle for
Oracle Linux from eight to ten years, further enhancing the industry’s most
comprehensive and low-cost Linux support program.
Oracle’s Linux support program has distinguished itself
from the start by offering more value to customers through lifetime support
policies, premier backporting, comprehensive legal indemnification, best
practices for deployment, and lower cost.
