On 02/11/11 05:34, Ned Slider wrote: > On 01/11/11 22:26, Dennis Jacobfeuerborn wrote: >> On 11/01/2011 09:36 PM, Ned Slider wrote: >>> On 01/11/11 18:27, Bob Hoffman wrote: >>>> David Miller wrote >>>> --------------------------- >>>> >>>> You can go with the self support option. Seeing you are willing to go with CentOS as long >>>> as there are timely updates. That tells me you dont really care about getting "support" from >>>> the vendor. You can pick up workstation self support for $50 and server for $350 a year. >>>> That means you will get all the updates but just can't call or open tickets with Redhat. >>>> The limitations imposed by Redhat for "Support" they will provide are artificial. >>>> Although Redhat says it will only support 2 sockets and x amount of virtual guests you can still do it. >>>> >>>> --------------------------- >>>> From what I saw on the redhat site they have also taken away that >>>> support/subscription model. >>>> They have standard support as minimum, for me it would be 4,000+ or more >>>> for my 2 little non-commercial servers...forget it. >>>> >>> >>> First option, Desktop Self-support Subscription (1 year) $49: >>> >>> https://www.redhat.com/apps/store/desktop/ >>> >>> >>> First option, Server Self-support Subscription (1 year) $349 >>> >>> https://www.redhat.com/apps/store/server/ >>> >>> >>> A 2 socket virtualization platform is $1,999 giving unlimited virtual >>> guests. >>> >> >> Just to be sure does that mean that for $2000 I can install on one physical >> system and unlimited guests on that system or does that mean the $2000 are >> only for the host system with the *ability* to host an unlimited number of >> guests and I still have to buy a subscription for each individual guest on >> top of that? >> >> Regards, >> Dennis >> > > All I can tell you is that our virtualization licenses allow you to > install on 1 host (up to 2 sockets), and on *that* one host you can then > install as many RHEL guests as you like and they will all be entitled to > updates through RHN without consuming any further entitlements. So > unlimited entitled RHEL guests. > And the item description for the above is called "Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Platform" if that helps.