Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.1 Beta version is now available

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 Beta Now Available On Our Door Step :

This newest RHEL introduces support for the POWER 8 little-endian, hardware architecture support for IBM Power Systems. The beta is available from Red Hat and on Amazon Web Services and Google Compute Platform.

This update comes with the following improvements:

RHEL 7.1 also includes Ceph userspace components and the Ceph RADOS Block Devices (RBD) kernel module for easier access to Ceph block storage devices.

To improve security, RHEL 7.1 also comes with support forFreeOTP, a two-factor authentication application for one-time password authentication. This works with the LDAP and Kerberos protocols. The beta also introduces a new Certificate Authority (CA) management tool. This makes it easy for customers using Red Hat's Identity Manager (IdM) -- which integrates Kerberos authentication, directory services, certificate management, DNS, and NTP into a single service -- to change a CA certificate and alter the trust chain.

The last should be used with extreme caution. I see real potential for abuse here.

When Windows and Linux servers must live under the same roof, RHEL 7.1 offers improved interoperability with Windows file and print services. This is being done by limiting reliance on Winbind and adding improved integration of Common Internet File System (CIFS) with Red Hat's System Security Services Daemon (SSSD).

RHEL 7.1 also comes with support for a newer edition of the Docker container program, version 1.2.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Atomic Host Beta extends container portability across the open hybrid cloud by enabling deployment on physical hardware; certified hypervisors, including Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization and VMware vSphere; private clouds such as Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform; and Amazon Web Services and Google Compute Engine public clouds. This ability to “deploy anywhere, deploy everywhere” enables you to choose the best platform for your container infrastructure.

The Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 beta is available to Red Hat customers, partners, and members of the public. If you are interested in trying the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Beta, we encourage you to download and install it, Access the beta here today.