Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.11 发布
Red Hat Enterprise Linux（RHEL）是红帽公司开发的Linux发行，它专攻商业市场。Red Hat Enterprise Linux面向x86、x86_64、Itanium、PowerPC、IBM System z架构发布服务器版本，以及面向x86和x86_64处理器的桌面版本。红帽公司的所有正式支持和培训，以及红帽认证计划，均围绕Red Hat Enterprise Linux平台而开展。红帽公司使用严格的商标规则来限制其正式支持的Red Hat Enterprise Linux的版本被以免费的形式重新发布，但却仍然免费提供其源代码。第三方的派生版本可以在去除非免费组件后创建及重新发布。
Redhat RHEL Linux 5.11主要改进：
(1)部分新的存储驱动（如LSI 12 Gb Megaraid及HP新的cciss)。
（2）增强了调试功能。（3）增强了VMWare ESXi下作为虚拟机的功能。
（4）升级OpenSCAP1.0.8，支持SCAP 1.2。
（5）dmidecode支持SMBIOS。
(6) Samaba3支持TDB等。
We are pleased to announce the availability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.11, the final minor release of the mature Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 platform. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.11 reiterates Red Hat’s commitment to a 10-year product lifecycle for all major Red Hat Enterprise Linux releases and offers a secure, stable, and reliable platform for critical enterprise applications.
In addition to security and stability enhancements, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.11 provides additional updates to subscription management, debugging capabilities, and more, including: * New storage drivers - Updates that provide customers with the benefits of some of the latest storage adapters from Red Hat hardware partners. * Enhancements to Red Hat Access Support’s debugging capabilities - Red Hat Access Support makes it easier for customers to manage, diagnose, and engage with Red Hat directly through a console within Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
* Improvements for Red Hat Enterprise Linux guests running on VMWare ESXi.* More information from subscription management services that makes managing subscriptions easier through both the GUI and command line. * Updates OpenSCAP to version 1.0.8, certified by the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) 1.2 in the Authenticated Configuration Scanner category with the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposure (CVE) option. The new certification adds Red Hat to a short list of vendors qualified for the complex SCAP standard, making OpenSCAP and Red Hat important factors in the security space. With this new certification, openscap 1.0.8 can run SCAP content correctly written to the 1.2 standard from any source, such as the Red Hat Security Response Team's Open Vulnerability and Assessment Language (OVAL) content, DISA's Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIG), the National Vulnerability Database (NVD) OVAL repository, and others.
Supporting Quote ----------------Jim Totton, vice president and general manager, Platform Business Unit, Red Hat:"Red Hat’s commitment to a long, stable product lifecycle is a key benefit for enterprise customers who rely on Red Hat Enterprise Linux for their critical applications. While Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.11 is the final minor release of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 platform, the enhancements it offers in terms of security and reliability are designed to maintain the platform’s viability for years to come."
Availability ------------Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.11 is available now on the Red Hat Customer Portal to all customers and partners with an active Red Hat Enterprise Linux subscription at https://access.redhat.com/downloads/. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 remains actively supported until March 31, 2017, when it is scheduled to be retired.
Additional Resources --------------------For access to the documentation for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.11, including the release notes, please visit: https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/docs/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/