Red Hat Enterprise Linux in-place upgrades

Applies to: ✔️ Linux VMs

Note

Offerings of SQL Server on Red Hat Enterprise Linux don't support in-place upgrades on Azure.

Important

Take a snapshot of the image before you start the upgrade as a precaution.

What is RHEL in-place upgrade?

During an in-place upgrade, the earlier RHEL OS major version will be replaced with the new RHEL OS major version without removing the earlier version first. The installed applications and utilities, along with the configurations and preferences, are incorporated into the new version.

Upgrade from RHEL 7 VMs to RHEL 8 VMs

Instructions for an in-place upgrade from Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 VMs to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 VMs on Azure is provided at the Red Hat upgrading from RHEL 7 to RHEL 8 documentation here.

Upgrade from RHEL 8 VMs to RHEL 9 VMs

Instructions for an in-place upgrade from Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 VMs to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 VMs on Azure is provided at the Red Hat upgrading from RHEL 8 to RHEL 9 documentation here.

Upgrade SAP environments from RHEL 7 VMs to RHEL 8 VMs

Instructions for an in-place upgrade from Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 SAP VMs to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 SAP VMs on Azure is provided at the Red Hat upgrading from RHEL 7 SAP to RHEL 8 SAP documentation here.

Upgrade SAP environments from RHEL 8 VMs to RHEL 9 VMs

Instructions for an in-place upgrade from Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 SAP VMs to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 SAP VMs on Azure is provided at the Red Hat upgrading from RHEL 8 SAP to RHEL 9 SAP documentation here.

Next steps

• Learn more about Red Hat images in Azure.
• Learn more about Red Hat update infrastructure.
• Learn more about the RHEL BYOS offer.
• To learn more about the Red Hat in-place upgrade processes, see Upgrading from RHEL 7 TO RHEL 8 in the Red Hat documentation.
• To learn more about Red Hat support policies for all versions of RHEL, see Red Hat Enterprise Linux life cycle in the Red Hat documentation.