# Documentation **URL:** https://support.procomputers.com/c/documentation/9.md [Latest](https://support.procomputers.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://support.procomputers.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://support.procomputers.com/tags.md) --- ## [Extended Life Cycle Support (ELS) for RHEL 7 virtual machines in AWS EC2](https://support.procomputers.com/t/extended-life-cycle-support-els-for-rhel-7-virtual-machines-in-aws-ec2/111)
**Author:** [@procomputers](https://support.procomputers.com/u/procomputers)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2025, 4:15pm UTC](https://support.procomputers.com/t/extended-life-cycle-support-els-for-rhel-7-virtual-machines-in-aws-ec2/111 "2025-01-07T16:15:59Z")
January 5th, 2025 - As Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (RHEL 7) has reached EOL on June 30, 2024, Red Hat, Inc. announced a 4 years Extended Life Cycle Support (ELS) for RHEL 7. The RHEL 7 ELS is an Add On that can be purcha… --- ## [ProComputers offers a special discount for all RHEL 7 virtual machines successfully upgraded to RHEL 8](https://support.procomputers.com/t/procomputers-offers-a-special-discount-for-all-rhel-7-virtual-machines-successfully-upgraded-to-rhel-8/102)
**Author:** [@procomputers](https://support.procomputers.com/u/procomputers)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2024, 9:00pm UTC](https://support.procomputers.com/t/procomputers-offers-a-special-discount-for-all-rhel-7-virtual-machines-successfully-upgraded-to-rhel-8/102 "2024-06-30T21:00:00Z")
July 1th, 2024 - As RHEL 7 has reached EOL on June 30, 2024, ProComputers offers 20% discount for all RHEL 7 virtual machines running in AWS EC2 or Microsoft Azure public clouds and successfully upgraded to RHEL 8. THIS… --- ## [Resize an LVM-partitioned volume in RHEL 7, CentOS 7 and Oracle Linux 7 virtual machines](https://support.procomputers.com/t/resize-an-lvm-partitioned-volume-in-rhel-7-centos-7-and-oracle-linux-7-virtual-machines/106)
**Author:** [@procomputers](https://support.procomputers.com/u/procomputers)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2024, 4:19pm UTC](https://support.procomputers.com/t/resize-an-lvm-partitioned-volume-in-rhel-7-centos-7-and-oracle-linux-7-virtual-machines/106 "2024-07-07T16:19:34Z")
By default, all ProComputers LVM-partitioned RHEL 7, CentOS 7 and Oracle Linux 7 images are configured with a default 16 GiB disk volume, that is usually split like this: $ sudo lsblk NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE … --- ## [Migrate CentOS 7 to either AlmaLinux 8, Rocky Linux 8 or Oracle Linux 8](https://support.procomputers.com/t/migrate-centos-7-to-either-almalinux-8-rocky-linux-8-or-oracle-linux-8/94)
**Author:** [@procomputers](https://support.procomputers.com/u/procomputers)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2024, 9:00pm UTC](https://support.procomputers.com/t/migrate-centos-7-to-either-almalinux-8-rocky-linux-8-or-oracle-linux-8/94 "2024-06-30T21:00:00Z")
Now that CentOS 7 is scheduled to reach EOL on June 30, 2024, ProComputers has tested the migration procedure to the following alternative RHEL-based operating systems: AlmaLinux 8, Rocky Linux 8, or Oracle Linux 8. To … --- ## [Configure your CentOS 7 virtual machine to use vault repositories](https://support.procomputers.com/t/configure-your-centos-7-virtual-machine-to-use-vault-repositories/103)
**Author:** [@procomputers](https://support.procomputers.com/u/procomputers)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2024, 6:23pm UTC](https://support.procomputers.com/t/configure-your-centos-7-virtual-machine-to-use-vault-repositories/103 "2024-07-03T18:23:23Z")
Now that CentOS 7 has reached EOL on June 30, 2024, users are strongly encouraged to migrate their virtual machines to either AlmaLinux 8, Rocky Linux 8 or Oracle Linux One of the first consequence of the EOL is that al… --- ## [Upgrade RHEL 7 to RHEL 8](https://support.procomputers.com/t/upgrade-rhel-7-to-rhel-8/100)
**Author:** [@procomputers](https://support.procomputers.com/u/procomputers)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2024, 1:56pm UTC](https://support.procomputers.com/t/upgrade-rhel-7-to-rhel-8/100 "2024-07-01T13:56:21Z")
Now that RHEL 7 has reached EOL on June 30, 2024, ProComputers has tested the upgrade procedure from RHEL 7 to latest RHEL version 8.10. To effectively use this documentation article, it’s essential to have a solid work… --- ## [Configure your CentOS Stream 8 virtual machine to use vault repositories](https://support.procomputers.com/t/configure-your-centos-stream-8-virtual-machine-to-use-vault-repositories/89)
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Now that CentOS Stream 8 has reached EOL on May 31, 2024, users are strongly encouraged to migrate or upgrade their virtual machines to other RHEL based distributions. One of the first consequence of the EOL is that all… --- ## [Upgrade your CentOS Stream 8 virtual machine or migrate it to either Rocky Linux or AlmaLinux](https://support.procomputers.com/t/upgrade-your-centos-stream-8-virtual-machine-or-migrate-it-to-either-rocky-linux-or-almalinux/91)
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Now that CentOS Stream 8 has reached EOL on May 31, 2024, is there a way to upgrade to CentOS Stream 9? We were not able to find any official upgrade instructions. Unofficially, there is this 3rd party guide that docum… --- ## [CentOS Stream 8 End of Life](https://support.procomputers.com/t/centos-stream-8-end-of-life/87)
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CentOS Stream 8 has reached its end of life (EOL) on May 31, 2024. Post this date, no further updates, bug fixes, or security patches will be provided. This cessation implies that any vulnerabilities discovered after th… --- ## [AWS EC2: extend LVM-managed root volume](https://support.procomputers.com/t/aws-ec2-extend-lvm-managed-root-volume/53)
**Author:** [@procomputers](https://support.procomputers.com/u/procomputers)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2023, 7:45pm UTC](https://support.procomputers.com/t/aws-ec2-extend-lvm-managed-root-volume/53 "2023-04-18T19:45:31Z")
DISCLAIMER: Make sure you backup all your instance volume data before following this article. By default, the 16 GiB LVM managed instance volume (or root disk as it is also known) is split like this: /boot 512 MiB /… --- ## [EPEL package repository installation for RHEL in AWS](https://support.procomputers.com/t/epel-package-repository-installation-for-rhel-in-aws/73)
**Author:** [@procomputers](https://support.procomputers.com/u/procomputers)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2023, 7:07pm UTC](https://support.procomputers.com/t/epel-package-repository-installation-for-rhel-in-aws/73 "2023-06-06T19:07:37Z")
The majority of ProComputers images built before 31st of December, 2022 contain the EPEL package repository preinstalled. However, all images with a release date after 1st of January 2023, do not have EPEL included. NOT… --- ## [EPEL package repository installation for RHEL in Azure](https://support.procomputers.com/t/epel-package-repository-installation-for-rhel-in-azure/72)
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The majority of ProComputers images built before 31st of December, 2022 contain the EPEL package repository preinstalled. However, all images with a release date after 1st of January 2023, do not have EPEL included. NOT… --- ## [How to find the Linux image version from command line](https://support.procomputers.com/t/how-to-find-the-linux-image-version-from-command-line/21)
**Author:** [@procomputers](https://support.procomputers.com/u/procomputers)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2022, 8:45pm UTC](https://support.procomputers.com/t/how-to-find-the-linux-image-version-from-command-line/21 "2022-11-06T20:45:11Z")
The version of the Linux image you are using can be found by running the cat /etc/procomputers-release command. The /etc/procomputers-release file is updated every time a new image version is released. The version stri…