The software described in this documentation is either in Extended Support or Sustaining Support. See https://www.oracle.com/us/support/library/enterprise-linux-support-policies-069172.pdf for more information.
Oracle recommends that you upgrade the software described by this documentation as soon as possible.
The following Technology Preview features are available when running the Red Hat Compatible Kernel (RHCK):
Apache IPA identity management modules
Btrfs file system
Closed Process Group (CPG) API for inter-node locking
Corosync redundant ring with autorecovery
corosync-cpgtool dual-ring configuration
Cross Realm Kerberos Trust Functionality (relies on the Samba 4 client library)
DIF/DIX support for SCSI
dm-erais a device mapper target that records when blocks are written to a device and is typically intended for use by backup applicationsfence_ipmilanagent diagnostic pulsefence_sanlockagent forluciFUSE (Filesystem in Userspace)
keepaliveddaemon for network load balancing and high availabilityKerberos v1.10 DIR cache storage type to handle TGTs for multiple KDCs
Kernel Media support
libqblibrary for high performance logging, tracing, inter-process communication, and polling by PacemakerLinux Containers (LXC)
LVM metadata dynamic aggregation (using
lvmetaddaemon)LVM support for thinly-provisioned snapshots (single system only)
LVM support for thinly-provisioned logical volumes (single system only)
Pacemaker high-availability cluster manager
pcs utility for cluster configuration and management
Performance Co-Pilot (PCP) provides support for monitoring and managing performance at the system level
Precision Time Protocol (PTP)
linuxptpimplementationPTP kernel driver support
QFQ queuing discipline
rgmanagersupport for disabling via/etc/cluster.confThin-provisioning and scalable snapshots
trousersandtpm-toolspackages that support Trusted Platform Module (TPM) hardware
Btrfs and FUSE are supported features in the UEK R2 and UEK R3 distributions.
LXC is a supported feature in the UEK R3 distribution.