Red Hat, a top provider of open-source solutions, has enhanced the experience for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) users. Now, users can easily access and install major AI accelerator technologies from AMD, Intel, and NVIDIA. This upgrade makes RHEL a validated operating system distributor for these partners. It speeds up AI deployments.
By enabling RHEL to power AI workloads with fully-validated support for accelerator hardware and software, organisations can reduce bottlenecks, minimise downtime, and accelerate their AI/ML lifecycle. As RHEL already serves as the trusted foundation for Red Hat’s open-hybrid-cloud, automation and AI portfolio certified across hundreds of clouds and thousands of hardware and software vendors this update strengthens its flexibility and scalability in the dynamic AI landscape.
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One persistent challenge has been the installation of driver updates for AI accelerators in production environments, which can lead to unexpected downtime, prolonged troubleshooting and lost business opportunities.
To address this, Red Hat now enables easier access to the latest drivers and userspace components for AI accelerators from AMD, Intel and NVIDIA directly through RHEL repositories instilling greater confidence that these components are validated for seamless integration with RHEL and allowing organisations to bring AI models and applications into production more rapidly.
The following driver and toolkit updates are now available in the RHEL Extensions Repository, RHEL Supplementary Repository, and BaseOS:
• AMD GPU kernel-mode driver and AMD ROCm
• Intel Neural Processing Unit (NPU) kernel-mode driver
• NVIDIA GPU OpenRM kernel-mode driver
• NVIDIA CUDA toolkit
For decades, RHEL has powered enterprise technology organisations not only delivering modern cloud-infrastructure foundations, but also supporting the AI future. By easing the acquisition, deployment and maintenance of production-ready AI acceleration software, RHEL continues to redefine the role of the operating system in enterprise AI.
Supporting quotes include:
“As the world’s leading enterprise Linux platform, Red Hat Enterprise Linux provides the foundational infrastructure for thousands of market-leading organizations globally. With the rise of AI, organizations need to move faster than ever to carry their business into the future, so we are pleased to extend our collaboration with AMD, Intel and NVIDIA to deliver a more streamlined experience for Red Hat Enterprise Linux customers to unlock validated AI accelerators for smoother innovation, faster deployments and easier AI scaling.” – Gunnar Hellekson, vice president and general manager, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Red Hat.
“Enterprises are looking for trusted platforms that combine the performance of modern accelerators with the reliability of certified enterprise software. With AMD Instinct™ accelerators, the AMD ROCm™ open software platform, and AMD EPYC™ processors validated on Red Hat Enterprise Linux, organizations gain an enterprise-ready AI foundation that scales across x86 environments with openness, flexibility, and proven performance. Together with Red Hat, we are enabling customers to accelerate AI adoption with confidence and efficiency, preparing them for the future of enterprise computing.” – Dan McNamara, senior vice president and general manager, Server and Enterprise AI, AMD.
“Expanding a longstanding relationship with Red Hat, this collaboration will further empower organizations with a more streamlined experience for Intel’s AI accelerators and powerful integrated AI acceleration within Intel Core Ultra processors running on Red Hat Enterprise Linux. This will enable organizations to more easily keep pace in today’s AI-centric landscape with greater confidence in their hardware and software capabilities.” – Michael Masci, vice president, Edge Product Management, Intel.
