This whitepaper describes the features and benefits of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux product family. It briefly outlines factors that need to be considered when planning a migration from a consumer Red Hat Linux release, such as or , to an Red Hat Enterprise Linux family product. It also discusses some of the issues associated with migrating applications from proprietary Unix, Microsoft Windows, and other Red Hat operating system environments. | Global Knowledge . Experts Teaching Experts Written and Provided by redhat. Expert Reference Series 1-800-COURSES redhat Migrating to Red Hat Enterprise Linux - Benefits and Guidelines Abstract This whitepaper describes the features and benefits of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux product family. It briefly outlines factors that need to be considered when planning a migration from a consumer Red Hat Linux release such as or to an Red Hat Enterprise Linux family product. It also discusses some of the issues associated with migrating applications from proprietary Unix Microsoft Windows and other Red Hat operating system environments. Revision 3c - September 2003 Copyright 2003 Red Hat Inc. redhat Table of Contents What is Red Hat Enterprise Linux .4 Application Migrating from Red Hat Red Hat Application Migration Professional Reference Migrating to Red Hat Enterprise Linux from Red Hat Linux--Benefits and Guidelines