Chapter 2. Conversion methods

Depending on your requirements, you can convert your operating system to RHEL by using one of the various methods.

Converting by using the command line - Use this method to convert a small number of servers, or to convert a large number of servers at scale by using custom automation.
Note
If you have a Satellite subscription but plan to convert by using the command line, you can access the required RHEL packages through Satellite instead of using the Red Hat Content Delivery Network (CDN).
For more information about how to convert by using the command line, see Planning a RHEL conversion and Converting using the command-line.
Converting by using Red Hat Satellite - Use this method to convert a large number of servers at scale. To convert by using Satellite, you must have a Satellite subscription. For more information about how to convert by using Satellite, see Converting a Host to Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Converting by using Red Hat Lightspeed - Use this method to convert multiple systems in a user-friendly GUI interface without needing a Satellite subscription. Systems must be connected to the internet. Systems are fully onboarded with Red Hat Lightspeed after the conversion.
Note
Red Hat Lightspeed supports conversions with Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Third Party Migration with the pay-as-you-go pricing model on Amazon Web Services (AWS). For more information, see Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Third Party Linux Migration.
For more information about how to convert by using Red Hat Lightspeed, see Planning a RHEL conversion and Converting using Red Hat Lightspeed.