Red Hat Advanced Partner · FY 2025–2026 Catalog
Red Hat professional services catalog
One of XLLENZA's specialized open-source practices. As a Red Hat Advanced Partner we deliver the full RHCU-based catalog — RHEL, OpenShift, Ansible, and Satellite — across UAE and Gulf engagements. Looking for our complete services portfolio? View all Services →
How Red Hat Professional Services Work
A flexible, prepaid consulting model
Engagements are delivered through Red Hat Consulting Units (RHCUs) — prepaid credits redeemed against consultant time by role and region — giving you budget flexibility and on-demand access to certified expertise.
- 01
Scoping
Define objectives, scope, and deliverables together.
- 02
RHCU Estimation
Units calculated by role, hours, and region.
- 03
Order Form
A signed Statement of Work for your approval.
- 04
Delivery
Executed by Red Hat-certified consultants, on-site or remote.
- 05
Sign-Off
You accept deliverables; units are redeemed.
01 — RHEL & Infrastructure
The industry-standard enterprise Linux platform
Deployment, hardening, lifecycle management, and migration — aligned to your security and compliance requirements across Gulf infrastructure.
| SKU | Service | Description | Duration | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL-PS-001 | Deployment & Configuration | Greenfield or brownfield RHEL deployment: OS install, network, storage layout, and baseline hardening. | 5–15 days | Consultant / Sr. |
| RHEL-PS-002 | Security Hardening & Compliance | SCAP-based hardening to CIS Benchmarks, DISA STIG, or UAE IA standards with remediation reporting. | 3–8 days | Sr. Consultant |
| RHEL-PS-003 | Lifecycle & Patch Management Design | Patching workflows, rollback strategies, and update scheduling across multi-environment estates. | 3–5 days | Consultant |
| RHEL-PS-004 | Migration (CentOS / Oracle Linux → RHEL) | Assessment, planning, and execution of in-place or new-build migration from CentOS, OEL, or SLES. | 5–20 days | Sr. Consultant / Architect |
| RHEL-PS-005 | High Availability Cluster Deployment | Pacemaker/Corosync HA clusters for critical workloads including SAP HANA and Oracle DB. | 5–10 days | Sr. Architect |
| RHEL-PS-006 | Performance Tuning | Tuned profiles, NUMA configuration, I/O scheduling, and workload-specific kernel tuning. | 2–5 days | Sr. Consultant |
| RHEL-PS-007 | Architecture Review & Assessment | Infrastructure assessment producing a gap analysis, risk register, and remediation roadmap. | 2–4 days | Architect / Principal |
02 — OpenShift & Virtualization
Enterprise Kubernetes & the path off RHV
With RHV 4.4 reaching end of Extended Life in August 2026, we provide structured migration pathways to OpenShift Virtualization.
| SKU | Service | Description | Duration | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCP-PS-001 | Platform Deployment | Full OCP deployment on bare metal, VMware, or cloud — cluster config, OVN-K/SDN networking, ODF/Ceph storage, registry. | 10–20 days | Sr. Architect |
| OCP-PS-002 | RHV → OpenShift Virtualization Migration | End-to-end migration using the Migration Toolkit for Virtualization (MTV): inventory, network mapping, storage, validation. | 10–30 days | Architect / Sr. |
| OCP-PS-003 | DR Site Migration | Migration of DR VMs from RHV to OpenShift Virtualization DR topology, with replication and failover testing. | 5–15 days | Sr. Architect |
| OCP-PS-004 | Application Containerization Assessment | Readiness assessment of VM workloads; output is a prioritized migration backlog with effort estimates. | 3–5 days | Principal Architect |
| OCP-PS-005 | GitOps & CI/CD Pipeline Setup | GitOps workflows using ArgoCD/Tekton on OpenShift for deployment automation. | 5–10 days | Sr. Consultant / Architect |
| OCP-PS-006 | Security & Compliance Hardening | SCC policies, OPA/Gatekeeper, network policy enforcement, and image signing with Cosign. | 3–8 days | Sr. Consultant |
| OCP-PS-007 | Upgrade & Lifecycle Management | Managed upgrade planning: channel management, operator upgrades, and rollback procedures. | 2–5 days | Sr. Consultant |
03 — Ansible Automation Platform
Enterprise automation across IT operations
Automation across operations, network, security compliance, and application deployment — tailored to government, banking, telecoms, and energy sectors.
| SKU | Service | Description | Duration | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP-PS-001 | Platform Deployment | Install & configure AAP — Automation Controller, Hub, and Event-Driven Ansible. On-prem or OCP-hosted. | 3–8 days | Sr. Consultant |
| AAP-PS-002 | Automation Assessment & Roadmap | Workshop-based discovery; output is an opportunity matrix, ROI estimate, and 90-day roadmap. | 3–5 days | Principal Consultant |
| AAP-PS-003 | Playbook & Role Development | Custom playbooks/roles for OS hardening, patching, app deployment, or network device config. | 5–15 days | Consultant / Sr. |
| AAP-PS-004 | Infrastructure-as-Code Automation | IaC patterns using Ansible for provisioning VMs, containers, and network devices. | 5–10 days | Sr. Consultant |
| AAP-PS-005 | Security Automation & Compliance | Automated baseline enforcement with SCAP + Ansible, drift detection, and auto-remediation. | 5–10 days | Sr. Consultant |
| AAP-PS-006 | ITSM Integration | Integrate AAP with ServiceNow, Jira, or BMC Remedy for change-driven automation and approvals. | 3–8 days | Architect |
| AAP-PS-007 | Event-Driven Ansible (EDA) | EDA rulebooks for automated response to monitoring events, log triggers, and webhooks. | 3–6 days | Sr. Consultant / Architect |
04 — Red Hat Satellite & Subscription Management
Centralized lifecycle management at scale
Content delivery, patch orchestration, and subscription reporting for RHEL estates — bundled with RHEL for Virtual Datacentre (VDC) subscriptions.
| SKU | Service | Description | Duration | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT-PS-001 | Server Deployment & Configuration | Full install & config of Satellite 6.x — content views, lifecycle environments, activation keys, host groups. | 3–8 days | Sr. Consultant |
| SAT-PS-002 | Content & Lifecycle Design | Content view strategy (Library → Dev → QA → Prod), sync schedules, and errata filtering. | 2–5 days | Consultant |
| SAT-PS-003 | Subscription & Entitlement Optimization | Audit consumption, virt-who config for VDC hosts, and recommendations to fix over/under-licensing. | 2–4 days | Sr. Consultant |
| SAT-PS-004 | Patch Automation via Satellite | Automated patching using remote execution + Ansible for zero-touch patching cycles. | 3–6 days | Sr. Consultant |
| SAT-PS-005 | Upgrade Services | In-place upgrade from 6.x to current: backup, pre-checks, execution, and post-upgrade validation. | 2–4 days | Consultant |
| SAT-PS-006 | Compliance Reporting & SCAP | OpenSCAP scanning across registered hosts with CIS/DISA STIG dashboard reporting. | 2–4 days | Sr. Consultant |
| SAT-PS-007 | Disaster Recovery Design | Satellite capsule for DR-site content replication and failover procedures. | 2–5 days | Architect |
05 — Linux for SMBs & bundles
Right-sized packages & recommended bundles
Fixed-scope Linux packages for SMBs, plus pre-built bundles that combine the most-requested Red Hat services for Gulf customers.
| SKU | Service | Description | Duration | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMB-PS-001 | Linux Starter Pack | RHEL install, basic hardening, user management, storage config for up to 5 servers + 4-hour knowledge transfer. | 3–5 days | Consultant |
| SMB-PS-002 | Health Check & Remediation | Assessment of up to 10 Linux servers: config review, security gap analysis, remediation of critical findings. | 2–4 days | Sr. Consultant |
| SMB-PS-003 | Linux-to-RHEL Migration (SMB) | Migrate up to 5 CentOS/Ubuntu servers to RHEL with subscription setup, validation, and cutover support. | 3–6 days | Consultant |
| SMB-PS-004 | RHEL Subscription Onboarding | Activate RHEL subscriptions via Customer Portal or Satellite, including virt-who setup. | 1–2 days | Associate Consultant |
| SMB-PS-005 | Backup & Recovery on RHEL | Backup design using Red Hat-supported tooling (Bacula, Amanda, or Ansible-based). | 2–4 days | Consultant |
Recommended bundles for Gulf customers
| Bundle | Name | Included Services | Est. RHCUs | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUNDLE-001 | RHEL Foundation Pack | RHEL Deployment + Security Hardening + Satellite Deployment | ~120–180 | New RHEL deployments |
| BUNDLE-002 | RHV Exit Pack | RHV Migration Assessment + OCP Platform Deployment + RHV→OCP Virtualization Migration | ~200–350 | RHV customers before Aug 2026 |
| BUNDLE-003 | Automation Jumpstart | AAP Deployment + Assessment & Roadmap + Playbook Development | ~100–150 | First-time AAP customers |
| BUNDLE-004 | SMB Linux Essentials | Linux Starter Pack + Subscription Onboarding + Admin Enablement Workshop | ~40–60 | UAE / Gulf SMBs |
Service durations and RHCU estimates are indicative, based on standard scope assumptions. Final unit requirements are confirmed in the signed Statement of Work following a scoping call. RHCU rates follow the official Red Hat Consulting Unit Redemption Table effective January 2026 and are subject to change by Red Hat. Pricing in USD or AED equivalent on request. Red Hat® is a registered trademark of Red Hat, Inc.
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