How to use Virtual Datacenter subscriptions in Cloud Platforms ?

Environment

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Microsoft Azure
• AWS
• GCP
• IBM Cloud
• OCI

Issue

• Is there a way to subscribe the systems running under AWS using Virtual Datacenter subscriptions ?
• Not able to configure virt-who service on VM running under AWS.
• Can Virtual Datacenter subscriptions be used with AWS,Azure,GCP or OCI systems ?

Resolution

• It is not possible to use Virtual Datacenter subscriptions in Cloud-based Virtual Machines because Virtual Datacenter subscriptions require the configuration of virt-who and information about the hypervisors is necessary while configuring virt-who service.
• Instance-based subscriptions such as RHEL for Server (Physical or Virtual Nodes) can be used to subscribe to Virtual Machines running in Cloud-based Virtual Machines.

There is an exception to this in the following use case: VMware offers a private cloud experience on Oracle, AWS, Azure, IBM Cloud, and Google Compute Platform (GCP). Each offering has a different brand name:

• on AWS it is VMware Cloud (VMC)
• on Azure it is Azure VMware Solution (AVS)
• on GCP it is Google Compute VMware Engine (GCVE)
• on IBM Cloud it is IBM Cloud for VMWare Solutions.
• OCVS (Oracle Cloud VMware Solution)

For all 5 VMware offerings listed, the RHEL VDC is a workable solution. Please contact our support team for more information.

**** NOTE: VDC Subscription SKUs are not transactable via Cloud Marketplace private offers *******

Root Cause

• Information about the hypervisors will not be available, with a cloud-based virtual machine.

Diagnostic Steps

• Check if a user is having cloud-based environment.

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