AWS Systems Manager adds support for patching newer versions of supported Linux platforms

Posted on: Jun 30, 2020

Patch Manager, a capability of AWS Systems Manager, now allows you to deploy patches automatically to instances running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.8, 8.0, 8.1, and 8.2; CentOS 7.8, 8.0, and 8.1; and Oracle Linux 7.5, 7.7 and 7.8. This support provides more patching options for your mixed Linux environments. 

Patch Manager can automatically patch Linux instances running Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Ubuntu Server, Amazon Linux, Amazon Linux 2, CentOS, Oracle Linux, Debian, and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES). 

This feature is available in all AWS Regions where AWS Systems Manager is offered. For more information, visit the Systems Manager product page and Systems Manager Patch Manager documentation.