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AEM 6.5 SP24: Supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) versions for On-premise deployments

Last update: Wed May 27 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

This article clarifies which Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) versions are officially supported for Adobe Experience Manager 6.5 Service Pack 24 in on-premise environments.

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Environment

  • Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) 6.5 Service Pack 24 (SP24)
  • On-Premise deployment
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7.9, considering upgrade to RHEL 8.x or 9.x

Issue/Symptoms

The user is planning an operating system upgrade for an on-premise AEM 6.5 SP24 environment and needs to confirm:

  • Which major and minor versions of RHEL are officially certified and supported for AEM 6.5 SP24
  • Whether Adobe recommends a specific RHEL version for optimal stability and performance
  • Any required OS-level prerequisites, AEM hotfixes, or library dependencies for the migration

No error messages or stack traces are present; this is a pre-upgrade compatibility and certification inquiry.

Resolution resolution

  1. Review the official AEM Technical Requirements documentation for the most current list of supported operating systems.
  2. For AEM 6.5 (all service packs), Adobe officially supports Linux distributions based on Red Hat, including RHEL 8 and RHEL 9 for core AEM and AEM Forms add-on features.
  3. Adobe does not publish a preferred RHEL minor version or a separate OS upgrade procedure. It is recommended to follow Red Hat’s own upgrade guidance and validate the target OS version in a non-production environment before production rollout.
  4. Ensure all OS-level prerequisites listed in the Technical Requirements documentation are met, including required libraries and kernel versions. No additional AEM hotfixes are required solely for OS compatibility, but always apply the latest cumulative service pack and security updates.
  5. If using AEM Forms, confirm that the Forms add-on is also supported on the intended RHEL version as called out in the documentation.

Cause

Adobe Experience Manager 6.5 SP24 supports RHEL 8 and RHEL 9 as per the official Technical Requirements.

Note:

Adobe’s public documentation should be treated as the authoritative source for supported platforms. For migration planning, validate the target OS version in a non-production environment before rollout.

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