RLC Pro AI

Enterprise Linux built to maximize the throughput of your AI infrastructure

The OS underneath your GPU fleet determines how much performance your hardware actually delivers. RLC Pro AI solves that at the source. Purpose-built for production AI/ML workloads, with the CIQ Linux Kernel, a pre-validated NVIDIA CUDA and DOCA-OFED stack, and AI framework configurations that ship tuned and tested together. Production-ready at first boot. Enterprise Linux binary compatibility.

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RLC Pro AI delivers more from every GPU by optimizing the layer that drives it all: the OS

Start with a validated stack

CUDA Toolkit, DOCA-OFED, and PyTorch ship pre-integrated and compatibility-tested as a unit. Drivers, kernel modules, and runtime dependencies are baked in before release. No manual assembly. No version conflicts at deployment. From install to first inference in under four minutes.

Day-one hardware support

Current NVIDIA GPU hardware is supported from day one. No backport cycles. No waiting for the OS to catch up to the infrastructure you are already running.

More output from every GPU

PyTorch flags and CUDA configurations ship pre-optimized for AI/ML workloads. More throughput from the infrastructure you already own, with no manual tuning required.

What's in RLC Pro AI

Enterprise Linux, enhanced with AI/ML workload optimizations, that deliver leading performance for your AI workloads with a golden, validated image that makes scaling fast and repeatable.

CIQ Linux Kernel (CLK)

Built on the upstream kernel.org latest long-term release, CLK delivers GPU hardware support ahead of traditional enterprise distributions.

Pre-validated stack

CUDA Toolkit and DOCA-OFED ship commercially authorized and pre-integrated. PyTorch and vLLM framework combinations are validated before release.

Deployment flexibility

The same validated stack runs on bare-metal, AWS, GCP, Azure, and sovereign on-premises infrastructure. Same configuration and performance profile across every deployment target.

Enterprise security and support

Every package is CIQ-built and cryptographically signed with an SBOM alongside each image. Secure Boot and Confidential Computing included. Backed by Standard and Premium commercial SLAs.

Enterprise Linux binary compatibility

Built on rock-solid Rocky Linux. Get the reliability of Enterprise Linux with cutting-edge performance.

Built for what comes next

RLC Pro AI ships the pre-built, pre-tuned stacks your AI/ML workloads require today, with a roadmap toward userspace-optimized containers that deliver bare-metal performance at cloud-native speed.

One standard, built for every workload

RLC Pro is the foundation for a family of purpose-built variants. Each variant inherits the full RLC Pro base: direct bug fixes, enhanced drivers, professional support, security SLAs, and binary compatibility. From there, we optimize for specialized environments.

RLC+ NVIDIA For teams that want GPU-ready Rocky Linux without a paid subscription.

RLC Pro For organizations that need commercial accountability and production-grade stability.

RLC Pro Hardened For regulated and high-security environments.

RLC Pro AI For AI, ML, and HPC workloads.

Additional variants are in development.

Find the right edition

	Rocky Linux	RLC+ NVIDIA	RLC Pro	RLC Pro Hardened	RLC Pro AI

Enterprise Linux binary compatibility
Bundled GPU drivers (NVIDIA)
CUDA Toolkit / DOCA-OFED
Long-Term Support (LTS)
FIPS 140-3 validated packages
Bug fixes
Indemnification
Enterprise support SLAs			Requires purchase of Standard or Premium support
Kernel runtime protection (LKRG)
Automated STIG / CIS compliance
AI / HPC kernel optimization


Capabilities at a glance
Compatibility	Binary compatible with Enterprise Linux
Architectures	x86_64, aarch64
GPU acceleration	NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit, DOCA-OFED, GPU drivers
Networking	RDMA and InfiniBand via DOCA-OFED
Kernel	CIQ Linux Kernel (CLK), built from upstream kernel.org longterm
Cloud	AWS, Azure, GCP
Formats	ISO, KVM and cloud images. Coming soon: Open Container Initiative (OCI) container images, bootc images
Supply chain	CIQ-built, cryptographically signed, SBOM shipped with each image
Licensing	Annual subscription, per-node pricing (not per-GPU)

Deployed with confidence. Backed by CIQ.

Secure supply chain

Every package is CIQ-built, cryptographically signed, and shipped with an SBOM. Packages are stored in US-based servers, transmitted via secure channels, and validated end-to-end. CVE remediations are delivered on time, to the right environments.

Support from experts

RLC Pro AI is backed by engineers with decades of experience optimizing Linux for the world's most demanding compute environments, from national laboratories to hyperscale AI infrastructure.

Indemnification

CIQ stands behind every Rocky Linux component in its repositories and cloud marketplace listings. Your legal and compliance teams get the coverage they require. CIQ takes accountability so you don't have to.

Learn more in the RLC Pro AI guide

More throughput. Production-ready today.

RLC Pro AI is designed for organizations where GPU utilization, deployment speed, and stack consistency are business-critical.

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