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.
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Find the right edition
Rocky Linux | RLC+ NVIDIA | RLC Pro | RLC Pro Hardened | RLC Pro AI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise Linux binary compatibility | |||||
| Bundled GPU drivers (NVIDIA, AMD) | |||||
| 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.
