CIQ ELM Resolves Linux Entitlement Once at the Mirror, Not Per Host
Global – October 12, 2026 -- CIQ Enterprise Linux Manager (ELM) resolves subscription entitlement a single time, at the customer's mirror, whether the fleet has 200 hosts or 20,000.
Subscription authenticates against CIQ Depot at sync time
Customers point ELM at CIQ Depot with their credentials. The RLC Pro subscription governs which repositories they can mirror. Every content view built from that sync inherits the entitlement, as does every host that installs from the view.
The Depot share of the mirror sits alongside internal repositories and open repositories such as Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux (EPEL). All three sync on the same schedule, and a content view draws from them as one catalog. Mirroring accepts any RPM-based distribution. Curation, dependency resolution and errata cover Enterprise Linux content only.