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  • Operating Systems

    • Activating Microsoft Products with the KMS Server
      When you install Microsoft software, you generally need to provide a Microsoft product key. Under Cornell University's Microsoft Campus Agreement, a technology called Key Management Service (KMS)...
    • Eligibility for Microsoft Campus Agreement
      Cornell University has renewed our Campus Agreement with Microsoft to provide the Desktop Bundle for all computers owned by Cornell University. Full overview of the Microsoft Campus...
    • macOS Licensing
      Apple no longer offers educational licensing for macOS (previously Mac OS X).  macOS installers are no longer available from the Cornell Store or from CU Software....
    • Microsoft Campus Agreement for Cornell
      The Microsoft Campus Agreement is a site license which covers many popular Microsoft products at Cornell University. Products covered by the Campus Agreement can be downloaded at no cost by...
    • Microsoft Licensed Software Support
      p> Members of the Cornell community have several technical support resources available for Microsoft products. Technical Support from CIT CIT currently provides free technical...
    • Microsoft Server Product Licensing
      In July 2010, Cornell University and Microsoft negotiated a Server Agreement to include most Microsoft server products, as an addendum to our existing Campus Agreement.  Full overview...
    • Microsoft Windows Licensing
      Eligibility Cornell University has renewed our Campus Agreement with Microsoft to provide the Desktop Bundle for all computers owned by Cornell University. Full overview of the...
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Licensing
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is an open-source operating system.  Prior to September 2019, Cornell University maintained a contract with the vendor to provide automated updates and...
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Options
      If you have a RHEL 5 server using the Cornell site license, the only option is to upgrade to a newer version of RedHat or CentOS. The Extended Life Cycle Support (ELS) Add-On for RHEL 5 is...
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 or 7 Options
      Before choosing an option for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 or 7, you must check how the system receives its updates. To do this look in /etc/yum.conf for the key work 'baseurl':...
    • Red Hat Retirement Information
      Dates important to holders of Red Hat license on campus: March 31, 2017: Red Hat retired Red Hat Enterprise 5 (RHEL5). July 30, 2017: Red Hat retired the Red Hat...