RLC Pro AI 9.7-20260428 Release Notes
RLC Pro AI Version: 9.7-20260428
Release Highlights
- RLC Pro AI based on Rocky Linux from CIQ 9.7 (Blue Onyx)
- CIQ Linux Kernel (CLK) 6.12.74-1.1.0.0.el9_clk, tracking the kernel.org 6.12 long-term series
- PyTorch 2.8.0 and TorchVision 0.23.0 pre-installed as CIQ-built RPMs (
el9_ciqai), CUDA-enabled at first boot - NVIDIA data center driver 580.126.20 with open kernel modules, pre-integrated and matched to the kernel
- CUDA 12.8 runtime, cuDNN 8.9.7, NCCL 2.30.3
- Secure Boot support via CIQ-signed shim; SELinux enforcing by default
- Support lifecycle through May 31, 2032
AI Stack Versions
| Component | Package | Version |
|---|---|---|
| Kernel (CLK) | kernel | 6.12.74-1.1.0.0.el9_clk |
| PyTorch | python3-torch | 2.8.0-12.el9_ciqai |
| TorchVision | python3-torchvision | 0.23.0-1.el9_ciqai |
| NVIDIA driver | nvidia-dc-driver580-cuda | 580.126.20-1.el9_7_ciq |
| NVIDIA kernel modules | kmod-nvidia-dc-open580 | 580.126.20-2.el9_clk |
| CUDA runtime | cuda-cudart-12-8 | 12.8.90-1 |
| cuDNN | libcudnn8 | 8.9.7.29-1.cuda12.2 |
| NCCL | libnccl | 2.30.3-1+cuda13.2 |
| Python | python3 | 3.9.25 |
Image Availability
This release is published through CIQ Depot (rlc-ai-9 product) for x86_64 and aarch64:
- Live installation ISOs:
RLC-Pro-AI-9-Live-<date>-<arch>.iso - Generic cloud images (QCOW2):
RLC-PRO-AI-20260428-GenericCloud-<arch>.qcow2 - Cloud-specific images: AWS, Azure, and GCP variants (
RLC-PRO-AI-20260428-<cloud>-<arch>.qcow2) - OCI container image:
depot.ciq.com/rlc-ai-9/rlc-9-ai-oci-images/rlc-pro-ai:9 - bootc images: image-mode variants for container-native deployment
Every image ships with a SHA256 checksum file and a Software Bill of Materials (SPDX JSON) published alongside it, and the repository root carries a machine-readable image-catalog.json index.
Repository Layout
Package delivery for this release uses the following Depot repositories: rlc-9-ai (AI frameworks and libraries), ciq-kernel-lt-6_12-el9 (CLK kernel and NVIDIA kernel modules), rlc-9-core (CIQ core packages and NVIDIA driver userspace), and rlc-9-supplemental (CUDA Toolkit, AMD ROCm, NVIDIA Container Toolkit). See the Repository Architecture guide.
Upgrade Considerations
Systems enrolled through depot enable rlc-ai-9 receive updates for this release through dnf update. The first transaction after enablement prompts to import the CIQ Signing Key V2 (https://ciq.com/keys/rpm-gpg-key-ciq).