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Your Enterprise Linux workloads run unchanged on Rocky Linux from CIQ Pro 9. Enhancements, bug fixes, and timely CVE backports.
Overview
Teams standardizing on Rocky Linux from CIQ Pro 9 (arm64) get a production-ready Enterprise Linux that is 100% Enterprise Linux binary compatible, so existing tooling works without changes.
Highlights
- Compatibility: This AMI is optimized for use with NVIDIA GPUs out of the box with built-in signed GPU drivers and the CUDA Toolkit to enable you to immediately get started building and deploying GPU-enabled applications without the hassle of driver setup and configuration.
- GPU-READY (NVIDIA): Ships the NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit, matched datacenter GPU drivers, and DOCA/OFED networking pre-integrated, so accelerated workloads run at first boot. Rocky Linux is among NVIDIA's supported Enterprise Linux distributions. CUDA Toolkit tracks the latest CUDA release.
- 100% Enterprise Linux binary compatible; existing tooling works unchanged, Enterprise Support available via Private Offer, IP indemnification included
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64-bit (Arm) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
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OtherLinux 9.8
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Pricing
Pricing is based on actual usage, with charges varying according to how much you consume. Subscriptions have no end date and may be canceled any time.
Additional AWS infrastructure costs may apply. Use the AWS Pricing Calculator to estimate your infrastructure costs.
Dimension | Cost/hour |
|---|---|
m6g.xlarge Recommended | $0.04 |
c6g.12xlarge | $0.36 |
c6g.16xlarge | $0.48 |
c6g.2xlarge | $0.08 |
c6g.4xlarge | $0.12 |
c6g.8xlarge | $0.24 |
c6g.large | $0.02 |
c6g.medium | $0.01 |
c6g.metal | $0.48 |
c6g.xlarge | $0.04 |
Dimensions summary
You pay by the hour for each running instance, with no upfront commitment. Rates map to the specific Arm-based (arm64) EC2 instance type you choose. General-purpose (m-family, t4g), compute-optimized (c-family, hpc7g), memory-optimized (r-family, x-family), and storage-optimized (i-family) instances are all supported. Within each family, the hourly rate scales with instance size, from small (medium, large) up to metal and 48xlarge. Larger instances carry higher hourly rates because they include more vCPUs and memory. The software runs on a per-node basis, so you pay for the running hours of each instance you launch.
Top-of-mind questions for buyers
The software meters running instance-hours only. A fully stopped or powered-off instance stops accruing software charges. Underlying AWS resources, such as storage attached to a stopped instance, may still incur separate AWS fees. The per-node software charge applies only while the instance runs.
Each running EC2 instance is one node. You pay the hourly rate for that instance type per instance. Pricing is per node, not per GPU. If you launch ten instances, you pay ten hourly charges, one for each running instance, based on its type.
Each instance-hour includes the CIQ Linux Kernel with a pre-validated GPU compute stack, GPU drivers, and an RDMA/InfiniBand networking stack. Every package is CIQ-built and cryptographically signed, with a software bill of materials shipped alongside each image. The same stack ships on every supported instance type.
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64-bit (Arm) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
An AMI is a virtual image that provides the information required to launch an instance. Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) instances are virtual servers on which you can run your applications and workloads, offering varying combinations of CPU, memory, storage, and networking resources. You can launch as many instances from as many different AMIs as you need.
Version release notes
This version of Rocky Linux 9 from CIQ Pro for NVIDIA GPUs (arm64) with CIQ Support is up-to-date with the latest security patches and software updates as of 07/22/2026.
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Usage instructions
Connect to the instance over SSH using the instance public IP, with username "rocky" and the private key generated when you launched the instance.
Example command: $ ssh -i ./ssh-private-key.pem rocky@PublicIPAddress
When you are logged in as "rocky", you can use the sudo command to run administrative tasks. Note that the specific command you use to connect to the instance may vary depending on the operating system and ssh client you are using on your end. By default, the instance is secured by AWS network security configuration; you may optionally install your choice of a local firewall such as firewalld after launch.
Support
Vendor support
This Rocky Linux AMI provided by CIQ includes access to repositories for dnf/rpm updates and is regularly refreshed. This offer includes Basic Support from CIQ, which offers ticket and email-based support covering user accounts, product inquiries, bug reports, onboarding, and basic installation and configuration assistance. More comprehensive SLA-backed Enterprise Support plans at the Standard or Premium level are available from CIQ for additional charges. See the CIQ Support Overview under Learning Resources for full details, or contact us for further information. Contact support@ciq.com for further information. CIQ is committed to providing a working image which meets the highest quality standards. If you have a question or encounter a problem related to deploying the software in this listing into your cloud environment, a question regarding the EULA, or if you are in interested in adding an enterprise support agreement via private offer for help managing your Rocky Linux operating system, contact CIQ Cloud Marketplace Support at cloudmarketplace@ciq.com
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