Updating kernel package in Linux

In case of kernel upgrade in Linux, we do not need to mount the RHEL ISO on the server as we would not be performing patching of the entire package structure available on the server.

In kernel upgrade, we only install the following packages:

·         kernel-2.6.32-504.8.1.el6.x86_64.rpm

·         kernel-firmware-2.6.32-504.8.1.el6.x86_64.rpm

·         bfa-firmware-2.6.32-504.8.1.el6.x86_64.rpm

The main package is kernel-2.6.32-504.8.1.el6.x86_64.rpm & the remaining two are dependent packages.

To install the packages use the following command:

# yum localinstall kernel-2.6.32-504.8.1.el6.x86_64.rpm kernel-firmware-2.6.32-504.8.1.el6.x86_64.rpm bfa-firmware-2.6.32-504.8.1.el6.x86_64.rpm

After this reboot the server via ‘init 6’.