topic Re: PSP7.7 makes system boot off non smp kernel in Operating System - Linux

PSP7.7 makes system boot off non smp kernel

Utsav_1 — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 11:08:19 GMT

I was wondering if anyone has seen this. When PSP7.7 is installed as part of kickstart process (RHAS4 U3, x86_64, 2.6.9-34.EL, DL585 G1), it doesn't create the smp version of HP initrd. Also it updates grub.conf to use a non smp version of kernel. I believe the rpm that is responsible for this is cpq_cciss.

However, if cpq_cciss is re-installed on the running non smp kernel, it does the right thing: creates smp version of initrd and updated grub.conf to use smp version.

I would have used PSP7.8, but we got a few kernel panics in our testing.

Re: PSP7.7 makes system boot off non smp kernel

Steven E. Protter — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 12:17:18 GMT

Shalom,

You don't need to use PSP 7.7 at all.

You can boot of the RH install media and use the SMP kernel without any problems.

SEP

Re: PSP7.7 makes system boot off non smp kernel

Utsav_1 — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 13:06:08 GMT

We use PSP as part of our multipath FC/Disk solution. At this point, we need PSP to work.