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Using Ksplice for kernel updates [message #48844]

Tue, 18 December 2012 12:46

ChrisM
Messages: 7
Registered: December 2012
Location: United Kingdom

Junior Member

Can anyone please describe how to use Ksplice Uptrack with OpenVZ to have rebootless kernel updates? I installed Ksplice today but when running "uptrack-upgrade -y" on the hardware node it comes back with:

[root@server ~]# uptrack-upgrade -y
The Ksplice Uptrack for RHEL trial provides access to rebootless updates for RHEL 5 and 6 systems only.  If you have any questions, please contact ksplice-support_ww@oracle.com.

Which would suggest it doesn't support the OpenVZ kernel.

The kernel we are running is 2.6.32-042stab068.8 on CentOS 6.3.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks,
Chris

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Re: Using Ksplice for kernel updates [message #48846 is a reply to message #48844]

Tue, 18 December 2012 21:40

Ales
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Registered: May 2009

Senior Member

Does your trial include user support? This seems like a good opportunity to test their response. Twisted Evil

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Re: Using Ksplice for kernel updates [message #48848 is a reply to message #48846]

Wed, 19 December 2012 09:35

ChrisM
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Registered: December 2012
Location: United Kingdom

Junior Member

OK, i've contacted Ksplice support to see what they say - will update with their response.

Is it necessary to run vzkernel or can we use the standard kernel package and still be able to run OpenVZ? I guess if the latter was possible, we would be able to use Ksplice.

Cheers,
Chris

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Re: Using Ksplice for kernel updates [message #48856 is a reply to message #48844]

Fri, 21 December 2012 09:48

ChrisM
Messages: 7
Registered: December 2012
Location: United Kingdom

Junior Member

I contacted Oracle support, and they said that the Ksplice trial is only compatible with pure RHEL kernels and not clones such as CentOS or OpenVZ.

They confirmed that they are no longer selling Ksplice licenses for OpenVZ but that their existing resellers (eg your server provider) may be able to sell you a license which is compatible with OpenVZ.

So that basically answers my question that the fully licensed version of Ksplice should be compatible with vzkernel.

Cheers,
Chris

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