Ron Foster at Baldor-IS wrote: > Hello listers, > > We are a SAP shop. We are at SLES10 SP2. On our SLES10 SP2 application > servers we have been using the kernel that came with SLES10SP2. > That is: 2.6.16.60-0.21-default > > The SAP OSS Note (81737) that lets you know what release levels are > supported says that this Service Pack level and kernel is certified. > But then there is the sentence in that OSS Note that says "A > higher-level Linux kernel on top of a certified SP might be used until > another released Linux kernel or released SP is available." > > My questions are 1) Do people stay at the kernel mentioned in the OSS > note or 2) do they use the above sentence as permission to go to a > higher kernel level? > SAP Certification is only considered necessary for major kernel (and glibc) changes, minor kernel releases released for update by Novell/Suse are OK to use, but of course go through your own test phase before jumping to production as you would for any product change.
SAP Certification is done for new SP's and new Versions of SLES. mark ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
