Hello Jeff, I have a small cluster that used the 2.6 kernel. I used a standard mdk9.2 base system and then simply use the 2.6 kernel provided by Mandrake 10.0 (you can do that if your new system support the necessary prerequisite for a newest kernel. Please check, in particular, mkinitrd, lsmod, rmmod, etc.).
Method 1 : Image base management ================================= All I did is modify the oscarsamples/ to replace the kernel listed in this file with the one you want to install. For instance, remplace kernel-smp-2.4.22.21mdk-1-1mdk by kernel-enterprise-2.6.3.7mdk-1-1mdk Generate a new image and deploy it on your nodes. The same tactic is applicable with any distribution/version. Method 2 : direct modification of the nodes =========================================== I personnaly don't favor this method as it will be difficult to reinstall identical nodes afterwards : you will have to install your image and then apply the exact same modification. My prefered way to do it is to use the Method1: generate a new image and then deploy it using standard OSCAR tools. Anyway, the other method will modify directly the nodes using the C3 tools. "cpush" the new kernel RPM to the nodes : cpush kernel-enterprise-2.6.3.7mdk-1-1mdk.i586.rpm and then install it : cexec "rpm -i kernel-enterprise-2.6.3.7mdk-1-1mdk.i586.rpm" Depending on your local configuration, you may have to tweak the lilo.conf so that this kernel is the default choice. Use the same method : generate a correct /etc/lilo.conf cpush /etc/lilo.conf and then execute lilo cexec /sbin/lilo Then you can reboot your nodes to use the new kernel. <disclaimer> Please try everything one one single node _before_ playing with all the nodes. In particular, some modifications to the /etc/modules.conf can be necessary. You have to try it on one node first for Method 1 or Method 2. Make sure that all is working properly and then you can deploy everything on the other nodes. </disclaimer> * Jeff Stevens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [04-05-12 07:35]: > Does the current software support kernel 2.6, and if not is it in the > works? > Thanks, > Jeff Stevens -- Benoit des Ligneris Ph. D. President de Revolution Linux http://www.revolutionlinux.com/ OSCAR Chair http://oscar.openclustergroup.org/ Chef de projet EduLinux http://www.edulinux.org/ ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by Sleepycat Software Learn developer strategies Cisco, Motorola, Ericsson & Lucent use to deliver higher performing products faster, at low TCO. http://www.sleepycat.com/telcomwpreg.php?From=osdnemail3 _______________________________________________ Oscar-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/oscar-users
