3.1.2 Matrix Server Upgrade Guide

Appendix B: Install the SLES9 Operating System and Kernel 71

To install the Support RPM, mount the Matrix Server CD or go to the

location where you downloaded the software and then run the following

command. Be sure to use the version of the RPM that corresponds to your

architecture (i586 for 32-bit or x86_64 for 64-bit).

# rpm -i <mountpoint>/pmxs-sles9-support-3.1.2-<xxxx>.<arch>.rpm

The installation creates a subdirectory in /usr/src/polyserve for each kernel

provided in the RPM. Each kernel subdirectory contains the following:

•A configs subdirectory containing the sample configuration files for

that kernel.

•A patches subdirectory containing any PolyServe kernel patches for

that kernel. These patches are automatically applied when the RPM is

installed.

Install the MxFS-Linux Patches RPM

If you will be using MxFS-Linux, install the kernel patches RPM provided

with that product. Mount the MxFS-Linux CD or go to the location where

you downloaded the software and then run the following command. Be

sure to use the version of the RPM that corresponds to your architecture

(i386 for 32-bit or x86_64 for 64-bit).

# rpm -i <mountpoint>/mxfs-patches-3.1.2-<xxxx>.<arch>.rpm

Compile the Kernel

Following is a suggested procedure that you can use as a guide for

building the kernel. Modify this procedure as necessary for your local

circumstances.

NOTE: If the servers have identical hardware configurations, you can

create the kernel on one server and then copy it to the other

servers.

1. Go to the /usr/src/linux directory on the server and run the make

mrproper command.

# cd /usr/src/linux

# make mrproper