3.1.2 Matrix Server Upgrade Guide

Appendix B: Install the SLES9 Operating System and Kernel 72

2. The Matrix Server Support RPM includes sample configuration files

that are recommended for use with the Linux kernel and Matrix

Server. The files are based on the configuration files included with the

SLES9 binary kernel and are placed in the directory /usr/src/polyserve/

<kernel>/configs.

The files for the 32-bit kernel are as follows:

• ps_config.default. The standard kernel.

• ps_config.smp. Kernel with multiprocessor support.

• ps_config.bigsmp. Kernel with support for SMP and large memory.

• ps_config.debug. Debug version of the kernel.

The files for the 64-bit kernel are as follows:

• ps_config.default. The standard kernel.

• ps_config.smp. Kernel with multiprocessor support.

If you want to use a sample file, copy the variation appropriate for

your server.

# cp /usr/src/polyserve/<kernel>/configs/<config_file>

/usr/src/linux/.config

NOTE: Do not change the CONFIG_CFGNAME parameter in your

configuration file. Matrix Server requires that the default value

be used. Also, if you are using a configuration file that was not

supplied in the Support RPM, be sure that the following

parameter is set to yes. This parameter enables the Linux

SCSI

subsystem to probe for

LUNs on SAN devices.

CONFIG_SCSI_MULTI_LUN=y

3. If you will be installing MxFS-Linux, patch your kernel configuration

file (.config). To begin, go to the following directory, where <Version> is

the version of the kernel that you are about to compile.

/usr/src/polyserve/<Version>/tools

Now run the following command to patch the .config file:

# ./patch_config mxfs_patchlist /usr/src/linux/.config