3.1.2 Matrix Server Upgrade Guide

Appendix B: Install the SLES9 Operating System and Kernel 73

NOTE: Do not attempt to apply the 90_mxfs.patch file. This patch file

was already applied when you installed the MxFS-Linux

patches RPM earlier in this procedure.

4. Complete the kernel configuration and install the kernel. From the

/usr/src/linux directory, run the following commands:

# make oldconfig

# make bzImage

# make modules

# make modules_install

# make install

This step creates the ramdisk image and also modifies the default

grub or lilo configuration. If you are not using the default

configuration, update your configuration as necessary to ensure that

the right kernel is selected.

Verify the Patched Kernel for MxFS-Linux

If MxFS-Linux will be used, verify that the MxFS-Linux patches have

been correctly applied to the kernel by running the command

exportfssync -t. The command should report the following:

# /opt/polyserve/sbin/exportfssync -t

Kernel supports NFS cluster-wide device aliases

If the command reports that the kernel does not support NFS cluster-

wide device aliases, either the MxFS-Linux patch has not been applied,

the kernel has not been compiled with the patches, or the recompiled

kernel has not been booted.