3.5.1 Matrix Server Upgrade Guide

Appendix B: Install the SLES9 Operating System and Kernel 52

You will need to determine whether to compile a new kernel from source

or to install a binary kernel. You will need to compile the kernel if you

will be installing either (or both) of the following:

• The MxFS-Linux product.

• The PolyServe kernel patches. Matrix Server includes patches that fix

problems with the SLES9 kernel. (For a description of the patches, see

the section “PolyServe Kernel Patches” in the PolyServe Release Notes.)

If you are not installing MxFS-Linux or the kernel patches, you can install

the binary kernel. The appropriate binary kernel can be downloaded

from SuSE. To install the kernel, use the instructions provided by SuSE.

You can then skip the rest of this section; go to step “4. HBA Drivers and

Matrix Server” on page 56.

To build the SLES9 kernel from source, complete these steps:

1. Download and install the kernel source.

2. Install the Matrix Server Support RPM.

3. If MxFS-Linux will be used, install the MxFS-Linux patches RPM.

4. Compile the kernel.

Download and Install the Kernel Source

The appropriate kernel source can be downloaded from the SuSE Web

site. To install the kernel, use the instructions provided by SuSE.

Install the Matrix Server Support RPM

The Matrix Server Support RPM contains the Matrix Server kernel

patches as well as support files for each kernel supported in the release.

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-3.5.1-<xxxx>.<arch>.rpm