Yellow Dog Enterprise Linux

TOPIC: Upgrading from YDEL v6.0 to v6.1



Procedure
To upgrade from YDEL 6.0 to YDEL 6.1:
  1. Log in to the system running YDEL 6.0.
  2. Run the following command to install the yum configuration utility:
    rpm -Uvh http://us.fixstars.com/support/solutions/rpms/configure-ydlnet-cli-1.0-0.ydl6.1.ppc.rpm
  3. Configure yum using the yum configuration utility. Refer to Configuring yum for more information.
  4. If you have openib-diags installed, you must remove these packages by running the following command:
    yum remove openib-diags-1.1.0-5*
  5. If you have ppu-binutils installed, you must remove these packages by running the following command:
    yum remove ppu-binutils
  6. Remove the existing yum cache by running the following command:
    yum clean all
  7. Update to YDEL 6.1 by running the following command:
    yum update
  8. The update will take a while.
  9. For NFS root users only: This update will install a new kernel. Copy the new boot image to your tftp server.
    1. Once the installation is complete, a file will be placed within the /{MAC ADDRESS}/boot directory within the specified NFS path of the new YDEL installation on the Server. For example, if the NFS directory was /srv/nfsroot, the file will be placed in /srv/nfsroot/{MAC ADDRESS}/boot.
      The file will be named ydel-nfsroot-*.img (where the * denotes the current kernel version.
    2. Copy this file to the /tftpboot directory on the NFS host. The file must be renamed "ydel61.img". This one image file will be used for all nfsroot machines.
    3. Restart XINETD:
      service xinetd restart
  10. Reboot each system running YDEL to begin using the new kernel.
  11. Optionally, to install the InfiniBand packages, run the following command:
    yum install infiniband-diags-1.4.4_20081207-1.ofed1.4
  12. If you removed the ppu-binutils packages and wish to re-install, run the following command:
    yum install ppu-binutils



This HOWTO was prepared by Aaron Johnson and Bonnie Gosler, Fixstars Solutions, Inc.



 
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