From: J.H.M. Dassen (Ray) (rdassen_at_novell.com)
Date: Thu Mar 09 2006 - 18:27:44 CET
Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2006 18:27:44 +0100 From: "J.H.M. Dassen (Ray)" <rdassen@novell.com> Message-ID: <20060309172744.GB5531@tapir.cpl.novell.com> Subject: Re: [suse-sles-e] keep old kernel after kernel upgrade
On Thu, Mar 09, 2006 at 17:19:34 +0100, Matthias Eble wrote:
> we are running a few servers on sp2 and want to update them using YOU.
> The problem is, that we have to keep the kernel and glibc on sap
> certification level (exactly SP3),
SAP's restrictions have been relaxed a bit; quoting
http://www50.sap.com/linux/platforms/index.asp :
"Please be advised to use one of the most recent 2.6 or 2.4 kernels for your
hardware platform and distribution. We recommend using one of those
additionally tested Linux kernels but using newer Linux kernels, based on
already tested versions, is not strictly forbidden. In case of problems
with the operating system please try to reproduce it on a tested kernel and
contact the support organisation of your Linux distributor if the problem
persists."
> I noticed some strange (to me) output when executing /lib(64)/libc.so.6 in
> the shell while exploring the glibc/kernel patch behavior. It claims to
> be..
> GNU C Library stable release version 2.3.5 (20050720), by Roland McGrath
>
> but rpm -qf reports
> glibc-2.3.3-98.61
>
> This sounds a bit confusing to me but I discovered this on multiple
> installations. Is there a simple explanation to this one?
Backports are used a lot for SLES packages; see
http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Backports
Glibc is not an exception to that. It looks like the newer version number
got backported by mistake.
HTH,
-- Ray Dassen Technical Support Engineer, EMEA Services Center, Novell Technical Services Novell, Inc. Software for the Open Enterprise http://www.novell.com/open --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: suse-sles-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands, e-mail: suse-sles-e-help@suse.com
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