Best way to install a custom kernel on multiple nodes

[vinay.perneti-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org (Vinay Perneti)]

On 8/9/07, gboyce <gboyce-qL0WqcyiFk9Wk0Htik3J/w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>
> On Wed, 8 Aug 2007, Vinay Perneti wrote:
>
> > I have a custom kernel (2.6.21) with some nfs stuff modified. I know how
> to
> > build and install the kernel on a single machine. However, I was trying
> to
> > find the best way to install it on multiple nodes. One of the obvious
> ways
> > is to make rpm packages and use them ( The nodes i'm trying to install
> the
> > kernel run Redhat enterprise edition 5).
>
> Since these machines are running Redhat Enterprise I'm assuming that these
> systems are important and sensitive enough to warrant the purhcase of
> licenses and support from Redhat.


The setup is just a test bed so they are not so important.

You may want to consider just applying your NFS changes to the kernel that
> Redhat provides by modifying their source RPMs.  That way you get your
> changes without throwing away the large amount of testing that Redhat puts
> into their kernels.
>
> Greg
>

Building the kernel and then moving the files and making necessary changes
seemed like simpler option.

Thanks a lot guys.

-Vinay

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