Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE SERVER 11 - VIRTUALIZATION Manual page 100

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8.3.3 Upgrading the RHEL 4 Drivers
1 Open a terminal.
2 Locate the RPM package you want to install ( opt/novell/
3 Enter rpm -U xxx.rpm , where xxx is the filename of the new RPM.
8.3.4 Using the Drivers with an Upgraded
1 Install the new kernel packages.
2 Edit the /boot/grub/menu.lst file and remove all hdx=noprobe entries
3 Restart the virtual machine.
4 Upgrade the driver pack (see
5 Edit the /boot/grub/menu.lst file and make the following change:
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vm-driver-pack).
If you are installing from the binary RPM included with the driver pack, the RPM
is located on the driver pack ISO. Refer to
(page 49). for instructions on using the ISO image.
(Optional) If you are installing from an RPM that you built, the RPM is located
in /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/xxx, where xxx is the architecture of the vir-
tual machine. See
Section 8.3.5, "Building Your Own RPMs"
information.
Kernel
from the kernel line.
(page 90)).
For each drive specified in the virtual machine configuration file (for example,
hda and hdb), append hdx=noprobe to the kernel line for the updated kernel,
where hdx is the drive specification found in the virtual machine configuration
file.
Section 6.2, "Virtual CD Readers"
Section 8.3.3, "Upgrading the RHEL 4 Drivers"
(page 91) for more

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