Topic: SMP Kernel not by default

[Anonymous]

Hello,

I encountered the following problem. I have a multi-processor machine installed with SME Server 6.0.1, however everytime it boots up it chooses to load the UP kernel by default.

I figured out that you can alter the SME Server configuration to load another kernel with the following command:
/sbin/e-smith/db configuration setprop lilo DefaultKernel SMEServer-smp

But first I checked which value was already configured for this parameter by doing:
/sbin/e-smith/db configuration show|grep "DefaultKernel"

And it showed:
DefaultKernel=SMEServer-smp

However the lilo.conf shows this:
default=SMEServer-up

Looks like the SME Configuration parameters are not in sync with the configuration file. Is there a way to re-generate lilo.conf?

Thanks,
Peter

[ldkeen]

After you have edited lilo.conf and changed it from SMSserver-up to SMEserver-smp simply run /sbin/lilo and it will rewrite the new configuration (you will notice the asterix next to the smp kernel after doing this). You cab reboot now to test.
Lloyd

[Anonymous]

So far so good, but the asterisk still marks the UP kernel as being the default kernel to boot.

regards,
Peter

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Added SMEServer-smp
Added SMEServer-up *
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[Anonymous]

after editting the configuration file you must tell the server to rebuild the config file in /etc/lilo.conf

/sbin/e-smith/expend-template /etc/lilo.conf

second, run lilo.

should do the trick.

[ldkeen]

Peter,
You have to edit /etc/lilo.conf PRIOR to running /sbin/lilo and change the line:
default=SMEserver-up
to be
default=SMSserver-smp (or whatever you're labels read in lilo.conf)
then when you run /sbin/lilo you will notice an asterisk against the smp kernel.
Lloyd