> -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: 24 November 2010 13:52 > To: [email protected] > Cc: Nick Lunt; [email protected] > Subject: RE: Oracle Enterprise Linux > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tim Small > > Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2010 1:18 PM > > > > Err, actually since the latest OEL 5 release uses the 2.6.32 > > kernel (same as RHEL6), but the userspace is largely RHEL5, > > you are likely to hit some packaging/repository issues when > > using the Dell RHEL6 on it, I'd guess. > > > > http://lwn.net/Articles/406242/ > > Actually, AFAIK, OEL5 remains at kernel 2.6.18 even in update 5. > > However, if you choose to use the new Oracle Unbreakable Kernel - a > separate channel in ULN - you will get a much newer kernel based on 2.6.32 > with specific changes related to infiniband, SSD storage and more > efficient "RPC" calls (SPD?). > > Everything is still supposed to run as-is and binary compat with RedHat > remains. > Chris.
Thanks for your responses folks, but 'should be' and 'almost the same' etc isn't good enough for us. The press release pointed to by Tim is also pretty vague. As no one from Dell has answered the question I'll raise a support call about it and update this mailing list with the results of that. Thanks again, Nick . __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5645 (20101124) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com _______________________________________________ Linux-PowerEdge mailing list [email protected] https://lists.us.dell.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-poweredge Please read the FAQ at http://lists.us.dell.com/faq
