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| author | Andrew Evans <aevans@nicira.com> | 2011-02-16 22:40:46 -0800 |
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| committer | Andrew Evans <aevans@nicira.com> | 2011-02-18 21:55:51 -0800 |
| commit | a2bfbad73c06d457ce61fd6cf09c58c15d200a43 (patch) | |
| tree | 21c2fb09dd89abde52b21b42c2d73a4a7a48697b /INSTALL.XenServer | |
| parent | 088a727c9ca2a9b54e11de94e1fc4396a277523a (diff) | |
xenserver: Split kernel/userspace into separate RPMs for supplemental packs.
XenServer has the concept of a "supplemental pack", which is just a collection
of RPMs rolled into an ISO image for installation as a unit, either during
XenServer installation or later as an update.
The script used to build supplemental packs requires that a single RPM not mix
kernel and userspace components. It also enforces a particular naming scheme
for kernel module RPMs. This commit modifies the OVS RPM spec file to create
separate RPMs in accordance with these conventions.
In an attempt to ensure that the userspace and kernel module packages are both
present and compatible, the kernel package provides a fictitious capability,
openvswitch_mod.ko.0, and the userspace package requires that capability. If a
future change breaks backward compatibility between userspace and kernel, we'll
increment the numeric suffix, preventing mismatched installs.
Reviewed by Ben Pfaff.
Diffstat (limited to 'INSTALL.XenServer')
| -rw-r--r-- | INSTALL.XenServer | 27 |
1 files changed, 15 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/INSTALL.XenServer b/INSTALL.XenServer index e7be494c..48f81785 100644 --- a/INSTALL.XenServer +++ b/INSTALL.XenServer @@ -41,27 +41,30 @@ where: appears as the name of a directory in /lib/modules inside the VM. It always ends in "xen". -Two RPMs will be output into /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386, whose names -begin with "openvswitch" and "openvswitch-debuginfo". +Three RPMs will be output into /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386, whose names begin +with "openvswitch", "openvswitch-modules-xen", and "openvswitch-debuginfo". Installing Open vSwitch for XenServer ------------------------------------- -To install Open vSwitch on a XenServer host, or to upgrade to a newer -version, copy the "openvswitch" RPM to that host with "scp", then install -it with "rpm -U", e.g.: +To install Open vSwitch on a XenServer host, or to upgrade to a newer version, +copy the "openvswitch" and "openvswitch-modules-xen" RPMs to that host with +"scp", then install them with "rpm -U", e.g.: - scp openvswitch-$VERSION-1.i386.rpm root@<host>: -(At this point you will have to enter <host>'s root password.) + scp openvswitch-$VERSION-1.i386.rpm \ + openvswitch-modules-xen-$XEN_KERNEL_VERSION-$VERSION-1.i386.rpm \ + root@<host>: +(At this point you will have to enter <host>'s root password.) ssh root@<host> -(At this point you will have to enter <host>'s root password again.) - rpm -U openvswitch-$VERSION-1.i386.rpm +(At this point you will have to enter <host>'s root password again.) + rpm -U openvswitch-$VERSION-1.i386.rpm \ + openvswitch-modules-xen-$XEN_KERNEL_VERSION-$VERSION-1.i386.rpm -To uninstall Open vSwitch from a XenServer host, remove the package: +To uninstall Open vSwitch from a XenServer host, remove the packages: ssh root@<host> -(At this point you will have to enter <host>'s root password again.) - rpm -e openvswitch +(At this point you will have to enter <host>'s root password again.) + rpm -e openvswitch openvswitch-modules-xen-$XEN_KERNEL_VERSION After installing or uninstalling Open vSwitch, the XenServer should be rebooted as soon as possible. |