RHEL 6.5 with most up to date kernel and packages

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Hello! I am relatively new to Redhat. I am in charge of a project that specify the installation of RHEL 6.5 with the most up to date packages and drivers.

I know about yum update all, but that also updates the kernel 2.6.32.504... which to my understanding, that is now RHEL 6.6.

The project site does not have internet access. Can anyone show some insight as to how I go about completing this task?

Thanks for your help!

SH
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CM Expert 1105 points
14 July 2015 12:38 AM

Interesting, I didn't know that installing a new kernel for RHEL means that you are upgrading the OS.

The reason I say this is that RH Satellite has a new kernel for all of my RHEL servers that I need to install here quickly. Am I able to check from to confirm this?

cat /etc/redhat-release
ir. Jan Gerrit Kootstra's picture Guru 6222 points
14 July 2015 4:37 AM

Hello Christopher,

/etc/redhat-release is not part of the kernel rpm.
https://access.redhat.com/articles/3078

points out the relation between RHEL minor releases and the base kernel release

If you would only update the kernel and not the redhat-release file, you can "fake" a RHEL 6.5 with a kernel-2.6.32-504- rpm.
With probably a too old gcc compiler, causing issues when you need to compile a specific hardware driver.

Kind regards,

Jan Gerrit

ir. Jan Gerrit Kootstra's picture Guru 6222 points
14 July 2015 4:44 AM

Hello Simon,

Only an EUS subscription will avoid updating to a new minor release.

Read this article before you buy EUS: https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/

you will find that EUS for RHEL 6.5 is only available until 30-Nov-2015.

Kind regards,

Jan Gerrit

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