Yes, you need the kernel-pae. 32bit machines support only 4Gb, but if you have a processor with pae support # grep pae /proc/cpuinfo you will be able to run >4Gb with a kernel-pae #yum install kernel-PAE -- ======================================== Marcos Aurelio Rodrigues (DEiGrAtiA-33) <deigratia33@xxxxxxxxx> CCNA, MCSO Mirabilia laudo semprer, Dei ======================================== On Thu, Feb 14, 2008 at 6:44 AM, Johan Booysen <johan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I need a rather quick answer to this, so will ask the question while > continuing googling: > > I've just upgraded the memory on an HP/Compaq DL380 G4 server running > RHEL5, from 4GB to 6GB. But Red Hat only sees 4GB. > > A quick google tells me that I either need to install the kernel-PAE > package, or the hugemem kernel. Is that correct? Yum shows me that > kernel-PAE is available, but not kernel-hugemem. > > This server runs Oracle and is quite important to the business, so I > can't just "have a go" and hope upgrading the kernel doesn't break > anything. > > Any advice on this will be appreciated very much. > > grub.conf: > > title Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (2.6.18-53.1.4.el5) > root (hd0,0) > kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.18-53.1.4.el5 ro root=/dev/VolGroup00/root > rhgb quiet crashkernel=128M@16M <mailto:crashkernel=128M@16M> > initrd /initrd-2.6.18-53.1.4.el5.img > title Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (2.6.18-8.el5) > root (hd0,0) > kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.18-8.el5 ro root=/dev/VolGroup00/root rhgb > quiet crashkernel=128M@16M <mailto:crashkernel=128M@16M> > initrd /initrd-2.6.18-8.el5.img > > Thanks. > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subjectunsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
