Re: kickstart installs UP kernel on SMP machines

["Tim Currie" <tim algernonsystems com>]

> Rick Stevens wrote:
>
>> Tim Currie wrote:
>>
>>> Hi!
>>>  I've gotten my cluster of 32 Dell machines up and running finally,
>>> but one of the scientists pointed out to me today that the stupid
>>> things are all running kernel-2.4.20-20.9, not
>>> kernel-smp-2.4.20-20.9. I installed the correct kernel (and learned
>>> the hard way that, much like the human apendix, the grub.conf file in
>>>  /etc doesn't do anything-- the one in /boot/grub is the real one)
>>> and  restarted and now all my dual-CPU machines show four CPUs (thank
>>> you,  Intel, for hyperthreading: the most useless marketing ploy
>>> since  white-walled tires). Why would the kickstart process install
>>> the  wrong kernel? Is that a ks.cfg option? and if so, why?!?
>>
>>
>> I've never seen a UP kernel install on an SMP machine unless something
>> was preventing the configurator from seeing the second CPU--and I've
>> installed LOTS of SMP machines.
>>
>> Remember, "uname -r" is your friend, as is "cat /proc/cpuinfo".
>
> Well, I installed 32 (at once!) and they all got the UP kernel. I must
> be doing something wrong. I'll have to look it over again before I do
> the next 32.
>
> -Tim
>
And speaking of uname -r...
Before...
[root llgrid01head root]# doall "uname -a"
llgrid01node01: Linux llgrid01node01 2.4.20-20.9 #1 Mon Aug 18 11:37:49
EDT 2003

llgrid01node02: Linux llgrid01node02 2.4.20-20.9 #1 Mon Aug 18 11:37:49
EDT 2003

llgrid01node03: Linux llgrid01node03 2.4.20-20.9 #1 Mon Aug 18 11:37:49
EDT 2003

..
..
..

llgrid01node29: Linux llgrid01node29 2.4.20-20.9 #1 Mon Aug 18 11:37:49
EDT 2003

llgrid01node30: Linux llgrid01node30 2.4.20-20.9 #1 Mon Aug 18 11:37:49
EDT 2003

llgrid01node31: Linux llgrid01node31 2.4.20-20.9 #1 Mon Aug 18 11:37:49
EDT 2003

llgrid01node32: Linux llgrid01node32 2.4.20-20.9 #1 Mon Aug 18 11:37:49
EDT 2003

After...
[root llgrid01head root]# doall "uname -a"
llgrid01node01: Linux llgrid01node01 2.4.20-20.9smp #1 SMP Mon Aug 18
11:32:15 EDT 2003 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux

llgrid01node02: Linux llgrid01node02 2.4.20-20.9smp #1 SMP Mon Aug 18
11:32:15 EDT 2003 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux

llgrid01node03: Linux llgrid01node03 2.4.20-20.9smp #1 SMP Mon Aug 18
11:32:15 EDT 2003 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux

..
..
..

llgrid01node29: Linux llgrid01node29 2.4.20-20.9smp #1 SMP Mon Aug 18
11:32:15 EDT 2003 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux

llgrid01node30: Linux llgrid01node30 2.4.20-20.9smp #1 SMP Mon Aug 18
11:32:15 EDT 2003 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux

llgrid01node31: Linux llgrid01node31 2.4.20-20.9smp #1 SMP Mon Aug 18
11:32:15 EDT 2003 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux

llgrid01node32: Linux llgrid01node32 2.4.20-20.9smp #1 SMP Mon Aug 18
11:32:15 EDT 2003 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux