On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 11:50 AM, Adrian Sevcenco <Adrian.Sevcenco at cern.ch> wrote: > Lucian @ lastdot.org wrote: >> On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 11:03 AM, Adrian Sevcenco >> <Adrian.Sevcenco at cern.ch> wrote: >>> Hi! I have an software raid installation (md_dX type) and i am wondering >>> what is the procedure for kernel update... is the initrd auto-magicaly >>> rebuild? >>> >>> Thank you, >>> Adrian >>> >>> >> >> Yep, as long as you are using the stock kernels, you should be safe. I >> use linux raid a lot and haven't had a problem. Just yum update and >> you're ready to go (if you upgrade from/to minor version be sure to >> read the release notes and erratas). > Thanks! Yes i am using the stock kernels and i asked because i use an > modified mkinitrd (for raid md_dX type suport) and wanted to be sure > that initrd is rebuilt at kernel update time. > > Thanks, > Adrian > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > > Ouch, the fact that you were using a modified initrd was not obvious to me from your 1st post. I dont know if centos does this automatically for you. Maybe it's safer to create a new mkinitrd after the kernel has installed.