Managing HP Serviceguard A.11.20.20 for Linux, March 2014

Table 8 describes the various scenarios for rebuilding the deadman driver:
Table 8 Rebuilding the Deadman Driver
Description
Should the deadman
driver be rebuilt?Scenario
You must manually rebuild the deadman driver as the
OS upgrade process would have updated the kernel.
YesOnline OS upgrade between minor
releases. For example, RHEL 6.1 to
RHEL 6.2
Whenever you install the OS for the first time,
Serviceguard must be installed afresh. This rebuilds
the deadman driver.
NoFresh installation of the OS
You must manually rebuild the deadman driver as the
kernel update process would have updated the kernel.
YesKernel errata only update
The Serviceguard update (patch) install process
rebuilds the deadman driver.
NoKernel errata only update
Serviceguard update (patch)
installation
The Serviceguard install process rebuilds the deadman
driver.
NoFresh installation of Serviceguard
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