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Does anyone here use ksplice
AlexBarakov
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Does anyone in here use ksplice for rebootless kernel updates? Also, anyone using it on ovz nodes? Any thoughts, feedback about it?
And where can it be ordered, I can not see a pricing on their myne website..
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They don't sell it anymore. Out of luck, unless you buy from somebody who stockpiled.
http://www.ksplice.com/rhel-signup Not sure about the cost though and I do not have access.
Ah damn, seemed like a really good peace of software.
It's $5 per server except ovz which is $10. I still have my account from pre-oracle. I use it on all production nodes and shared servers. Does it help? Dunno, you only get security updates, not new features added to the kernel. So I guess it does it's job when your machines don't crash often.
@miTgiB So this is the current price?
Centos 6 supported?
As of one year ago, the cost for a 4 socket server was $2,299/year. Not sure if it's gone up since then.
So what is the original price? Tempted to order.
http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/debian-centos-redhat-hotfix-patch-linux-kernel.html ???
@NinjaHawk, those prices are pre-Oracle. Oracle's price is $2299/year per server and it appears that is only supported for Oracle Linux, not other distros.
Alternatively, you can get it for free here: http://knoppix.mirrors.tds.net/pub/linux/frugalware/frugalware-current/source/apps-extra/ksplice/
I never saw pricing like that, are you thinking of something else maybe?
This is the pricing I am currently getting. It is the same since I originally signed up.
@KuJoe http://knoppix.mirrors.tds.net/pub/linux/frugalware/frugalware-current/source/apps-extra/ksplice/
That is OldDDDDD!
As per ksplice site, they have rhel6 support.
@miTgiB you purchased it pre-Oracle (July 2011).
@NinjaHawk Oracle said they were dropping support for RHEL... not sure if they changed their minds or not though.
http://www.ksplice.com/rhel-signup
According to Wim Coekaerts (Senior Vice President of Oracle Linux and Virtualization):
That's funny, Oracle Linux is just another RHEL clone in the spirit of CentOS and Scientific Linux.
I've contacted them directly for pricing. I'll update this thread when I hear back from them.
@miTgiB From what I understand it's not about whether they could support the software, it's about taking a jab at RHEL the company which is why they chose not to provide support for RHEL the software. Not 100% sure but hopefully I'll have an answer soon.
I think you will get the same response as you would get fro RedHat, if you have to ask, you can't afford it.
@miTgiB That's what I'm afraid of but it can't hurt to ask.
Oracle Linux is just like CentOS and Scientific Linux, a 100% binary compatible clone of RHEL, they currently have no choice ... Now, support as in hey, my shit is broke, I guess you could be on your own there.
@miTgiB I think that's what they meant since in order to get Ksplice you need a Oracle Linux Premier Support contract ($2299/year per server as of last July).
I can be bribed with cookies
Mmmm.... cookies.
@Kujoe any update?
Yes, though Ksplice is one of the differentiators. They're looking for ways to stand out. I don't know if ASM (Oracle's filesystem/VM) and OCFS (Oracle's clustered FS) are going to be supported on RHEL long-term.
I doubt anything is going to be supported on SuSE long-term :-)
Nope, I don't expect a reply until next week since they have standard support hours for normal clients.
So has anyone noticed any opensource-type projects in the works with similar functionality?
Kexec?