Oracle Enterprise Linux 6.2 Has Two Kernels

Oracle Enterprise Linux, an enterprise-class Linux-based operating system supported by Oracle, is now at version 6.2.

Oracle Linux 6.2 comes with two separate Linux kernels. First one is Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel (kernel-uek-2.6.32-300.3.1.el6uek) and is installed/booted by default, and the second is a Red Hat Compatible Kernel (kernel-2.6.32-220.el6) which is also installed by default.

Highlights of Oracle Linux 6.2:

· OpenFabrics Enterprise Distribution (OFED) 1.5.1;
· OCFS2 1.6;
· DIF/DIX support;
· Tickless kernel;
· Task Control Groups (TCG);
· Performance Counters for Linux (PCL);
· SSD Detection;
· IO affinity;
· Receive packet steering (RPS);
· fallocate().

A complete list of features, new apps, removed apps, improvements, bugfixes and known issues can be found in the official announcement for Oracle Enterprise Linux 6.2.

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