[BlueOnyx:12727] Not rebooting the updated Kernels on SL based Servers

[Gaby Brudermann]

Hi

EDIT: Sorry, repost as text Mail...got a Problem with my Webmail...


 
System: Blue Onyx on Scientific Linux 6.2
 
Is the following behavior by purpose or somehow a bug?:
 
I've recently updated the box. Also Kernel Updates. I have different Kernel Version now installed:
 

Version     : 2.6.32
Release     : 131.12.1.el6

 
Version     : 2.6.32
Release     : 279.5.1.el6

 
Version     : 2.6.32
Release     : 279.22.1.el6

Version     : 2.6.32
Release     : 358.2.1.el6
 
The 131 was the one that i got after installed from ISO.  I've thougt after Kernel Updates the newest Kernel is loaded by default after next reboot, but this seems not the case. The /etc/grub.conf is updated with all the Kernels from the update. But when i'm booting i got only the 131 Kernel to choose.
 
/boot/grub/ Directory:
 

[root at xapp01 grub]# ls -la /boot/grub/
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root     63 Jun 22  2011 device.map
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root  13396 Jun 22  2011 e2fs_stage1_5
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root  12620 Jun 22  2011 fat_stage1_5
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root  11764 Jun 22  2011 ffs_stage1_5
-rw-------. 1 root root    839 Jun 22  2011 grub.conf
lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root     11 Jun 22  2011 menu.lst -> ./grub.conf
...
 
The menu.lst points to /boot/grub/grub.conf, which was not updated with the load command for the new kernel versions. This behavior is the same also on other Blue Onyx box which have Scientific Linux as a base. On the older Centos based Blue Onyx System the /boot/grub/grub.conf also gets updated after Kernel updates...
 
Bug or am i missing something?
 
Regards