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Part V. Kernel, Module and Driver Configuration

System administrators can learn about and customize their kernels. Red Hat Enterprise Linux contains kernel tools to assist administrators with their customizations.

Table of Contents

22. Working with Kernel Modules
22.1. Listing Currently-Loaded Modules
22.2. Displaying Information About a Module
22.3. Loading a Module
22.4. Unloading a Module
22.5. Setting Module Parameters
22.6. Persistent Module Loading
22.7. Specific Kernel Module Capabilities
22.7.1. Using Multiple Ethernet Cards
22.7.2. Using Channel Bonding
22.8. Additional Resources
23. Manually Upgrading the Kernel
23.1. Overview of Kernel Packages
23.2. Preparing to Upgrade
23.3. Downloading the Upgraded Kernel
23.4. Performing the Upgrade
23.5. Verifying the Initial RAM Disk Image
23.6. Verifying the Boot Loader
23.6.1. Configuring the GRUB Boot Loader
23.6.2. Configuring the OS/400® Boot Loader
23.6.3. Configuring the YABOOT Boot Loader
24. The kdump Crash Recovery Service
24.1. Configuring the kdump Service
24.1.1. Configuring the kdump at First Boot
24.1.2. Using the Kernel Dump Configuration Utility
24.1.3. Configuring kdump on the Command Line
24.1.4. Testing the Configuration
24.2. Analyzing the Core Dump
24.2.1. Displaying the Message Buffer
24.2.2. Displaying a Backtrace
24.2.3. Displaying a Process Status
24.2.4. Displaying Virtual Memory Information
24.2.5. Displaying Open Files
24.3. Additional Resources
24.3.1. Installed Documentation
24.3.2. Useful Websites