Re: RHN registering 64-bit system to RHEL5 32-bit software channel

Brandon Perkins <[email protected]> Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:57:52 -0500
Newsgroups gmane.linux.redhat.rhn.user
Organization Red Hat, Inc.
Message-ID <[email protected]>
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So, if this is purely for evaluation purposes, it shouldn't hurt to
change it to:

x86_64-redhat-linux

and re-register.  But only do this if:

 # uname -mpi

returns:

x86_64 x86_64 x86_64

to be *absolutely* sure you're running a 64-bit version.  I would
strongly recommend working with your Red Hat representative to report
this issue.  They will need to know the specifics on the hardware to
know exactly why anaconda wrote this out instead of what was expected.

Thanks.
Brandon

Emilio Escobar wrote:
> Brandon,
>   Interesting output:
> 
> [root@hpb ~]# cat /etc/rpm/platform
> athlon-redhat-linux
> [root@hpb ~]# 
> 
> Can I manually change this and re-register the system?
> 
> Thanks,
> Emilio A. Escobar
> Assured Decisions LLC.
> http://www.assureddecisions.com
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Dec 15, 2009, at 3:48 PM, Brandon Perkins wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> Emilio Escobar wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>>   We're attempting to run our product on RHEL 5.4 64-bit so we're testing it with a 30-day trial of this version. Whenever I do a rhn_register on the server, RHN assigns it the 32-bit software channel and not the X86_64. Is this a normal behavior for demo subscriptions?
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>>
>>>> Emilio A. Escobar
>>>> Sr. Systems Engineer
>>>> Assured Decisions LLC.
>>>> 10330 Old Columbia Road, Suite 102
>>>> Columbia MD, 21046
>>>> (mobile) 787-586-8437
>>>> (fax) 410-309-4966
>>>> http://www.assureddecisions.com
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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> Can you please paste the results of:
> 
> $ cat /etc/rpm/platform
> 
> It should say:
> 
> x86_64-redhat-linux
> 
> instead of:
> 
> i686-redhat-linux
> 
> if you did install the x86_64.  x86_64 will allow you to install the
> i386 version of the software and you may be inadvertently running that
> architecture.
> 
> Thanks.
> Brandon
>>
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