当前的系统版本为rhel7.2，内核版本为“Linux 3.10.0-327.el7.x86_64”

[root@rhel7_2 ~]# hostnamectl

Static hostname: rhel7_2.rusky.com

Icon name: computer-vm

Chassis: vm

Machine ID: 1fbd678500124daea255a3b7a98e320c

Boot ID: 02efde9e74ab44efbd0ff5145fe4e073

Virtualization: kvm

Operating System: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7.2 (Maipo)

CPE OS Name: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.2:GA:server

Kernel: Linux 3.10.0-327.el7.x86_64

Architecture: x86-64

[root@rhel7 ~]# uname -rs

Linux 3.10.0-327.el7.x86_64

[root@rhel7 ~]#

RHEL7.4 版本的内核为 Linux 3.10.0-693.el7.x86_64

[root@rhel7_4 ~]# hostnamectl

Static hostname: rhel7_4.rusky.com

Icon name: computer-vm

Chassis: vm

Machine ID: c59cb0b9011f459297a11b7b6b3e457b

Boot ID: e7712bc7e5ee40ee9d4819b77d02ba5e

Virtualization: kvm

Operating System: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7.4 (Maipo)

CPE OS Name: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.4:GA:server

Kernel: Linux 3.10.0-693.el7.x86_64

Architecture: x86-64

[root@rhel7_4 ~]# uname -rs

Linux 3.10.0-693.el7.x86_64

[root@rhel7_4 ~]#

现在我们要将RHEL7.2的内核升级到跟RHEL7.4一致。

1、在 RHEL7.2 服务器上挂载 RHEL7.4 的系统镜像文件，并配置在本地YUM源：

[root@rhel7_2 ~]# mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/

[root@rhel7_2 ~]# cat /etc/yum.repos.d/rhel_local.repo

[mnt]

name=mnt

baseurl=file:///mnt

enable=1

gpgcheck=0

2、在RHEL2服务器上先执行yum clean all，再使用yum list kernel命令查看当前服务器上已安装的内核以及可更新的高版本内核。

[root@rhel7_2 ~]# yum list kernel

Loaded plugins: product-id, search-disabled-repos, subscription-manager

This system is not registered to Red Hat Subscription Management. You can use subscription-manager to register.

Installed Packages

kernel.x86_64 3.10.0-327.el7 @anaconda/7.2

Available Packages

kernel.x86_64 3.10.0-693.el7 mnt

3、安装新内核

安装完成之后，不会把原来的内核替换掉，系统中会有两个内核。可以直接reboot，系统默认从新版本的内核启动。

[root@rhel7_2 ~]# uname -rs

Linux 3.10.0-327.el7.x86_64

[root@rhel7_2 ~]# yum install kernel -y

[root@rhel7_2 ~]# cd /boot/

[root@rhel7_2 boot]# ll

total 104380

-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 126426 Oct 30 2015 config-3.10.0-327.el7.x86_64

-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 140894 Jul 7 08:01 config-3.10.0-693.el7.x86_64

drwx------. 6 root root 104 Nov 27 20:52 grub2

-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 43589700 Nov 27 16:45 initramfs-0-rescue-1fbd678500124daea255a3b7a98e320c.img

-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 19351528 Nov 27 16:46 initramfs-3.10.0-327.el7.x86_64.img

-rw-------. 1 root root 20127727 Nov 27 20:52 initramfs-3.10.0-693.el7.x86_64.img

-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 601691 Nov 27 16:44 initrd-plymouth.img

-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 252612 Oct 30 2015 symvers-3.10.0-327.el7.x86_64.gz

-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 293027 Jul 7 08:02 symvers-3.10.0-693.el7.x86_64.gz

-rw-------. 1 root root 2963044 Oct 30 2015 System.map-3.10.0-327.el7.x86_64

-rw-------. 1 root root 3228420 Jul 7 08:01 System.map-3.10.0-693.el7.x86_64

-rwxr-xr-x. 1 root root 5154912 Nov 27 16:46 vmlinuz-0-rescue-1fbd678500124daea255a3b7a98e320c

-rwxr-xr-x. 1 root root 5154912 Oct 30 2015 vmlinuz-3.10.0-327.el7.x86_64

-rwxr-xr-x. 1 root root 5875184 Jul 7 08:01 vmlinuz-3.10.0-693.el7.x86_64

[root@rhel7_2 ~]# uname -rs

Linux 3.10.0-327.el7.x86_64

安装完成之后，再查看内核，发现没有变化，还是跟之前的一样。

查看/boot/grub2/grub.cfg 配置文件，可以看到新内核3.10.0-693.el7.x86_64已经是排在最前边了，RHEL7 可以不用调整内核启动顺序，默认会从新内核启动。

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###

menuentry 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (3.10.0-693.el7.x86_64) 7.2 (Maipo)' --class red --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os --unrestricted $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-3.10.0-327.el7.x86_64-advanced-e2de1cc9-e059-4306-a1a5-2389e3f83c70' {

load_video

set gfxpayload=keep

insmod gzio

insmod part_msdos

insmod xfs

set root='hd0,msdos1'

if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then

search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,msdos1 --hint-efi=hd0,msdos1 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,msdos1 --hint='hd0,msdos1' 9862e642-ee59-4d6f-8256-2944de44f1ce

else

search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 9862e642-ee59-4d6f-8256-2944de44f1ce

fi

linux16 /vmlinuz-3.10.0-693.el7.x86_64 root=/dev/mapper/rhel-root ro rd.lvm.lv=rhel/root rd.lvm.lv=rhel/swap rhgb quiet LANG=en_US.UTF-8

initrd16 /initramfs-3.10.0-693.el7.x86_64.img

}

menuentry 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (3.10.0-327.el7.x86_64) 7.2 (Maipo)' --class red --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os --unrestricted $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-3.10.0-327.el7.x86_64-advanced-e2de1cc9-e059-4306-a1a5-2389e3f83c70' {

load_video

set gfxpayload=keep

insmod gzio

insmod part_msdos

insmod xfs

set root='hd0,msdos1'

if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then

search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,msdos1 --hint-efi=hd0,msdos1 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,msdos1 --hint='hd0,msdos1' 9862e642-ee59-4d6f-8256-2944de44f1ce

else

search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 9862e642-ee59-4d6f-8256-2944de44f1ce

fi

linux16 /vmlinuz-3.10.0-327.el7.x86_64 root=/dev/mapper/rhel-root ro rd.lvm.lv=rhel/root rd.lvm.lv=rhel/swap rhgb quiet LANG=en_US.UTF-8

initrd16 /initramfs-3.10.0-327.el7.x86_64.img

}

menuentry 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (0-rescue-1fbd678500124daea255a3b7a98e320c) 7.2 (Maipo)' --class red --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os --unrestricted $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-0-rescue-1fbd678500124daea255a3b7a98e320c-advanced-e2de1cc9-e059-4306-a1a5-2389e3f83c70' {

load_video

insmod gzio

insmod part_msdos

insmod xfs

set root='hd0,msdos1'

if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then

search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,msdos1 --hint-efi=hd0,msdos1 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,msdos1 --hint='hd0,msdos1' 9862e642-ee59-4d6f-8256-2944de44f1ce

else

search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 9862e642-ee59-4d6f-8256-2944de44f1ce

fi

linux16 /vmlinuz-0-rescue-1fbd678500124daea255a3b7a98e320c root=/dev/mapper/rhel-root ro rd.lvm.lv=rhel/root rd.lvm.lv=rhel/swap rhgb quiet

initrd16 /initramfs-0-rescue-1fbd678500124daea255a3b7a98e320c.img

}

### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###

重新启动进入系统，查看内核版本已经是升级后的版本了。

[root@rhel7_2 ~]# uname -rs

Linux 3.10.0-693.el7.x86_64

正常情况下，是不需要修改内核启动顺序的，如果发现内核启动顺序不对，可以按下面的方式来修改：

[root@rhel7_2 ~]# grub2-editenv list --查看系统默认内核版本

saved_entry=Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (3.10.0-693.el7.x86_64) 7.2 (Maipo)

[root@rhel7_2 ~]# grep "menuentry " /boot/grub2/grub.cfg --查看配置文件里的内核顺序；这个菜单条目对应上图中的三条选项。

menuentry 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (3.10.0-693.el7.x86_64) 7.2 (Maipo)' --class red --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os --unrestricted $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-3.10.0-327.el7.x86_64-advanced-e2de1cc9-e059-4306-a1a5-2389e3f83c70' {

menuentry 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (3.10.0-327.el7.x86_64) 7.2 (Maipo)' --class red --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os --unrestricted $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-3.10.0-327.el7.x86_64-advanced-e2de1cc9-e059-4306-a1a5-2389e3f83c70' {

menuentry 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (0-rescue-1fbd678500124daea255a3b7a98e320c) 7.2 (Maipo)' --class red --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os --unrestricted $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-0-rescue-1fbd678500124daea255a3b7a98e320c-advanced-e2de1cc9-e059-4306-a1a5-2389e3f83c70' {

[root@rhel7_2 ~]# grub2-set-default 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (3.10.0-693.el7.x86_64) 7.2 (Maipo)' --配置默认内核

[root@rhel7_2 ~]# grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/grub2/grub.cfg --将修改的内容写入到grub.cfg配置文件。

Generating grub configuration file ...

Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.10.0-693.el7.x86_64

Found initrd image: /boot/initramfs-3.10.0-693.el7.x86_64.img

Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.10.0-327.el7.x86_64

Found initrd image: /boot/initramfs-3.10.0-327.el7.x86_64.img

Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-0-rescue-1fbd678500124daea255a3b7a98e320c

Found initrd image: /boot/initramfs-0-rescue-1fbd678500124daea255a3b7a98e320c.img

done

然后重启系统就可以了。

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也可以不用配置Yum源。把内核文件(rpm包)下载到本地。然后rpm -ivh kernel.xxx.rpm安装之后重启系统就可以了。默认情况下，系统会自动使用新版本的内核进入系统。不需要修改内核启动顺序。

来源：http://www.cnblogs.com/rusking/p/7909454.html