How to Rebuild the Initial Ramdisk Image in Oracle Linux 5 or Oracle Linux 6? (Doc ID 1573625.1)

Last updated on NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Applies to:

Linux OS - Version Oracle Linux 5.0 to Oracle Linux 6.10 [Release OL5 to OL6U10]
Private Cloud Appliance - Version 2.2.2 to 2.2.2 [Release 2.0]
Linux x86-64

Goal

This document covers the following questions:

How to rebuild the initial ramdisk image in Oracle Linux?
How to remake the initrd or initramfs?
How to recreate the initrd or initramfs?
Modified /etc/lvm/lvm.conf and my root file system resides on a logical volume. How to ensure the changes are applied upon rebooting?
Modified /etc/multipath.conf and my root file system resides on a multipath device. How to ensure the changes are applied upon rebooting?
Modified some module options in /etc/modprobe.conf or /etc/modprobe.d/. How to ensure the changes are applied upon rebooting?

Solution

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In this Document

Goal

Solution

Rebuilding the initrd (Oracle Linux 5)

Rebuilding the initramfs (Oracle Linux 6)

Working with Backups (All Oracle Linux Versions)

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How to Rebuild the Initial Ramdisk Image in Oracle Linux 5 or Oracle Linux 6? (Doc ID 1573625.1)

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