Confused about proxmox-ve versions and kernels

[JBB]

If apt-get currently shows that:

The following packages have been kept back:
proxmox-ve-2.6.32

While pveversion -v shows:

proxmox-ve-2.6.32: 3.4-150 (running kernel: 2.6.32-37-pve)
pve-manager: 3.4-6 (running version: 3.4-6/102d4547)
pve-kernel-2.6.32-32-pve: 2.6.32-136
pve-kernel-2.6.32-37-pve: 2.6.32-150
pve-kernel-2.6.32-34-pve: 2.6.32-140

Is this some way of telling me that the package "proxmox-ve-2.6.32" that's held back contains a pve kernel update? The GUI seems to imply that, but I don't want to use the GUI to update stuff.

If so, and I run apt-get dist-upgrade to install it, do I need to reboot the host?

 

[mir]

If so, and I run apt-get dist-upgrade to install it, do I need to reboot the host?

A new kernel always requires a reboot of the host.

 

[Sakis]

A new pve-manager always needs its kernel? So every-time we update pve-manager, we must reboot also to activate new kernel?

 

[m.ardito]

A new pve-manager always needs its kernel? So every-time we update pve-manager, we must reboot also to activate new kernel?

read better. mir didn't say that.
if you are going to run a new kernel, you have to reboot.
if you don't, the new kernel cannot run, so the old one will be still running until you do.
at boot you can choose which of the installed kernels run (there is a default, and it should be the latest installed)

see this
http://askubuntu.com/questions/601/...have-been-kept-back-why-and-how-do-i-solve-it

that message should mean that a new version of that package is available, but it needs different dependecies than before, so until you run a different apt-get command, it will not be upgraded.

Marco

 

[Sakis]

My question is not that irrelevant to the thread. Sorry for posting here. I will refrase cause i think i didnt express it correctly.
Is pve-kernel a pair with its pve-manager or we can have different versions running at any given time? This way we can run apt-get distu-upgrade but reboot wont be nessecery if we dont need kernel fixes/updates but need new pve-manager.

 

[m.ardito]

In proxmox you can switch kernels with the same pve-manager: just reboot and choose another kernel (as I said before).
So there is no direct relation I think. Of course only a newer manager can "manage" new features in newer kernels, or manage differently features in newer or older ones...

Marco