Update requires reboot?

gbr

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May 13, 2012
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Hi,

When does an update require a reboot of a server? Only when there's a kernel update?

Gerald
 
yes, a new kernel needs a reboot to get activated. if there is a qemu/kvm update, you need to shutdown and start your VMs in order to use the new version.
 
Thanks for the response. Kernel I knew, QEMU/KVM makes sense.

Gerald