Updating the kernel from version 2.6.18-92.1.13.el5 to 2.6.18-128.1.1.el5 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.1Edit

Check what's available:

$ sudo yum --disableexcludes=all check-update
Password:
Loaded plugins: rhnplugin

kernel.i686                              2.6.18-128.1.1.el5     rhel-i386-server-5
kernel-headers.i386                      2.6.18-128.1.1.el5     rhel-i386-server-5

Actually install:

$ sudo yum --disableexcludes=all update 'kernel*'
Loaded plugins: rhnplugin
Setting up Update Process
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package kernel-headers.i386 0:2.6.18-128.1.1.el5 set to be updated
---> Package kernel.i686 0:2.6.18-128.1.1.el5 set to be installed
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
--> Running transaction check
---> Package kernel.i686 0:2.6.18-92.1.13.el5 set to be erased
--> Finished Dependency Resolution

Dependencies Resolved

====================================================================================================================================
 Package                        Arch                 Version                               Repository                          Size
====================================================================================================================================
Installing:
 kernel                         i686                 2.6.18-128.1.1.el5                    rhel-i386-server-5                  15 M
Updating:
 kernel-headers                 i386                 2.6.18-128.1.1.el5                    rhel-i386-server-5                 913 k
Removing:
 kernel                         i686                 2.6.18-92.1.13.el5                    installed                           37 M

Transaction Summary
====================================================================================================================================
Install      1 Package(s)
Update       1 Package(s)
Remove       1 Package(s)

Total download size: 16 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
(1/2): kernel-headers-2.6.18-128.1.1.el5.i386.rpm                                                            | 913 kB     00:01
(2/2): kernel-2.6.18-128.1.1.el5.i686.rpm                                                                    |  15 MB     00:22
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                                                                                               682 kB/s |  16 MB     00:23
Running rpm_check_debug
Running Transaction Test
Finished Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
  Installing     : kernel                                            [1/4]
  Updating       : kernel-headers                                    [2/4]
  Cleanup        : kernel-headers                                    [3/4]
  Cleanup        : kernel                                            [4/4]

Removed: kernel.i686 0:2.6.18-92.1.13.el5
Installed: kernel.i686 0:2.6.18-128.1.1.el5
Updated: kernel-headers.i386 0:2.6.18-128.1.1.el5
Complete!

Cross fingers, take a deep breath, and reboot:

$ sudo reboot

Broadcast message from root (pts/0) (Sun Feb 22 04:27:13 2009):

The system is going down for reboot NOW!