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authorddomingo <ddomingo@redhat.com>2008-10-02 23:07:01 +1000
committerddomingo <ddomingo@redhat.com>2008-10-02 23:07:01 +1000
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@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
<title>Configuring a Host System and Target Systems</title>
<step>
- <para>Configure <command>yum</command> on the <emphasis>host system</emphasis> to point to a repository containing the necessary debug RPMs for the <emphasis>target kernels</emphasis>. The following <command>yum</command> repository file (which you can add to <filename>/etc/yum.repos.d/</filename> points to a popular debug RPM repository for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5:</para>
+ <para>Configure <command>yum</command> on the <emphasis>host system</emphasis> to point to a repository containing the necessary debug RPMs for the <emphasis>target kernels</emphasis>. The following <command>yum</command> repository file (which you can add to <filename>/etc/yum.repos.d/</filename> points to a popular debug RPM repository for i386 systems running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5:</para>
<screen>
[rhel-debuginfo]
name=Red Hat Enterprise Linux $releasever - $basearch - Debug
@@ -119,10 +119,11 @@ enabled=1
<note>
<title>Note</title>
- <para>To determine the version of a running kernel, run <command>uname -r</command>. To determine the architecture notation of a running kernel, run <command>uname -m</command>.</para>
+ <para>To determine the architecture notation of a running kernel, run <command>uname -m</command>.</para>
+<!-- <para>To determine the version of a running kernel, run <command>uname -r</command>. To determine the architecture notation of a running kernel, run <command>uname -m</command>.</para>-->
</note>
-<para>Once the the <emphasis>instrumentation module</emphasis>is compiled, copy it to the <emphasis>target system</emphasis> and load it using:</para>
+<para>Once the the <emphasis>instrumentation module</emphasis> is compiled, copy it to the <emphasis>target system</emphasis> and load it using:</para>
<para><command>staprun <replaceable>instrumentation</replaceable></command></para>
@@ -142,6 +143,9 @@ enabled=1
<step>
<para>Note the version of the target system's kernel on which you wish to use SystemTap. You can do this by logging onto the target system and running <command>uname -r</command> (assuming the system is running the kernel on which you wish to use SystemTap), or by inspecting <filename>/boot</filename>.</para>
</step> -->
-
+<important>
+ <title>Important</title>
+ <para>The <emphasis>host system</emphasis> must be the same architecture as the <emphasis>target system</emphasis> in order for the <emphasis>instrumentation module</emphasis> to work.</para>
+</important>
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