Upgrading the operating system package to enable RHCK kernel on bare metal server

You must upgrade the operating system package for Oracle Linux 8.9 on the bare metal server to enable RHCK kernel.

1. Log on to the bare metal server.
2. Disable all the current repositories. Enter:

   sudo dnf config-manager --disable '*'

3. Enable the Oracle Linux 8.9 repository. Enter:

   sudo dnf config-manager --add-repo=http://yum.oracle.com/​repo/​OracleLinux/​OL8/​9/​baseos/​base/​x86_64
   sudo dnf config-manager --enable 

   Note: You must enable the repository only for Oracle Linux 8.9.
4. Clear the yum cache. Enter:

   sudo dnf clean all

5. Update the operating system package. Enter:

   sudo dnf update
   https://yum.oracle.com/repo/OracleLinux/OL8/baseos/latest/x86_64/getPackage/kernel-4.18.0-513.24.1.el8_9.x86_64.rpm

6. Reboot the bare metal server to apply the changes.
7. Relogin to the bare metal server as a root user and verify the kernel version. Enter:

   [root@scpodc-esxi204 ~]# uname -r

   Sample output:

   4.18.0-513.24.1.el8_9.x86_64