Adding kernel without Xen

[chaecker]

I'm running a server with kernel version 2.6.18-398.el5xen and would like to add an option to the boot loader of the same kernel version but WITHOUT Xen. The new kernel can be exactly the same except no Xen. Reason: This is a lecacy server with tons of customizations (most of which are not documented sufficiently). I need to virtualize this server (P2V) and VMWare does not support Xen kernels.

Can I simply compile a new kernel without Xen on the existing machine? Or is it easier / possible to just run the install DVD again and make sure Xen is deselected?

Any advice is appreciated. Thank you.

[avij]

It's just a matter of installing the appropriate kernel package. See if yum install kernel-2.6.18-411.el5.x86_64 helps. You'd get a slightly updated kernel as a bonus.

edit: replace x86_64 with i686 if you're not using a 64-bit kernel. See uname -p.