If you are not using an automated update manager, you can install the kernel like any other software. Before installing the host drivers, ensure that the following prerequisites are met:
The Oracle Linux OS or Oracle VM hypervisor is installed on the server, including all required patches and updates.
All RPMs for Oracle Virtual networking are downloaded to the Oracle Linux servers' hard drive. See Kernel and Kernel Firmware Sites.
You have root access on the server.
When manually installing the RPMs, you will load the UEK2 or UEK3 firmware, kernel, and Oracle Virtual Networking user space application by using the rpm -ivh command. Using the manual installation procedure, you install the software directly from the server, not from the Oracle Fabric Interconnect.