Why Use Ksplice?

Ksplice can apply critical updates without rebooting. Traditionally, applying security updates to core operating system components requires you to manually install updated RPMs, schedule downtime, and reboot the server. Ksplice helps to keep systems secure and highly available by updating a running system with the latest kernel and key user space updates, and Xen hypervisor updates on Oracle VM Server 3.4.5, and later (minimum xen-4.4.4-196.el6.x86_64.rpm).

Ksplice rebootless updates:

• Save time and hassle by updating in seconds, while the system is running.
• Avoid downtime.
• Prevent disastrous security incidents by keeping systems updated.