Recommended update for hwinfo, yast2, yast2-network

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2017:0898-1
Rating: moderate
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Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for the Raspberry Pi 12-SP2

An update that has 14 fixes can now be installed.

Description:

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP2 Installer System received a collective update that addresses many issues. The following fixes are included:

hwinfo:

  • Look for smbios entry point also in EFI settings. (bsc#1010276)
  • Look for DMI table also in sysfs. (bsc#1010276)
  • Add permanent MAC address field for network cards. (bsc#1007172)
  • Ensure network devices have a bus_id. (bsc#1007172)
  • Update PCI and USB IDs. (bsc#1006818)
  • Implement nvdimm support. (bsc#970111)
  • Fix detection of usb controllers on aarch64 systems. (bsc#1005428)
  • Update script to parse USB ID list correctly.

yast2:

  • Add-on module: Do not escape characters like ":" in the path string. (bsc#966413)
  • Added method to adapt old configuration of enslaved network interfaces. (bsc#962824)
  • Use canonical path in save_y2logs. (bsc#1001454)
  • Fix replacement of workflow modules. (bsc#1011869)
  • Add a method to read the ID property from the /etc/os-release file. (bsc#1016004)

yast2-network:

  • When an interface is enslaved in a bond the udev rule is modified using the bus_id instead of the mac address but some multi-port cards could use the same bus_id. In such cases also the dev_port is needed. Taking this in account the dev_port will be added always when a udev rule based on bus_id is written. (bsc#1007172, bsc#1005721)
  • Bridge handling has been improved: (bsc#962824)
  • "NONE" is shown instead of 0.0.0.0 for old bridge configuration.
  • The bridge master is shown in the enslaved interface.
  • The interfaces overview is updated after a bridge is modified.
  • The interfaces enslaved are not lost when save in a different tab.
  • Do not crash with internal error stating undefined method when switching to "Hostname / DNS" tab when the system contains incorrect configuration of DHCLIENT_SET_HOSTNAME. (bsc#1012581)
  • New implementation of setting hostname via DHCP. User is allowed to set hostname via particular interface or set a reasonable default value for all interfaces. (bsc#984890)
  • Fixed the assignment of udev rules to Lan Items when a previous one does not exist. (bsc#996879)

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-INSTALLER-12-SP2-2017-517=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for the Raspberry Pi 12-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-RPI-INSTALLER-12-SP2-2017-517=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SAP-INSTALLER-12-SP2-2017-517=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-INSTALLER-12-SP2-2017-517=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-INSTALLER-12-SP2-2017-517=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 (x86_64)
    • hwinfo-21.38-15.7.2
    • yast2-network-3.1.172-39.2
    • hwinfo-debugsource-21.38-15.7.2
    • yast2-3.1.211-37.11.2
    • hwinfo-debuginfo-21.38-15.7.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for the Raspberry Pi 12-SP2 (aarch64)
    • hwinfo-21.38-15.7.2
    • yast2-network-3.1.172-39.2
    • hwinfo-debugsource-21.38-15.7.2
    • yast2-3.1.211-37.11.2
    • hwinfo-debuginfo-21.38-15.7.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • hwinfo-21.38-15.7.2
    • yast2-network-3.1.172-39.2
    • hwinfo-debugsource-21.38-15.7.2
    • yast2-3.1.211-37.11.2
    • hwinfo-debuginfo-21.38-15.7.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • hwinfo-21.38-15.7.2
    • yast2-network-3.1.172-39.2
    • hwinfo-debugsource-21.38-15.7.2
    • yast2-3.1.211-37.11.2
    • hwinfo-debuginfo-21.38-15.7.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • hwinfo-21.38-15.7.2
    • yast2-network-3.1.172-39.2
    • hwinfo-debugsource-21.38-15.7.2
    • yast2-3.1.211-37.11.2
    • hwinfo-debuginfo-21.38-15.7.2

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