Recommended update for sapconf

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2017:2285-1
Rating: moderate
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Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 LTSS 12-SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1

An update that has five fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for sapconf fixes the following issues:

  • Add SLE12-SP1 specific change for UserTasksMax. (bsc#1039309, bsc#1031355)
  • Add a message to %post to remind the admin to restart the tuned service, if the configuration changes should take effect immediately. (bsc#1048550)
  • Increase MAX_MAP_COUNT_REQ to 2147483647 conforming to SAP Note 900929. (bsc#1048550)
  • Make "tuned" a mandatory runtime dependency. (bsc#1043844)
  • In all tuning profiles, do not overwrite a parameter if present value is higher than optimal value. (bsc#1048550)
  • Amend logind's behavior. (bsc#1031355, bsc#1039309, bsc#1043844)
  • Add new profiles for SAP ASE (Sybase) and SAP BOBJ. (fate#320359)
  • Set "force_latency=70" in SAP HANA's tuning profile. (bsc#1032516)

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 Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SAP-12-SP1-2017-1400=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 LTSS 12-SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2017-1400=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 (noarch)
    • sapconf-4.1.10-18.14.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 LTSS 12-SP1 (noarch)
    • sapconf-4.1.10-18.14.1

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