Recommended update for vm-install

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2017:2737-1
Rating: low
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Affected Products:
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4

An update that has four fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for vm-install fixes the following issues:

  • Make it possible to install guests based on pvops kernel. (bsc#1056738)
  • Add support for openSUSE15, SLES15 and SLED15. (bsc#1056738)
  • Fix a problem that was causing vm-install to interpret disk size incorrectly when used as a command line option. (bsc#1024437)
  • Insert the correct kernel flag for changing the screen resolution of PV guests (the flag changed with the pvops kernel). (bsc#1020616)
  • Fix an exception thrown without explanation when doing VM upgrade if the 'Configuration File' option is selected but no value given. (bsc#1020751)

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 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-vm-install-13316=1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-vm-install-13316=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (s390x x86_64 i586)
    • vm-install-0.6.50-9.3.1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4 (x86_64)
    • vm-install-0.6.50-9.3.1

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